How do members experience Heparin?

Top 5 reported purposes & perceived effectiveness

Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome 127 3
Deep vein thrombosis 109 9
Factor V Leiden 59 3
Ischemia stroke 36 1
Protein S deficiency 18 0

Common side effects

Side effect Patients Percentage
Bruising 3
Thrombocytopenia (low platelet count) 2
Bone pain 1
Chronic urticarial lesions 1
Elevated liver enzymes 1
Fatigue 1

Side effect severity

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 6
Moderate 1
Mild 2
None 11

Member evaluations

LFSunspot

evaluated on Jan 11, 2014

  • Perceived effectiveness for deep vein thrombosis: Major
  • Side effects: Mild

zzzippy

evaluated on Aug 08, 2004

  • Perceived effectiveness for multiple sclerosis: Can't tell
  • Side effects: None