A 36-year-old member asked:
what are the risks of taking anticoagulants?
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Dr. Stanley Berger answered
32 years experience Cardiology
Mainly Bleeding: Anticoagulants, also know as blood thinners, can cause bleeding. A cut can bleed more than usual, a bruise can lead to swelling (hematoma) as blood collects under the skin, gums or the nose can bleed, etc. Rarely, you may have an allergic reaction and a very rare problem with coumadin (warfarin) is "skin necrosis" where the med actually triggers excess clotting and injury to skin and other tissue.
Answered on Oct 23, 2017
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Dr. Martin Rubenstein answered
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No.: There are no non-prescription anticoagulants. Aspirin is actually not an anticoagulant, but interferes with blood clotting by inhibiting platelets, a ... Read More
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Dr. John Di Saia answered
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Several....: The newest class of drugs i know of in that area is the factor xa inhibitors:
http://en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/direct_xa_inhibitor.
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A blood abnormality: It is a substance in the blood, usually an antibody, that interferes with the tests that analyze of ability of blood to clot. The most common is an a ... Read More
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