I to have been on warfarin for 5 years and I have pack on a extra 35 pound
Despite my diet and exercise program . I had several episode of blood clots and I was told that I have to live with blood thinner. I was on aspirin for 6 year prior and this did not prevent the clot. Now that I have read several of your comments I will discuss with my doctor about an alternative med. Thanks to all of you for sharing your story.
Despite my diet and exercise program . I had several episode of blood clots and I was told that I have to live with blood thinner. I was on aspirin for 6 year prior and this did not prevent the clot. Now that I have read several of your comments I will discuss with my doctor about an alternative med. Thanks to all of you for sharing your story.
I am a 43 year old female. I have been on Coumadin for a year and a half and will be taking it forever as I have two clotting disorders. I have always been very thin even after having 3 children. I weighed about 105 lbs, in August of 2015 at which time I had a PE. I now weigh about 130 lbs. There is no doubt in my mind that it is the Coumadin causing the weight gain as my daily food intake and activities have not varied. My doctors say it is because I am over 40 and my metabolism has changed. Seriously?? I have very high cholesterol as well so the weight gain concerns me. I look pregnant. I cannot fit into my clothes. I am seriously debating changing the medication as I am not this person. I know that no matter what I do I will never be thin again. I would be happy with 120 lbs..I am only 5''5". This may not seem heavy but it is only in my thighs and waist so...yeah.
It's been a year now that I have been on Coumadin and I just now decided to go online and here I am. It's great to read that others are experience weight gain cause I'm back working out again, for the second time since on Coumadin. I'm the heaviest I've ever been so that has motivated me to do the P90X workout for the third time in last 20 months. The first time months before my DVT and PE I was able to lose 25lbs in 90 days while doing the workouts and biking (x triathlete) 20 miles an hour 6 days a week. Well the second try after Coumadin I gave up after a month but still biked; been biking for 40 yrs., got discouraged. So I began P90X again and still biking for the last 6 weeks and a I gained 3 dam pounds and that is why i'm here now trying to figure out what the hell is going on. I 've been blaming it on the fact that i'm 60 now but I also don't feel the DRIVE even with coffee. Well it's good to hear others talk and I thank you all but i'm going to continue through this till the end and if I don't lose enough weight i'm goin to get serious about it with the doc. One last point I'm not FAT 5'10" 192 and been at 165-170 for the last 40 yrs. except last yr with Coumadin!
I to am on coumadin for nearly 5 years now for a massive PE, in my heart and lungs, along with blood clots in my leg. I have gained at least 40 pounds, don't know how to lose it.
One need to be an Olympic athlete in order to offset the weight-gain effect of Coumadin. Although 5'10" 192 isn't fat, an additional 25 lbs is being overweight.
It is true, weight gain a real problem on coumadin for me. On & off very high dose coumadin twice, big weight gain both times, then lost the weight just as quick when I came off the coumadin. Still don't know why.
I am a vegetarian and over the past 12 years have slowly lost 60 pounds. Back in May of 2016, I had been diagnosed with a DVT and bilateral PE and was put on coumadin. It's now been 8 months and I've gained almost 20 pounds. My eating habits have not changed other than consuming less greens. All in all, I'm basically eating less than before and yet I've gained too much weight. No doubt in my mind these meds cause weight gain.
I have been taking warfin for the past 21/2 years anywhere from 30-40 pounds and I don't eat like I use to. I didn't start gaining the extra weight until after my heart surgery and started on warfin and I will be on it for the rest of my life.
I have been on it for a few months and noticed I am putting on weight too. I too know it is the meds. But the Drs. Always say no.
Me 2! Smh. I'm soon sad
i eat the same now as before I was put on this medication and I've lost weight just short of 2 st, lots of people have gained but I can't find people that have lost weight on it?
I have gained 25 lbs since taking it as well. I've been taking it for 14 months...
Yes I have gained weight gradually over 4 years since taking warfarin. I don't believe that they say their is no link. I have gained over 20kg and not happy. I am active most days over last 12 mths re-organising a large garden and still not losing any weight. I eat healthy mainly salad and meat. Have a fresh cream cake now and again. I did not increase fast but medication has made a difference.
I have been on Coumadin since November. HAVE GAINED 30 POUNDS. I researched side effects and weight gain was one of them!!
I started taking warfarin and by a week later I'd gained 10 pounds, and still gaining. Doctors tell you that the insert included with warfarin doesn't mention the drug's causing weight gain, so naturally, the doctors presume the drug doesn't cause weight gain. Wrong! Once again, doctors pretending to be scientists. It could be that the pharmaceutical company simply didn't conduct studies on weight gain caused by the drug, but it may still cause weight gain, and judging from all the myriad complaints online over the years about this, I'd say it most definitely does cause weight gain...no matter what the insert says. If I could get away with practicing medicine by just reading printed inserts with drugs, then I'd do it. But all the doctors will parrot back the same mantra..."there's nothing in the insert that says the drug causes weight gain." And the people, like good little sheep, will believe that and they will not research it any further, especially since their "scientist" hasn't researched it any further, either. Trust me, the drug causes weight gain and a whole hole of other disorders, and it is the most dangerous drug you can take, but they'll lie to you about that as well...such as how warfarin causes anemia, and the doctor lied to me about that and said it doesn't cause anemia, when it's all over online research. And it interacts with just about everything except water. So with this warfarin I'm taking, I'm playing Russian Roulette, and the doctor is holding the pistol and I'm spinning the cylinders and pulling the trigger.