In 2007 I had a heart attack and was put on plavix. I asked to be taken off the medication and finally took myself off. I have experienced severe bleeding and three times the doctor has scoped my intestines and clamped off the veins to stop the bleeding. The last time I had to have six units of blood. I had other side effects also while I was on the plavix. I believe plavix caused a lot of the problems that I am having now.

My mother started to take 75 mg plavix combined with baby aspirin at her doctors request. As a result, she had several nose bleeds. Two weeks later she had openheart surgery.Four months after having open heart surgery she suffered a stroke and passed away . While in the hospital, I noticed she was internally bleeding. I believe plavix played a major role in what happened to her.

i am having a lot of medical problems with plavix or the stents. my hands are numb most of the time & they wake me up at night from deep pain,chest pain,breathing problems & it get worse when i try to do house work.

I was put on Plavix in October of 2007 after several cardiac arrests. One stent was placed the next day, two more a couple months later. At that time one stent was used to open a non-drug eluding stent and the other in a new location. I am being told that I will never get offf Plavix due to the condition of my heart and that my blood needs Plavix it may clot and I die again. As I understand it the only difference between cardiac arrest and death is when a doctor decides not to resuscitate. I am now a SLAVE to Plavix. I did not ask to be placed on this drug I cannot live without. Has anyone successfully sued the drug company for using a potentially addictive drug, not in the traditional sense, but if I do not use it, my chances of death greatly increase? If yes please post here… I want medical insurance for LIFE for any related medical issue paid for by the maker of Plavix. Not to mention living with the fear and precaution of now being able to bleed out due to cut, trauma of what used to be a normal touch. Does anyone else feel same?

I have posted on this site in may, and joined in on the classaction lawsuit. Has anyone else joined?? And if they have, have they heard anything. I am surprised they haven’t jerked Plavix off the market yet. The law firm that I joined said that they have 900 potential cases and that was 3 months ago. Hang in there!!!!

I have taken clopidogrel for two years since angina attack. Had a stent fitted and wish I had’nt. At first I was 150mg once aday because I could not take asprin. I fely so ill that the drug was lowered to 75mg. I am convince I am in a permanant taste of anemia. I have had cancer twice and clopidogrel has made my colon inflamed. I am going to have a internal exam and came off the antiplatets for this. I am a lot better now off clopidogrel and will stay off it Ithink.

I am presently waiting to hear of the progress of a lawsuit against this company and the drug Plavix. It caused my husband his life in 2007. It is a documented medical review by an attorney, and guess what? even though it shows malpractice and neglect, no attorney would take the case, due to my husbands age, he was born in ’45, really old huh? and his multiple medical problems. Yet it is documented proof that the medical professional’s not only caused his death, but failed to respond when he needed assistance, which could have prevented or delayed his death. He had a non bleeding stroke, after surgery, they also placed him on Plavix and asprinin, plus another blood thinner, just two days later, he had massive bleeds, was placed on life support, and they let him die without assistance, when a couple of weeks later, his blood pressure started dropping. You know what still hurts so bad, is the way they treated him, so uncaring, and they didn’t even know anything about ttp which Plavix can cause even after one dose. If I could have taken their license away, shut down that hospital, I would have. There were other people in CCU at the time my husband was which were having massive bleeds also. Every time I see and hear the Plavix commercial, I get upset. I hate what this drug caused and the ignorant minds of the so called doctors that used it on my husband. I hate what they did to him to this day. I hate what it has done to others as well, and am amazed that the people on it that are having bleeds from it are having to suffer. It has been over 3 years since my husbands death, and I am still waiting for someone to do something about what I consider to be his murder!

I just recently had 2 medicated stents placed in me at the VA hospital. I’m asked to take this chemical called Plavix and a aspirin,as of now i haven’t experience any side effects,maybe some constipation. After reading most of the comments this chemical sounds real dangerous. Will update site if any changes occur.I have come to realize that we are natural being. PEOPLE its in the food….. I’m seriously going to change my diet and eat plenty of organic fruits. If they found blockage i’m sure there more blockage,what these so-called Dr’s are doing is treated the system and not tryin to find a cure,which would be natural from the earth not chemical.

if i had known that i would have all these side effects, bleeding when i brush my teeth, blowing my nose, bad bruise that last fordays sometimes wssks.the drug makers did not provide the rise of taking this drug , alone with bare metal stent & drug eluting stents i wish i had had the the operation. i don’t know what’s going to happen next.

