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My inr level keeps varying from as high as 8+ to 1.4 as present. is there anything i can do to stabilise it?

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Dr. Benjamin Lerner answered

Specializes in Vascular Surgery

Several things: A consistent diet avoiding vitamin k rich foods, timing the medication correctly, and avoiding antibiotics (if you can) is a start. There are also some new medications that anticoagulate without having to follow inrs -- talk to your doctor.

Answered 8/13/2015

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