Tens of millions of people are on Coumadin (Warfarin Sodium) in this nation.
I am one of them. I have been on it for 26 years now.
For the record, Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) was discovered and marketed in 1899. 117 years later, its beneficial uses continue to expand. It is a great product. So those who use it are getting 1890s medicine.
A number of factors go into which medication is used. Is the newer product that much better? Are it’s side-effects less problematic. Is it as cost efficient?
I submit that Coumadin does a great job at a reasoned price, with as few side effects as most other products.
While there may be a better drug out there, I’m not convinced that using Coumadin is a bad idea. I wouldn’t be alive without it, and I haven’t had one problem using it.
There are some old designs that just keep on working and working, like the little toy Sam Colt invented in 1836.
Coumadin was developed at the University of Wisconsin in the 1940s and is basically the same as rat poison. I went on it for a brief time while I was undergoing cardioversion for my atrial fibrillation and wound up pissing blood. There are many other alternative blood thinning products on the market for a reason.
I now use a natural vitamin nattokinase in conjunction with aspirin and a healthy diet to reduce my stroke risk. And I ha also run marathons, so there are better ways to stay healthy than using Warfarin
Correct. My cardiologist insist I stay on Coumadin and is not convinced the newer drugs are proven.
The drug touted to replace warfarin is NOT interchangeable in some instances. For instance any patient with heart valve transplants and perhaps other surgery as well. The new drug is NOT prescribed....the old reliable warfarin is the one docs choose. Inconvenient when eating...watch your diet! and frequent blood tests for INR. This information from a doctor when asked why not the new drug rather than the old?
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