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SHTF2010
13th September 2010, 04:04 PM
of special interest to myself because of my Coumadin medication
throughout the past year i've been skimping on my daily medication to build up a SHTF supply


Managing Medication Withdrawal in a Prolonged Crisis

http://www.survivalblog.com/2010/09/managing_medication_withdrawal.html

Phoenix
13th September 2010, 05:35 PM
Why are you on Coumadin? Not being nosy, just thinking about alternatives.

SHTF2010
14th September 2010, 04:21 AM
Why are you on Coumadin? Not being nosy, just thinking about alternatives.



last year in June, out of the blue, had a shortness of breath for a few days
and found out i had a PE (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulmonary_Embolism) and a blood clot in my leg
i guess i had been 24-48 hrs away from kicking the bucket

and now 15 months later
still not sure if i'll be on Coumadin for the rest of my life
and docs/specialists still can't say where this PE came from

and i've already did a little research on possible natural Coumadin substitues ( red clover )

Fortyone
17th September 2010, 06:54 PM
VERY good post BTW. Another consideration besides alternatives for clinical meds. is those that are on Prescription pain medicine for chronic pain.Vicodin, Oxycontin and others can be very difficult to wean from (as I found out years ago) i could not taper off and was getting discouraged. My approach wasnt what I would recommend for everyone, but I read a VFW magazine It had an article concerning Audie Murphy's problem . He locked himself in a hotel for a week with enough booze for a division, and food and what not and simply drank himself into oblivion until the withdrawals passed.thats what i did, I stopped the pills and drank enough JD for five people and PRAYED...ALOT. three days later it was over. i would never use a opiate again for pain.I never exceeded the three pills a day that was prescribed. get the monkeys off your back now people BEFORE SHTF.

k-os
17th September 2010, 07:10 PM
I had to wean myself off of a pricey inject-able medication out of necessity (no health insurance). What's weird is that it is prescribed to me to use every two weeks, but I have gotten down to where I don't need it for 3 or 4 months.

I am hoping that I will get to the point where I don't need it at all.

mamboni
17th September 2010, 07:31 PM
Why are you on Coumadin? Not being nosy, just thinking about alternatives.



last year in June, out of the blue, had a shortness of breath for a few days
and found out i had a PE (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulmonary_Embolism) and a blood clot in my leg
i guess i had been 24-48 hrs away from kicking the bucket

and now 15 months later
still not sure if i'll be on Coumadin for the rest of my life
and docs/specialists still can't say where this PE came from

and i've already did a little research on possible natural Coumadin substitues ( red clover )


I am reluctant to giving medical advice on line, not knowing the particulars of your history.

That said, if I had DVT/PE I would try to get off coumadin and thin my blood with the following regimen:

1 baby aspirin per day
Vitamin E 400 IU per day
More fish in diet
Less animal fat in diet
Stay well hydrated at all times
Avoid high risk activities:
long periods of sitting (driving, flying)

Exercise calf muscles periodically throughout the day


You might consider being tested for heritable thrombotic disorders, such as
Factor V Leiden, prothrombin gene mutation, protein C & S deficiency etc.

Coumadin as lifetime treatment/prevention of DVT is controversial. Some are using
Lovanox injections which can be administered at home.