On warfarin since '95 because of paroxysmal afib, my INR target range is 20-25.
Result of my PT check of today: INR 4,94 My previous check, four weeks ago, gave INR 1,88 and then my dosage of warfarin was slightly (just slightly) increased.
One month ago I started taking magnesium pills, 200 mg daily: I wonder if magnesium, or other ingredients normally associated with it in those pills, may have contributed to my INR surge: ?
Regards
I take 500 MG of Magnesium twice a day and it has had no effect on my INR.
I was told by my last Cardiologist that Coumadin was better for keeping your INR regulated than the generic Warfarin. My former Pharmacist told be the same thing . Now that I am in a HMO, they only will supply Warfarin and they have been trying for weeks to get my INR stabilized. The HMO claims that Warfarin works for most everyone and they see no issues with it, but they sure can't prove it by me. Luckily my INR is a tad low ( blood slightly too thick) rather than blood too thin, so at least I won't bleed to death if I fall Inline Skating. I also found out that if you take Ginko Biloba ( it's in a MultiVitamin that I take) , that it can thin your blood and effect the INR.
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I was told by my last Cardiologist that Coumadin was better for keeping your INR regulated than the generic Warfarin. My former Pharmacist told be the same thing . Now that I am in a HMO, they only will supply Warfarin and they have been trying for weeks to get my INR stabilized.
There was a study back in the 80's, which showed generic warfarin to be less consistent than Coumadin; that was back when generic warfarin was a fairly new entity. However, most warfarin is now dispensed as an AB drug, and I'm pretty sure that more recent studies have shown no difference in INR response for generic vs Coumadin. I would bet that your doctor and pharmacist are remembering the "old" study.