Correction – I was in the hospital for 2.5 weeks instead of months but out of work for 2 months. I’ll have another surgery to reverse the illestomy which will be more time away from work and medical bills.

I understand that every drug has side effects along with benefits which you and your doctor must weigh carefully. However, I strongly believe that Plavix has serious, life-threatening side effects which are only now coming into light. I had a series of TIA’s and was diagnosed with a blood clotting disorder which resulted in being placed on Plavix. Almost immediately I began to bruise heavily and was told it was a side effect of Plavix but the drug was safe. After only two months on Plavix, I experienced massive GI bleeding resulting in receiving 28 units of blood, an illestomy and 2.5 months in the hospital. My blood pressure dropped to 43/32 once and even lower at another point. Fortunately my husband had gotten home from work when the bleeding started as I lost around 2 pints of blood and fainted in our bathroom. I believe this drug is dangerous. It’s a miracle drug alright – because it’s a miracle to survive it’s side effects!

I found this site by accident and sat and read many of these post. First off, I’d like to point out that I too am a victim of this drug. I has an unexpected heart attack while on this preventative medication! I also take the aspirin a day. One person posted they removed his stent—my doctor told me on several occassions that is an impossible task. I objected to the stents I have after I learned protocol for my circumstances was bypass however, the greedy cardiologist wanted a “share of the pie” so he played Russian Roulette with my life to enhance his own personal gains! This issue has just been ruled on by the Supreme Court in favor of PATIENTS! I think that anyone who believes they were a victim of this herendous corporate scandal should definitely seek legal representation. These low life parasites should PAY and PAY DEARLY for their unscrupulous behavior! Hopefully, we will be compensated generously for these ildeeds perpetrated by the lowest life forms known to mankind!!!!

My father was ok until he started to use Plavix. He had bleeding. And ended have a massive heart attack. He knew the medicine was not for him but his doctor told him he had to stay on it. It the end he could not even walk. What an ugly end for the best father a daughter could of had.

What can I say more? After on Plavix, my wife had a stroke that never recovered, and after 6 mo died by heart attack….That’s all…Never linked this to Plavix until recentlly when red an article…

My sympathies go out to all the people who have suffered because of this drug. My experience hasn’t been nearly as devastating, but I have had my share of problems. I had my first stent in April, 1999, which was not drug coated and I haven’t had a minutes problem and according to the Dr. who implanted my last 3 in Oct. 2008-the older stent showed no sign of collapse. A week after these so called miracle stents were implanted and I started taking Plavix, I became extremely dizzy to the point where I couldnt stand up w/o holding on to something. I took Plavix for 18 mos. all the while telling my Dr. that something was very wrong, only to hear that the drug couldn’t be doing that, he more or less told me that I was imagining my symptoms. I have had an MRI, CT scan, I have seen a neurologist, ENT, balance Dr., family dr. and they can’t give me a straight answer. I don’t mean to be so lenghty in this post, but for nearly 2 yrs. I haven’t been able to talk to anyone about this w/o them looking at me like I am nuts.Not only am I still dizzy, but my balance is way off, I have this horrible ringing in my ears which started immediately after taking the Plavix. Dr. said it is just a sign of getting older. I don’t appreciate being dismissed like that. I was 47 at the time of implant. I have real medical issues and no one will listen, it is so frustrating not to mention the bills have piled up sky high. Has anyone been told they have acid reflux since taking this drug, I have never had problems with heart burn, let alone AR. I feel like I wasn’t given informed consent to use these stents. Now I have to live the rest of my life not feeling like myself. I was in the middle of a heart attack when the stents were implanted, and I swear I felt better then than I have any day since at least I knew what was wrong at the time, now I am not so sure! Have anyone of you had numbness in your arms and legs to the point where they just go limp and you nearly fall or drop whatever you are holding, well I have and nearly dropped my grandbaby. It is a horrible feeling, I thought I was having a stroke, come to find out it is one of the many side effects!

