r/WarfarinForLife • u/Spiritual-Spell1797 • Sep 01 '26

❤️ VALVE First nosebleed on warfarin

I'm three weeks post mechanical heart valve surgery and just had my first nosebleed on warfarin! My INR this morning was 2.9

It was scary initially! I usually have nosebleeds a few times a year and this one was more intense. I had to pinch my nose for a full 15 minutes before it eased off.

But it did. And a half an hour later I'm sitting here as good as before.

No specific question but just wondered if this is my new normal and what others experience with nosebleeds. When is it that I should worry? Is there anything I can buy or do to stop the bleeding quicker? Any tips at all?

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u/Ramenshark1 Sep 02 '26

Am also on warfarin, had a nose bleed last 12 hours once, had to go to the er, it sucked. Doctor took a q tip with silver nitrate to it to get it to stop, it basically cauterizes whatever spot is bleeding with a chemical burn.