Zocor and blood thinners

[Guest guest]

Clay wrote:

I recently went from Pravachol to Zocor for cholesterol. The Pravachol

wasn't quite doing the job, and my doc thought that Zocor's positive

results with stroke and heart patients would be a win for me.

While on it, my usual ~2.4 INR seemed to go down and lock at 1.8. We

never did make a change to my warfarin dosage because my cardiologist

and I agreed I could come off it.

That is very interesting, Clay, because my coumadin clinic chief says Zocor

and Warfarin (and i assume coumadin) do not get along...and that is the

biggest change I have made. in fact while I was writing this post, I just got

a

call from the Coumadin Queen at the clinic and she says YES! Coumadin is

ALWAYS better than WARFARIN...and she changed my prescription. I pick up my

Coumadin this weekend.

Lil

[Guest guest]

cnetwork@... wrote:

>

> Clay wrote:

> I recently went from Pravachol to Zocor for cholesterol. The Pravachol

> wasn't quite doing the job, and my doc thought that Zocor's positive

> results with stroke and heart patients would be a win for me.

>

> While on it, my usual ~2.4 INR seemed to go down and lock at 1.8. We

> never did make a change to my warfarin dosage because my cardiologist

> and I agreed I could come off it.

>

> and then Lil wrote:

>

> That is very interesting, Clay, because my coumadin clinic chief says

> Zocor

> and Warfarin (and i assume coumadin) do not get along...and that is the

> biggest change I have made. in fact while I was writing this post, I

> just got a

> call from the Coumadin Queen at the clinic and she says YES! Coumadin

> is

> ALWAYS better than WARFARIN...and she changed my prescription. I pick

> up my

> Coumadin this weekend.

> Lil

>

When I first got the Zocor, the pharmacist and my doctor definitely

wanted me to be keeping track of my INR, to see what adjustments might

be needed.

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Clay