I had an angiogram,angioplasti; and an implanted stent laced with plavix spring of 2005. from the day of implant till december 29,2005 I was bruised or bleeding externally, and had three episodes of incident after the implanted stent. they were as follows: first one large golf ball bumps lower legs between my ankles and knees. went to E R . aspirin they sent me home after logging the information. I asked before I left if I could quit the meds plavix and 81 next My eyes filled with blood, the statement made by the er physician was what do yoyu expect, you’re on blood thinners? Next was a colon bleed that sent me to two emergency areas in two diferrent hospitals. The first hospital sent me home after the bleeding subsided somewhat. So I left, and went to another hospital er where I was immediately admitted and units of blood were sent for. I am currently in a lawsuit that is going forward and we are in first phase of discovery after many years Judge wolfson is presiding in trenton newjersey

This is all very interesting. On Aug 27 I was rushed to the ER in an ambulance because I couldn’t walk, heart rate was up past 140 bpm just trying to sit up in bed, if I tried to stand up I fell over because of the light headedness. I was losing color, they couldn’t find a blood vessal or vien because come to find out I had internal bleeding somwhere. I was in the hospital for four days, getting several units of blood put back in, stuff shoved up my butt to see if there was blood in my stoll, stuff shoved down my nose and mouth to find out where the bleeding was coming from. Well, guess what, the Gastrintestinal Doctor found a upp GI bleeding, immediatley took me off of Plavix and Aspirin. An interesting note the GI Doc said was that Plavix was keeping him in business. I had a stent placed in 2006 and did a complete life chage. In 2008 while running, the same stent area reblocked, they tried to fix 2 additional times with 5 more stents, and guess what again, the artery collapsed so now is permanently damaged because they wanted to stent it up. They told me I would be on Plavix for life. Not gonna happen, I’m off of it now. I almost died because of internal bleeding. Internal bleeding doesn’t hurt, you don’t know that your bleeding. I workout 4-5 days a week and stay active, I will take my chances. Bewair of your opinions if you have not experienced anything like this.

Be careful!! There are so many inaccurate comments on this site it is astonishing. Plavix is not rat posion, you are thinking of Coumadin. I’m sorry for your loss, I too experienced a family death. There are risks & benefits to everything. My family risked taking my grandfather off of this drug, and he had a CV event. It’s a double edge sword. However, if you read the data you can see the risk of bleeding is dose dependent on ASA. And your correct the bleeding of Effient is 7 fold. Effient works better the 1st 30 days after PCI, then a pts should be swithched to Plavix due to the safety profile. Studies have shown that pts are more likely to die within a yr if not on Plavix. I can’t help to wonder if you would stop blaming the drug companies and start taking respondsibility you wouldnt need to be on these meds in the 1st place. You can eat properly, exercise, stop smoking, take care of your diabetes, ect. The only folks I feel sorry for are the ones with family history of CV. There is no magic pill, so try to educate yourselves instead of blaming everyone else. I can tell you Plavix saves more lives than it kills. Try an NNT of 47! Not many drugs can say that!

Was started on plavix prior to stent placement could not take was put on the new drug effient! Now cannot use my hands or walk due to side effect on rheumatoid arthritis! Have filed a complaint with FOOD and DRUG ADMINSTRATION and ELI LILLY the maker! Waiting for response! So beware of effient also it has its’ consequences also!Call the drug manufacturer file your complaints with FOOD and Drug speak out! Drs just prescribe on the word of the phamaceutical companies! I have been very upset with my vascular Dr and Cardiologist!

