Posted by CareBear04 on August 30, 2007, at 22:35:44
In reply to Re: Getting prescribed Adderall » CareBear04, posted by Phillipa on August 30, 2007, at 20:08:15
The funny thing is that I've previously been diagnosed with Von Willebrand's, a bleeding disorder. I was originally put on oral contraceptives not only to control bleeding but because OCPs increase clotting. In three years on birth control and Adderall, I had no clotting problems. Then, in April, I was in the hospital for a few days. I had an IV in one arm and a blood pressure cuff on the same arm, which I've since learned from a nurse friend is one of the first lessons in nursing school on what not to do. When I told my PCP at my next visit and showed him my swollen arm, he said it wasn't uncommon for people to get clots after having IVs. The thing is, I've had a lot of IVs and blood draws in the years I've been on these meds, and I've never developed blood clots. Of course, I never had an ultrasound to confirm until this time. I was put on Coumadin for three months, but it wasn't thought to be that big of a deal because the clot had a clear preceding cause. Then, at my follow-up ultrasound a month ago, my arm was fine now, but the tech found clots in my neck, in both the IJ and the subclavian veins. I guess they could be IV-related, too, because I had a subclavian central line that hospitalization. But, for whatever reason, the first ultrasound didn't find any clots in the neck. In any case, I'm on the Coumadin for another three months, and in October, I have to get a full-body ultrasound including my legs since blood clots there can be dangerous.
Anyway, I guess I'm reluctant to tell all this to a new pdoc because it's being monitored by my PCP and because I'm afraid the pdoc will overreact and think only of worst-case scenarios like stroke or sudden death. What do you recommend?
Thanks!
CB
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