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Heart Rhythm Episodes - AFib; Tachycardia, High Blood Pressure
Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Dec 27, 2022 | Replies (112)Comment receiving replies
Hi, folks!
Just a quick suggestion for Afibbers on coumadin:
If you can afford one of the newer anticoagulant meds, please consider switching over.
You'll eliminate the bother of having to get your INR checked every two weeks or monthly (or whatever schedule your MD has you on). AND also avoid any food interactions that may affect your optimum INR levels -- so CRITICAL in minimizing stroke risk.
Good luck!
LarryG -- Fellow Afibber (on Eliquis 5mg B.I.D.)
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HOWEVER, if you go to the ER or a clinic for treatment of a wound, first thing ask them if they have an antidote for the anticoagulant you choose -- NO MATTER WHICH ANTICOAGULANT IT IS. I have had three clinics admit they didn't have my antidote in stock, and a good friend of mine died during transfer from an ER without the antidote to another hospital that had it on hand.