In january 2009 iwas prescribed a regime of 75 mg. Plavix,81 mg. asprin and40 mg protonix after triple bypass surgrey.i am a E.S.R.D. renal paitent and was perscribed cardio rehab,therfore blood chemistry, pressure ,and heart funcation was highly monitered. In late March I experinced sevre weakness also darking of stool and nauseia. In april I started to experinceing severe drops in blood pressure. the first of May ihad a sevre GI bleed and when questioned about my medications was advised to immediately stop taking plavix and asprin. after 4 major GI bleeds 3 endoscopys 2 colonoscopys a section of my stomach had to be removed due to deteriation from plavix .I count myself fortunate after reading some of these blogs.The deaths and damage that this drug has caused is amazing !! Yet it is still being marketed as a safe and effective drug.

I agree with Nancy, John you have no idea what it is to be ill from plavix, you say you would rather bleed then to have heart problems , if you would have read some of the comments above concerning stomach bleed you would have read some people have died from that, how could you be so insensitive ? , i am a survivor of ttp the so called “rare blood disorder ” I almost died had not gone to the hospital after taking plavix for two weeks, my platelets dropped all the way down , my kidneys almost shut down , I was in a coma for three days, I was one of the lucky ones who caught the Illness in time, i had several plasma treatments to save my life, so before you make a anymore comments do your homework

JOHN , IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN ON PLAVIX OR HAD A FAMILY MEMBER ON THIS MEDICATION YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO ADVISE ANYONE TO TAKE THIS MEDICATION. I WAS ON PLAVIX AS STATED EARLIER AND STILL HAD 5 MORE HEART EPISODES. I HAVE MADE MY DOCTOR FINALLY TAKE ME OFF THE PLAVIX BECAUSE MY STOMACH PROBLEMS HAD GOTTEN SO BAD AGAIN. I AM NOW TAKING PRILOSEC OTC FOR STOMACH, THIS IS THE ONLY MEDICATION THAT HAS WORKED FOR ME. I AM FINALLY FEELING BETTER THAN I HAVE SINCE PUT ON PLAVIX BACK IN 2001. I AM TAKING 325 MG OF ECOTRIN. IT’S A COATED ASPIRIN WHICH DOESN’T BOTHER MY STOMACH AS LONG AS I TAKE THE PRILOSEC OTC, BUT EVEN THIS MEDICATION CAN NOT BE TAKEN FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME WITHOUT SIDE EFFECTS TO YOUR MUSCLES AND TENDONS. I DON’T TRUST ANY OF THE DRUG COMPANIES ANY MORE. ADVICE- BEFORE TAKING ANY NEW MEDICATION OR EVEN BUYING ONE THAT YOUR DOCTOR WANTS YOU TO TAKE DO A SEARCH ON THE MEDICATION FOR SIDE EFFECTS AND DON’T USE THE PHARMACUTICAL COMPANY.

It’s about time these large companies seem to only care about their profits and now they can pay for the injuries they caused.

I’m not on Plavix nor am I an endorser of BMS or Sanofi Adventis. That being said, you should know that every drug comes with its side effects, thats what we call a risk-benefit profile. Some of you may be experiencing bruising and even less likely internal bleeds. This is an antiplatelet medication or blood thinner thats mechanism of action prevents platelets from activating and eventually clogging your coronary arteries. Your controllable bleeds are the costs of preventing a heart attack and stroke. I’ll take the bleed in order to save heart tissue. Easy choice, right?

My Mother passed on June 2, 2010 from a major stroke the lead to cardiac arrest. She had TTP the doctors said it was caused from Plavix. She was in the hospital for over a month getting plasma treatments. We have contacted Lawers to see about getting in on the class action lawsuit but are being told we cant because she got the meds from Canada. Its not about the money, nothing can replace her its about making them pay. Or at least making them say I am sorry. This never should have happened. She was 61

I was put on Plavix in June 2002 after I had 3 coronary stents implanted, I have been taking this medication for 8 years. I questioned my cardiologist over the years about discontonuing Plavix, but he stated it was “safe” and has worked. Recently , last 6 – 9 months ago, I have complained about lower GI feelings of being bloated, constipated and occasional pains. Recently, I have developed lower intestine pains and rectal bleeding. I told you I consulted a gastroenterologist in Flemington, NJ who has ordered a CBC Blood test, which I will have done on Thursday, June 24, 2010. In the event anemia or low platelets are indicated the doctor will have me go to the ER of Hunterdon Medical Center in Flemington, NJ . There may have to be surgery done to repair the intestine to fix any perforations caused by the use of this drug. I know I have stated to friends over the years my concern on LONG-TERM use of Plavix and stated that “body parts will start falling off.” Now that I have done some research tonight and have seen the testimonials on these websites, I am shocked. I will not take this drug anymore. See comment #8 listed below, very similar circumstances to mine. Check comment #11 out also.

