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My INR increases when I drink pomegranate juice, Anyone else has this experience?

On Friday I was 6.43. The doctor wanted me to stop coumadin for 2 days. I stopped for one day and reduced the doseage on another day. Today I was 3.75. The doctor wanted my to stop 2 more days to lower my INR. I said I would not. The nurse or whoever was giving me the doctors instruction...

Today I had the highest INR I have had for decades, 6.43. My normal range is 2.5-3.5. I vomited 4 times Monday morning and had diarrhrea the same morning. I ate very little for about 2 days,Monday and Tuesday. I did drink some Gatorade. For the past few days I had very little greens, but I...

On a medical site I read that coumadin causes people to lose their eye lashes. I have had that experience. Anyne else?

Those of you who have been reading this Board should know that not many doctors know much about adjusting doseage when you are out of range. Everyone on coumadin needs to learn how to adjust their dose when they are out of range. It is not difficult and may save your life. Fortunately there...

Does anyone have any experience taking both policosanol and coumadin? I want to discontinue my statin and am thinking of using policosonal instead.

I started drinking the juice and eating the fruit. My INR increased beyond my range. I googled and found that pomegranate has anti-coagulation properties. I will skip the fruit and drink a smaller amount of the juice every day. Are there any other foods that have anti-coagulation properties...

Does anyone have experience taking both at the same time for an extended period.