INR levels

[mima72]

My INR Goal is 2-3 and today it was a 2.0 and I take 4mg of Coumadin every day at 6pm... The Dr said to take 5mg today... I'm confused I thought the higher the levels the more mg you would take... 2.0 I thought was good and within my goal but I'm not a Dr.. I don't know if I should just listen and do the 5 or stay with the 4... This is not the Dr that I had but they said they looked at my info... what should I do?? and can you please explain this to me?????

[mima72]

hey dave!!! thanks for getting back to me and yes it did help... well my inr level was a 1.8 last month(aug) so now i take 5mg every day. I get my blood check every month.. i don't eat any greens so no worries there. I should be getting a scan in a couple of months to see how the clot is... hopefully i can get off of this.

[hammerdown86]

Hey mima,     I've been a warfarin user for the past 5 yrs. INR range you want to be in is 2.0 - 3.0.  Your Doc prob. wants to bump up your number since you're at the low end. You didn't mention if the 4 mg was prescribed just for one day or each day.  Your INR # is affected by many things   -  diet, Vitamin K (dark greens esp.) and other items.  What works for me?  I have a home device where I check my INR (via a "finger stick") weekly.  One sidelight I've become privy to:  A "finger stick" INR check will result in a different number compared to a "blood draw" INR check.
Hope I've helped!       --Dave--