Kelley's Posts

I second Cathy. The nature of INR is that it goes up and down and it varies because of so many variables. You can't control all of them. Your INR will spike, you change your meds (a tiny bit) and it will spike in the other direction. Travel, illness, other meds, alcohol... life.., green tea, cranberry juice are just some things that may affect it. Hang in there. I am not careful with food intake. How can one really control the amount of vitamin K in one particular salad leaf? We can't. It varies. I eat everything , and don't look at amounts, and my INR finally got more stable (after about 6 months). But it does spike and I carry on and have learned that even if I don't change my meds, it will go down on its own. This does not mean I don't keep testing, but I eventually found a dose that generally works for me. So I vary it with tiny tiny increments when my INR changes (my present dose is 3 days of 8 mg and the 4th day of 10 mg). I truly wish someone had told me that INR takes a LONG time to stabilise and will continue to vary and that it is okay, as long as you are a responsible patient and continue to test and be aware. Take care.