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Hello Al,
I have been on Coumadin since my Aortic valve replacement in August of 1999. For a couple of months after my surgery, I had severe migraine type headaches with the auras/scotomas. They went away after my hematocrit (sp?) came back up.
A little over a year later, in October of 2000, the migraines returned and I have been experiencing them with various degrees of severity ever since. I experience a wide range of neurological symptoms, such as loud ear ringing, double vision, and numbness and tingling on the left side of my face and in my left hand, in addition to the auras/scotomas. I was recently hospitalized for a couple of days after one of these episodes because my doctors thought I might be having a stroke, but all tests (MRI, CT scan, etc.) were perfectly normal.
My neurologist prescribed Topamax a few months ago, and it has helped quite a bit. However, I am having to increase the dosage periodically to keep the migraines away.
Of course, I am trying to figure out what has triggered this onslaught of migraines. I have asked my neurologist if coumadin could be causing the migraines, but he says he doesn't know. I was wondering if any of your patients on Coumadin had experienced problems with migraines.
I have been on Coumadin since my Aortic valve replacement in August of 1999. For a couple of months after my surgery, I had severe migraine type headaches with the auras/scotomas. They went away after my hematocrit (sp?) came back up.
A little over a year later, in October of 2000, the migraines returned and I have been experiencing them with various degrees of severity ever since. I experience a wide range of neurological symptoms, such as loud ear ringing, double vision, and numbness and tingling on the left side of my face and in my left hand, in addition to the auras/scotomas. I was recently hospitalized for a couple of days after one of these episodes because my doctors thought I might be having a stroke, but all tests (MRI, CT scan, etc.) were perfectly normal.
My neurologist prescribed Topamax a few months ago, and it has helped quite a bit. However, I am having to increase the dosage periodically to keep the migraines away.
Of course, I am trying to figure out what has triggered this onslaught of migraines. I have asked my neurologist if coumadin could be causing the migraines, but he says he doesn't know. I was wondering if any of your patients on Coumadin had experienced problems with migraines.
