COUMADIN

[23titmouse]

IS IT OK TO TAKE COD LIVER OIL WHILE TAKING COUMADIN FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION?

[23titmouse]

Great site!   I've bookmarked it for future reference.   Thanks for the information.

[achillea]

Standard cod liver oil is *extremely* high in vitamin A, and there is some chance that taking excess vitamin A--over a teaspoon per day--will increase the effectiveness of coumadin, putting patients at even greater risk for bleeding.  Same goes for the Omega-3s in cod liver oil.  You can read about it here (or wikipedia, etc):

http://www.livestrong.com/article/474344-the-interaction-between-cod-liver-oil-and-warfarin/

[23titmouse]

Thanks for the input.  And you are right, passing it by the doctor is smart!

[Jerry_NJ]

I use fish oil capsules and have no problem.  Not sure I have any benefit either.

My cardiologist and my primary care doctor both know I take the fish oil and have never said I should not.  I take 5 mg of Warfarin a day because of AFib.