nosebleeds, anyone?

[Catie]

I'm very new to taking warfarin. Haven't had a nosebleed in many years. Now two of them in the last few days. Set off by sneezing the first time, coughing the second. Does this happen to anyone else?

 

[dick0236]

Yep, nosebleeds used to be a real nuisance.........especially in the fall and winter when the air became cold and dry. Several years ago a friend mentioned a "sinus wash" to me and now I selldom get nosebleeds and they are minor when they occur. I actually use it year "round as it keeps my sinus clear. I get mine at Rite Aid and they are blend of sodium bicarbonate and sodium chloride powder that I mix with water.

 

[Ryanvs]

Since Starting on Warfarin around 6 months ago I've had a few nosebleeds however these have occurred when I've had a cold and seem to have been triggered by sniffing, sneezing, blowing my nose etc. Annoying but mine haven't lasted any longer than a couple of minutes.

 

[Catie]

Thank you, **** and Ryan.

t took me a half hour to get this last one stopped.

 

[scott.eitman]

Mainly I wake up with dry blood in my nose. I have only had a couple really bad ones, but can usually get them stop fairly quickly. I roll tissue up and stick up the nostril and leave it there as long as I can without looking too funny.

 

[Ryanvs]

Yeah, I'm with Scott on this one. I simply plug it and go about my business. Usually stops in a few minutes.

 

[aussiemember]

I've been on warfarin for 7 years but just started getting bad nose bleeds a year ago. They would wake me up during the night and take at least half an hour to stop. I went to see a ear nose specialist and he cauterised the problem area and I've been fine ever since. Would recommend this if you keep having problems...

 

[Protimenow]

I've been using warfarin for 25 years and don't recall nosebleeds. If you've got a meter, it probably wouldn't hurt to check your INR to confirm that it's in range when these (at least one or two) nosebleeds occur.

The sinus rinse mentioned by **** is probably the one from NeilMed. It's available at RiteAid. If you belong to Costco, they've got the best deal for these - two (or three?) bottles, 250 packets of the sodium chloride/sodium bicarbonate power that is used to mix the rinse solution, and a can of spray to moisten your sinuses. If you don't belong to Costco, I found that the packets are less expensive at Target than they are at Rite Aid.

I've stopped using the sinus rinse - not because it didn't help, but because I'm basically a bit lazy about self-care, and it's a bit weird putting the bottle in a nostril and squeezing the bottle so that the solution comes out the OTHER nostril.

I may wind up going back to it when I think that I REALLY need it.

I wish you a quick resolution to your nose bleed situation.

 

[Catie]

Thanks, all. Will keep in mind an ENT doc, if these were to persist. Hopefully, they won't.