I went to a chiropractor yesterday to get my rib area back to normal. I had been warned by the person who recommended him that he was really into natural medicines (so what else is new!). So, I get there, fill out all the paperwork including a list of medications I'm taking - warfarin being at the top of the list. Because I'm still experiencing some significant incision pain, he recommended some enzymes to help reduce the inflammation. His words to me were, "This won't interfere with your warfarin." So, I buy the stuff ($32.86). Normal dosage is 2 pills, but because he wants to get the inflammation down, he tells me to take 20 pills each day for 2 days & then 10 pills for 3 more days. So, taking him at his word that it was safe, I downed all 20 pills. Then I decided to research the ingredients.
The first place I went was to Al's site... there I found that one of the major ingredients, Papain, was on the no-no list. Looked at a few other trusted health sites, Papain on the no-no list. Can cause uncontrollable bleeding! May interfere with INR. Went to the manufacturer's site. It said that this supplement should probably not be used on patient taking warfarin.
Now, of course, I was completely paranoid - afraid to even look at a knife, or even the raw end of a paper clip - not to mention the dreaded paper cut!
Saw him again this morning, told him of my experience and showed him some printouts... especially from the manufacturer. He was shocked and apologetic. Told me I could return the pills (ya think?). He's actually a pretty good chiropractor except for his lack of medicinal knowledge.
I feel really stupid - I've checked out my prescriptions for reported interactions with warfarin - before I took them. Why didn't I check these out in the same manner. But I'm smart, I learn from my mistakes.
Write this 50 times.
I will not take any pills without researching them first.
Cris
The first place I went was to Al's site... there I found that one of the major ingredients, Papain, was on the no-no list. Looked at a few other trusted health sites, Papain on the no-no list. Can cause uncontrollable bleeding! May interfere with INR. Went to the manufacturer's site. It said that this supplement should probably not be used on patient taking warfarin.
Now, of course, I was completely paranoid - afraid to even look at a knife, or even the raw end of a paper clip - not to mention the dreaded paper cut!
Saw him again this morning, told him of my experience and showed him some printouts... especially from the manufacturer. He was shocked and apologetic. Told me I could return the pills (ya think?). He's actually a pretty good chiropractor except for his lack of medicinal knowledge.
I feel really stupid - I've checked out my prescriptions for reported interactions with warfarin - before I took them. Why didn't I check these out in the same manner. But I'm smart, I learn from my mistakes.
Write this 50 times.
I will not take any pills without researching them first.
Cris