I was put on Plavix after a silent stroke and two BP incidents in which I had memory loss for a few hours. A year later I was told by neurologist I didn’t need it, but advised staying on it for life as insurance. As time went on I began having ferocious nightmares, developed a painful rash, and chronic cough that allows no more than 3 or 4 hours sleep. When I went to dermotogist for some minor angioma removal, I went off Plavix as I was not healing. It is now 3 months later and no more rash, nightmares or cough. I am back to taking aspirin alone. Can’t trust drug companies, or docs who are too busy to do there homework.

My mom Kathryn was in very good shape–Took Plavix due to high blood platelets. Two weeks later had a brain bleed-after 2 years, she is only doing below fair–many weeks at Yale hospital, Gaylord, rehab centers and home with full aid–costs are crazy–she thinks now she is dying –so depressed as to what it has done to her–for a long time her hopes were high for rehab. Family is devastated

WOW!! This company murders people to be the number 2 medication in the world. Just shows you who really runs the country.. I bet none of the presidents have ever taking plavix!!!! SAD.. My mom ended up in the hospital after three years of this so-called super drug. She was in ICU for a week and had received 5 units of blood because of internal bleeding.. I am glad that people are speaking out, because this should not be able to happen in the U>S>A!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I suffered a TIA in 2003 at 43 years of age, healthy female according to my doctors, and I was at a teaching hospital, I had many.I have been on 81 mg. aspirin since then. Last Thursday, a neurologist that my primary doctor, an internal medical professional referred me to see earlier this month, 1st visit he ordered a MRI & MRA because I told him I have confusion and memory loss. Last Thursday he told me that I had another stroke or TIA, the last one landed me in the hospital for a week, underwent all tests known to man, he said he didn’t know what to do except send me to a stroke specialist in Dallas TX and put me on PLAVIX. Like I stated, I havebeen on 81mg of apirin for almost 7 years, he told me to continue that as well, I have a LOT of questions. Struggling not to have a spirit of fear, I don’t want to take the Plavix, I have only taken 2 pills. Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I had very bad bruising and bleeding from minor injuries. I wound up in the hospital for one week when I started to throw up extensively with coffee ground blood and diarria. had my stomach pumped to releive some of the vomiting but I still vomited. Not very good when a grown man has to wear diapers. I was in the ER then intensive care soooo many tests done My liver counts were very high and still under care from my GI doctor He may have to do a biopsy on my liver. Plavix was the cause of all this. I almost died!

Following a severe heart attack 12/05/09 I had a single medicated stent “installed” due to total occlusion of the LAD. I was originally placed on 10MG Effient (by private sector Cardiologist) but switched to Plavix by the Veteran’s Administration nurse practitioner and assigned Cardiologist since the VA knew nothing about Effient. Neither do I for that matter. I have had no episodes of bleeding but do bruise easily (forearms) and I swear I can feel the stent in there. It is a constant awareness (like a small stone in your shoe) and serves to be a constant reminder of what a fragile state I must be in. I’m waiting for the other shoe to drop. I’m an idiot… an addicted idiot, and continue to smoke – though consumption is down from 20-30 cigarettes a day to 5-7. I wish I hadn’t stumbled across this site/information. Ignorance is bliss. The more I know the more diminished my quality of life becomes. Someone else said it best, “None of us are getting out of here alive.” Carpe diem dammit, carpe diem!

I had stroke in 2000 and was put on Plavix and asprin. About 3 weeks after getting out of the hospital was back for bleeding. Was on and off plavix for the next 8 years and had a small stroke. Then I was going to listen to everything my doctor told me do witch including taking my meds at the beigning of this year after being on Plavix for just 3 months I had another massive stroke all the time thinking that I would never have another one since I was taking my Plavix and asprin as the doctor told me to.

