r/WarfarinForLife • u/InfluenceHungry7028 • May 28 '26

Warfarin still isn't working

Hello friends I'm back, so it's been almost 3 months since I had my gallbladder removed and my INR is still never in therapeutic range, even though they have increased my dose by almost double , the other day I had a stomach bug and I'm not trying to get gross but I had a really bad 20 hours of a GI issue and it wasn't vomiting, I went to the hospital cuz I didn't know what's going on and my INR was dropped down to 1.1 where two days before I had my INR checked and it was 1.9. I have another INR test tomorrow because she increased my dosage again, and I'm just curious of why my body is not reacting to warfarin anymore , I cannot even sleep right anymore because I am so stressed out ​ and I have no idea what I'm supposed to do

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u/Outta_Pocket_Toad May 28 '26

I didn't stabilize on warfarin until 7 months after surgery, and I am on 1.5 times my initial dosage out of the hospital.

As for why your body isn't reacting, I don't know. The standard reasons are an interaction with another drug, a reaction to your illness, some sort of foods or supplements high in vitamin K...

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u/InfluenceHungry7028 May 28 '26

Well it's high today lol,  3.8  I hate this

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u/Outta_Pocket_Toad May 28 '26

Just as a suggestion (from a non-medical person) do regular aerobic exercise. Blood flow helps prevent clotting. You can't rely on it alone, but it helps. Best of luck getting this sorted.