What Causes Nose Bleeding While On Clopidogrel?

Posted on Mon, 8 Aug 2016

Question: I had a rca stint inserted over a yr. ago. at the time I was prescribed 75 mg of clopidogrel for one yr.during that period of time(I was taken off a few mo. ago.) I woke up twice with some rather heavy nose bleeds.was able to get stopped both times never told my dr..since being taken of it iaha noticed that I have on occasion coughed up some bld.not large amount.i looked it up and it said this was a possible side effect and that it was ireversable.that vitk may help,which ihave been taking for approx. 2 wks.any thoughts ?

Answered by Dr. Ronald Schubert (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Clopidogrel and bleeding

Detailed Answer:
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I am sorry to hear that you have bleeding from your medication. This very common. The only way to reverse the bleeding is to actually stop the medication and your body will metabolize the medication. It will take about 1-2 weeks to get the medication and its effects out of your blood. If you are still having episodes of bleeding then there maybe something else causing the bleeding. If you are taking aspirin for instance that will cause bleeding. Stopping the Aspirin will help but that also will take 1-2 weeks to recover from.

If you still have bleeding an you are not on either medication then you should see your medical provider. you may have bronchitis or other lung inflammation causing the blood on your sputum.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar