I am losing too much weight and my doctor doesn't know why. I am on Plavix. I dropped from 178 lbs. down to 154 lbs.
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I was put on the generic Plavix at the end of August, 2012 because of an abdominal stent. Since then, I have lost 20 pounds. My doctor doesn't know why, but is putting me through several tests to try to find out. The drug made me so weak I was holding on to the door facings to keep from falling. I have stopped the pill and it has only been 2 days since I took one. Already, I feel better. I am still concerned about the weight loss. I am a vegetarian, but will eat some dairy. If I could gain at least 5 pounds back, I would not be as concerned. Maybe I will, since I am not taking the drug now. Let's hope so.
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I am losing weight too. I have been taking Plavix for 7 months now due to a heart attack, stroke and a stent. I've lost my appetite and although I have been eating normal portions I have lost 30 pounds. I am not able to gain any. I also have a persistant stomach ache, abdominal pain and erosive gastritis. I was taken off Aspirin 3 months ago but nothing changed. I am afraid Plavix is killing me slowly but cannot be switched to any other drug yet.
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I lost 10 pounds in 6 weeks on Brilinta and also had breathing issues so we changed to Plavix. I am still losing weight and even though I am vegan I know its not the way I eat. I weight less than I did at 20 years old and I am 60. I went from about 132 to 122 lbs and I feel that this drug is eating away at my muscle tone. Ive been searching all over to see if Clopidogrel causes weight loss but can't find anything except that it can take away your taste but thats not my problem. Did you gain any more weight? Thanks.
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I feel the same way and lost 10 pounds in 6 weeks and I am very skinny now. It has taken away my muscle tone especially my legs. Ive been on antiplatelets now since July 21 so that is about 10 weeks. I have no other symptoms except weight loss and I was already switched from Brilinta last month. I need to stay on it for a year. Did you find out if Plavix is causing the weight loss? Thanks so much! I am starting to worry.
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