My doctor has told me to go off the plavix cold turkey after being on it for two years. I had two D.E.S. and have not had a heart attack. After reading all this I am scared to stop it. Can it be tapered????? I have stomach pains often and keep heartburn.

Sorry to hear about everyones sad story’s. My mom was on Plavix for about a Year at the end of May 2003 my StepDad found my mother on the floor she was rushed to the hospital, she had to have emergency Surgery. They said that they had to give her 16 units of blood, and that they had never had seen a case like this with someone with so many bleeding ulcers, they thought they fixed all the spots. They had to do surgery again on her because there was another place in the tube or whatever that leads to the stomach had a tear. After that ordeal she was incoherent, I would be talking to her and she would not respond, she just laid there with her eyes open. I really couldn’t take it I cryed every time I went in the room, and had to walk out for a minute to get myself together. She was in ICU for 2 weeks, they said she also had a stroke. And even at the end they said that there was still a bleed from somewhere, and said that her platelets were not working or something like that. On June 6th 2003 she passed away, never did understand how she died from bleeding ulcers, but now I do. I just seen an add on TV about what Plavix can do and was shocked. I miss her every day and my daughter never got to know her grandmother she is almost 9 now, she was around 2 yrs. old at the time of her death. Sorry for writing so much it just brings back a lot of painful visions of her just lying there…..

i was put on plavix in 2007 had a bad stroke and now my life is gone i cant do notting with out help cant go anywhere no even out side is not right

In November 2009, I became ill at work and went to the ER. I was found to have a very slow blood leak, BY the time they realized I was bleeding internally I had to have 2 pints of blood. I had been talking Plavix since 2000.

My husband had a splint implanted in 2005, put on Plavix and shortly thereafter diagnosed with APL (Leukeumia). Any other victims? He has undergone intense chemo and arsenic treatments which have the leukemia under control, but in the meantime many side effects including major bone problems resulting in hip replacement. Any other similar stories?

i am taking plavix to and i had proper to bleed ii had i beeem have a lot properleg big huriting in my leg alo t now

I first started taking Plavix back in 2001 when I had aheart event. Had a stent put in the top of the LAD . I was told I had to take Plavix 75 mg. and aspirin 325 mg. for the rest of my life. This would stop future heart blockages. I developed a blood clot in my groin a couple weeks later. I was also on Prilosec for my stomach because of the aspirin. Oct 2001 I started bleeding from my rectum , back to the hospital. They put me on antibiotics. Could not do test , said I would bleed to death. Had another heart cath. and a restent of the same area Jan 2004. The area was blocked again. 2 weeks late I had another blockage below the site stented and the doctors said it was in the veins below and they could not stent because of the risk of disturbing the already newly stented area. Still continued to have heart symptoms which seemed to be blood clot related. July 2004 I had an angiogram. Doctors said they couldn’t fing anything but then again they did not look for blood clots. Nov. 2004 problems continued and had another heart cath. also done again March 2006 . May 2007 problems continued, doctor had a stress test done said nothing showed up did not do a cath. You see I have never had a bad EKG, Stress test, Echo, or any other heart test othe than going in and looking with the cath. Well things continued and in Sept 2007 they did another cath and had to do another restent in the same area, Gee you would think this would be the end , Ha. I had been having complaints of pain and swelling the different parts of my body, bruising; I knew it was blood clots that were moving from one area to another. March 208 back in hospital for more heart symptoms . Dec 2008 developed a severe headache and swelling of the neck and head. had CT, then MRI , and was told I had a headache, was given very strong pain medication then let me go home . April 2009 had yet another blockage in the same area but longer this time. Had 2 stents put in that time. May I had another cath done, still can’t explain the heart symptoms. June 2009 back to hospital with chest pain and veins in legs and feet just sitting on top of skin , no real explaination and sent home. Sept. 2009 back again with heart symptoms. another cath. and they doc said it could be blood clots causing symtoms and when they move, they can’t find the problem. Well it wasn’t long after that I found out I have been anemic for a long time. Like since Dec 2008. I get frequent nose bleeds, have a slight tinge of blood when I cough sometimes. I am now still having problems with the chest pain and brathing on occassions. They doctor took me off of the Prilosec after I asked him about the news release, we have tried all kinds of medications but nothing works as well. I have to go to the hospital every 2 weeks and have Iron Infusions because I’ve been told I am bleeding from somewhere, but don’t know where. Currently in Aug I will have been on Plavix and aspirin for 10 years. Transfusions are the next step; they say. But after reading these articles I think I’m better off treating my stomach issues on my own and stopping the Plavix. This is a lot for one person and that doesn’t include the other 25 times I have been in the hospital for other matters unrealated to this. It’s no wonder I haven’t beeen able to work since 1993. Gee the doctors did drop my aspirin down to a baby aspirin, about a year ago. I don’t understand if they know you are bleeding internally, why they give anyone these drugs that cause bleeding. Today I refuse to take any medications if it hasn’t been on the market for a very long time and I check out the reviews and side effects. I am tired of being a test subject without my permission. Oh I forgot to tell you, in case you lost track . I now have 5 heart stents, 4 different makes and models all in the same place of my heart. I wonder how many would have been necessay if I hadn’t been on the Plavix.

