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Warfarin (coumadin) & eyebleeds

Futher to discussion re warfarin & eyebleeds (bleeds in eye), I have fairly frequent eybleeds which I find rather scary!  The bleed usually continues for at least 2 days & takes over a week to clear. They have become worse & more frequent since I started on warfarin 2005. My INR tends to fluctuate & on 17/12/08 was 2.37. My current warfarin dose is 8 mg daily. Does this problem get worse over time? Does it eventuially affect eyesight & could it indicate that the warfain dose is too high. Finally is there any alternative to this treatment for thrombosis in the pipeline?
CassieN


This discussion is related to Coumadin and broken eye blood vessels.
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Many thanks for helpful comments
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I don't see a way to edit here, so a correction: the target range for afib seems to be 2-3, while the INR target after valve replacement is something different, and to 2-4 for other settings (like after orthopedic surgery).
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690060 tn?1247841741
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Hi. I know that in clinical trials, bleeding in the eye is counted as "major" bleeding. But are you talking about within the eye or on the surface?

The target range for INR is usually 2-4. You might keep your INR in range with strict attention to foods that affect it.

The new oral anticoagulants that are most advanced in development are dabigatran and rivaroxaban. They require no monitoring. There's also a once per week injectable: biotinylated idraparinux.

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592969 tn?1248325405
My mom got eye bleeds from Plavix as well.  The doctor said that it was not a serious side effect. So people may just be prone to them.  
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