Guest guest Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 > Hello, > > I am taking warfarin but I am also still having periods. Germain, that is tough. Does your obgyn have nothing useful to say? AT least hopefully, given your age, things should improve soon. Isabelle is our guru of all things iron :-) Although I believe she has the opposite problem of too much. Perhaps she can chime in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 Germain, I am 68 and on hormone replacement therapy. If I miss taking even one pill I start to bleed almost right away( sometimes I feel I must be the oldest living female on the Kotex aisle), but my gyn and heart guy say that Coumadin won't cause this in and of itself. And in fact that has been my experience as well. Once I tried stopping the Coumadin during one of my " spells " that went on for some days, but it didn't help. The only thing that seems to get me stopped is extra progesterone. It is a terrible hassle I know. Brenta Re: Periods from Hell > > > Hello, > > > > I am taking warfarin but I am also still having periods. > > Germain, that is tough. Does your obgyn have nothing useful to say? > AT least hopefully, given your age, things should improve soon. > > Isabelle is our guru of all things iron :-) Although I believe she > has the opposite problem of too much. Perhaps she can chime in. > > > > > > Web Page - http://www.afibsupport.com > List owner: AFIBsupport-owner > For help on how to use the group, including how to drive it via email, > send a blank email to AFIBsupport-help > > Nothing in this message should be considered as medical advice, or should be acted upon without consultation with one's physician. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 Germain, I am 68 and on hormone replacement therapy. If I miss taking even one pill I start to bleed almost right away( sometimes I feel I must be the oldest living female on the Kotex aisle), but my gyn and heart guy say that Coumadin won't cause this in and of itself. And in fact that has been my experience as well. Once I tried stopping the Coumadin during one of my " spells " that went on for some days, but it didn't help. The only thing that seems to get me stopped is extra progesterone. It is a terrible hassle I know. Brenta Re: Periods from Hell > > > Hello, > > > > I am taking warfarin but I am also still having periods. > > Germain, that is tough. Does your obgyn have nothing useful to say? > AT least hopefully, given your age, things should improve soon. > > Isabelle is our guru of all things iron :-) Although I believe she > has the opposite problem of too much. Perhaps she can chime in. > > > > > > Web Page - http://www.afibsupport.com > List owner: AFIBsupport-owner > For help on how to use the group, including how to drive it via email, > send a blank email to AFIBsupport-help > > Nothing in this message should be considered as medical advice, or should be acted upon without consultation with one's physician. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 Germain, I am 68 and on hormone replacement therapy. If I miss taking even one pill I start to bleed almost right away( sometimes I feel I must be the oldest living female on the Kotex aisle), but my gyn and heart guy say that Coumadin won't cause this in and of itself. And in fact that has been my experience as well. Once I tried stopping the Coumadin during one of my " spells " that went on for some days, but it didn't help. The only thing that seems to get me stopped is extra progesterone. It is a terrible hassle I know. Brenta Re: Periods from Hell > > > Hello, > > > > I am taking warfarin but I am also still having periods. > > Germain, that is tough. Does your obgyn have nothing useful to say? > AT least hopefully, given your age, things should improve soon. > > Isabelle is our guru of all things iron :-) Although I believe she > has the opposite problem of too much. Perhaps she can chime in. > > > > > > Web Page - http://www.afibsupport.com > List owner: AFIBsupport-owner > For help on how to use the group, including how to drive it via email, > send a blank email to AFIBsupport-help > > Nothing in this message should be considered as medical advice, or should be acted upon without consultation with one's physician. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 In a message dated 6/21/2004 3:16:53 PM Pacific Daylight Time, hppy1kat@... writes: > Palps off and on in short bursts all > day. One was a little scary since I felt faint too. > Guess I just need to de-stress. It really was a hard > day at work. > > Kat, I have been told by a doctor that palpitations, which I have had from childhood on, are a rather common occurrence during menopause because they can be caused by the same phenomenon which causes " hot flashes, " namely adrenaline. Apparently the pituitary signals the ovaries to put out more estrogen, and when that doesn't happen, the adrenal gland receives a signal to put out adrenaline to stimulate estrogen production. In some women this process causes " hot flashes, " but in others it causes palpitations, if I understood this correctly. Also, when I was anemic about ten years ago, my doctor suggested that I should take a product called Femiron. The result was that I developed an iron overload condition after the anemia cleared, and that was not very comfortable. If one is taking an iron supplement, it is really important to have iron levels checked frequently. I have found that getting iron from natural foods is best. For example, every day I use blackstrap molasses, not only for the iron but also for calcium, magnesium, and potassium. My doctor has approved this practice, and I am not advocating that others change their diet without doctor approval. I just know that the molasses seems to have helped to prevent another iron shortage at least for me. in sinus in Seattle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 In a message dated 6/21/2004 3:16:53 PM Pacific Daylight Time, hppy1kat@... writes: > Palps off and on in short bursts all > day. One was a little scary since I felt faint too. > Guess I just need to de-stress. It really was a hard > day at work. > > Kat, I have been told by a doctor that palpitations, which I have had from childhood on, are a rather common occurrence during menopause because they can be caused by the same phenomenon which causes " hot flashes, " namely adrenaline. Apparently the pituitary signals the ovaries to put out more estrogen, and when that doesn't happen, the adrenal gland receives a signal to put out adrenaline to stimulate estrogen production. In some women this process causes " hot flashes, " but in others it causes palpitations, if I understood this correctly. Also, when I was anemic about ten years ago, my doctor suggested that I should take a product called Femiron. The result was that I developed an iron overload condition after the anemia cleared, and that was not very comfortable. If one is taking an iron supplement, it is really important to have iron levels checked frequently. I have found that getting iron from natural foods is best. For example, every day I use blackstrap molasses, not only for the iron but also for calcium, magnesium, and potassium. My doctor has approved this practice, and I am not advocating that others change their diet without doctor approval. I just know that the molasses seems to have helped to prevent another iron shortage at least for me. in sinus in Seattle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 Hi Germaine You are not alone. I truly sympathize. I have struggled with heavy periods since initiation of warfarin 5 years ago. My doctor put me on a low dose contraceptive pill for a while, which caused breakthru bleeding. Stopped that in a hurry. It was a relief when I started missing a few, good I was thinking. Now I don't have to deal with this any more. Well, they came back with a vengence. This may go on for a year so I hear. We are on similar drugs, I started propafenone SR a month ago, switched from atenolol to toprol XL in January. Are you on the sustained release versions? Seems they work better for you. Iron supplements do a number on me as well. Luckily I don't seem to have a problem there. I agree with the others that diet is probably the best option. Hang in there. > Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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