Ross
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Lowest we can get here is 1mg.
Is this unheard of?
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Lowest we can get here is 1mg.
sue943
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Right, that makes sense then. We have .5, 1, 3, 5 at least those are what I have, I don't know if we can get higher than 5 or smaller than .5.
Cat, you are probly right, everything has been way to easy as far as my INR numbers. I would imagine on one of these check ups I will have a surprise.
Mac
AVR, single by-pass 11/19/09
carbomedics mechanical
Dr. Suri
Mayo Clinic
Mac
AVR, single by-pass 11/19/09
carbomedics mechanical
Dr. Suri
Mayo Clinic
I've been sick, off and on, for several months. Because of the meds and my diet, My INR is roming all over the place. Remember now, I take Coumadin for A-Fib. And my valves are just "duckey!"
When I began Coumadin in 2005, I used 6.0 per day, for a long time. Then, I went to alternating 5.0 and 6.0 daily. My range is 2.0 to 3.0. I am happy as a piggie in the mud if my INR is between 2.5 and 4.5
I don't find that diet is a huge factor in my INR results. But, oh baby, the drugs do all sorts of nasty things for me. Al and I have both been into the 7.0's and 8-9.0s and that scared me witless.
Since we test weekly, I really don't get too bent out of shape....but I think it is a real pain for my dear doctor. Since I live 1/2 mile from his office, if I have a very, very high or low INR, he does a blood draw.
Kind regards,
Blanche
When I began Coumadin in 2005, I used 6.0 per day, for a long time. Then, I went to alternating 5.0 and 6.0 daily. My range is 2.0 to 3.0. I am happy as a piggie in the mud if my INR is between 2.5 and 4.5
I don't find that diet is a huge factor in my INR results. But, oh baby, the drugs do all sorts of nasty things for me. Al and I have both been into the 7.0's and 8-9.0s and that scared me witless.
Since we test weekly, I really don't get too bent out of shape....but I think it is a real pain for my dear doctor. Since I live 1/2 mile from his office, if I have a very, very high or low INR, he does a blood draw.
Kind regards,
Blanche
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Bridgette
Are your 1mg tablets scored down the middle? If so, you can use a pill cutter (available from chemists shops etc) or just a knife, and cut them in half. That's what I do.
Ross
Well-known member
Well yes we can, but we can't get 1/2 mg tablets.
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Bridgette
It seemed obvious to me to cut the 1mg tablets in half if I wanted to take 6.5mg per night
but when I told the lady doctor at the hospital ED that was what I did, she looked at me blankly and said, "don't do it like that, take 6mg/7mg on alternative nights".....Well, for me it is just easier to take the same dose every night rather than chopping and changing and keeping a diary, ticking off each night etc - you end up taking the correct amount either way, so who says her way is better, lol
She didn't agree though. But I still do it my way
It seemed obvious to me to cut the 1mg tablets in half if I wanted to take 6.5mg per night
Well, for me it is just easier to take the same dose every night rather than chopping and changing and keeping a diary, ticking off each night etc - you end up taking the correct amount either way, so who says her way is better, lol
She didn't agree though. But I still do it my way
Bridgette:
I do the same as you. I don't mind halving the tablets, since they're scored.
I just got through giving a kitten 2 months of a medication, starting with 1/8 tablet X 7, then off 7 days, then on again. Had to reweigh her and adjust the split tablets as her weight increased.
Halving 1mg warfarin tablets is a breeze compared to that!
