[TheForge] warning <rant> warfarin a.k.a rat poison ( was Re: Auto darkening helmet )

[williamsiron at comcast.net]

Terry et al, 



Warfarin interacts with just about everything, not just vitamin k. For example, some studies show that cranberry juice causes an enhanced effect for warfarin and some studies show a reduced effect. The result is I'm told to stop drinking/eating anything that has cranberry in it. Of course, I ignore this advice since cranberry juice is good for your kidneys. Herbal candy/tea interacts with warfarin and must be avoided. I like black licorice more than taking the techs' advice. I could go on, but must get back to work. 



Mark Williams 

Snow Hill, Maryland 


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "terry l. ridder" <terrylr at blauedonau.com> 
To: "Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net> 
Sent: Monday, June 6, 2011 10:46:48 PM 
Subject: [TheForge] warning <rant> warfarin a.k.a rat poison ( was Re: Auto darkening helmet ) 

hello; 

if someone is on anticoagulation medication and does not have a good 
understanding of what they are taking they should just stop taken the 
medication and let nature take its course. let natural selection take 
place. 

if the anticoagulation monitoring group is not instructing the patients 
they are monitoring about the medications they are taking, they are 
incompetent. 

i have been on rat poisin for the past 4 years because of the 
head-on-collision. i would love to get off the rat poison but it would 
be suicide. so i live with it. the foods that can interact with 
antigoagulatant medication is long. basically, anything with vitamin k 
in it is to be closely watched and adjusted for. 

this is why pt/inr self-testing is not used as often as it could be in 
the usa. patients are just plain too stupid to give a damn about their 
own health. 

On Mon, 6 Jun 2011 williamsiron at comcast.net wrote: 

> 
> 
> Mike, 
> 
> I was on Coumadin for a time. I'm now on the generic drug, warfarin 
> (yes, it's rat poison!) The techs at the Coumadin clinic who check 
> my blood clotting rate are used to talking with folk who are in the 
> 75 to 85 year range. The tech's know that you would not understand 
> the nuances of blood thinner vs clotting rate factor. So they don't 
> bother. Although, it comes as a shock when I ask questions about 
> clotting rate. 
> 
> 
> 
> Mark Williams 
> 
> Snow Hill, Maryland 
> 


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terry l. ridder ><> 
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