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Anticoagulants decrease the clotting ability of the blood and therefore help to prevent harmful clots from forming in the blood vessels. These medicines are sometimes called blood thinners, although they do not actually thin the blood. They also will not dissolve clots that already have formed, but they may prevent ... continue
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Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) | 125 |
96% |
| Pulmonary Embolism | 86 |
99% |
| Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) | 7 |
86% |
| Stroke | 4 |
100% |
| Antiphospholipid Syndrome | 3 |
67% |
Overall, 97% (236
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Lovenox Reviews
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Hurt pretty bad to get the injection in my stomach, but they said it made my levels come down.
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took for 14 days when 1st dx that was an experience, giving myself shots twice a day. Got through it but don't want to go through that again...
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Burns horribly when it is injected. I take it 2x a day a shot in the belly. I gues it works, my blood is still thin
Working / Worked
too early to tell
Working / Worked
I used lovenox during my pregnacy.
Working / Worked
Went out of work after Thanksgiving of 2006 and haven't worked since.
Working / Worked
Bruised stomach!
Working / Worked
My stomach was so bruised that I had to wear pants one size too big so that I wouldn't get to many knots from the bruising, I still got quite a few.
Working / Worked
Worked - Had one shot every 12 hours for two weeks. Did not have any more blood clots.
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Had to take these shots when they were getting me regulated on the coumidin.
Somewhat Helpful
I still get blood clots
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not getting the shots anymore..
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used it in the hospital and then continued coumadin at home
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I guess it worked. I only had one shot of it in the stomach before my coumadin showed in my blood.The shot hurt terribly for a long time and left a huge bruise that lasted for months.
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Is this the same as heparin injections?? If so, im on these to get my INR up, but its still around 1.8, a week after i was started on them. Oh well!
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just trying to find someone else out there that is or has taken lovenox....? i have been taken it for about a week now and am just curious as to how ... [More] -
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Hi Jen, I used Lovenox along with ovidril shots for my last three IUI, the shots were not that bad, once in a while it seemed like I poked in closer t... [More] -
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Hey Jen, I actually heard from a drug rep that the shots should be given more in the love handle area. I just checked the website lovenox.com and tha... [More] -
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I used lovenox for IVF#2 and willbe using it again now for #3. Mine was not in the form of a pen like the Gonal-F, it was in pre-filled syringes. I ... [More] -
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has anyone out there used or been using Lovenox? i start injections tomorrow and am just looking to know someone else out there has used it....thanks [More]