PLAVIX KILLED MY GRANDMOTHER

as i read this i started crying my husband had a stint put in in august2008 and on july 4th 2009 he had a hemorrhagic strok and a couple of days later a gi bleed he waz on plavix and he is only 44 and now on thursday he has a surgery to close his stomach .

i have PAD and my doctor put me on plavix.I have had pain in my stomach now for 2 weeks.I have been on it for 6 weeks and seen a add on TV about the dangers of this drug.I will be going to doctor this week to check out why my stomach is in such pain,with all the information out about the dangers of plavix,I can not understand why doctors would still prescribe it.

Melissa – my mother had a stent put in about a year ago, she died suddenly on March 25, 2010 of bleeding on the brain – she had a sudden headache, and within hours she passsed away – the doctor in the emergency room told me it was “an effect” of taking Plavix and Asprin

Can someone please provide a website / reference point to follow the class action litigation. I would like to follow the Plavix lawsuits pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey before Judge Freda Wolfson. Any Suggestions?

Put on plavix in 2002 = remained on with clotting until a heart attack in 2006 – had no idea until I saw an ad on TV that plavix could have been the cause – who makes that decision?

Wow !!! so many comments about Plavix , aboutlawsuits.com should forward these comments to the makers of plavix , and ask them to explain why more and more people are becoming ill from this dangerous drug , I outta know I was one them who became stricken with TTP after taking Plavix

I had a heart attack in nov. of 2004 and was put on Plavix and an asprin daily! In May of 2006 I started bleeding internally and lost 2pts. of blood, was rushed to the hospital and was told had I not come in i would have died. needless to say I have been off Plavix since then and told my cardioligst I wouldn’t take it anymore! That drug is too dangerous and should be taken off the market immediately!!!!

My father suffered a mild stroke jan 4 2010, Dr placed him on plavix, March 10 2010 he was dead. Neuro surgeon listed cva hemmorage and plavix as cause of death. Does anyone know anything about plavix causing a brain bleed?

I was diagnosed with peripheral arterial disease of the left leg/foot, and had stenting, was placed on Plavix at that time and continued to take the medication. Later on, I had clotting of the left leg, had stenting done twice, had another clotting of the left leg a few months later, had a bypass with grafting surgery done, and still remained on Plavix and had started the warfarin. I had to have emergency surgery due to the graft being clotted. Later on, my left leg pain became so so severe that I went to the emergency room and there, I had emergency surgery done of my left leg due to circulation problems and it started around my knee. In order to save my life, I had to have amputation of my left leg. I had internal bleeding the night before my amputation. I am alive but the amputation of my left leg was uncalled for, I believe. If Plavix had done its job of preventing clotting, I would still have my leg.