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What Causes Black Eye After Taking Coumadin, Metoprolol Tartrate And Tikosyn?

My Mom has afib and is on coumadin, metoprolol tartrate 50mg bid, and tykosyn. this morning she woke up wit a black eye. Her last inr was 3.2, here range is 2-3. her next inr draw is in 1 week. should I take her to the ER? what could this be? a bleed?
Sun, 17 Jan 2016
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Hi and welcome to HCM,
Coumadin is an anticouagulant and blood thinner, which is know to cause bleeds, and this could be the cause of in your mothers case.
All the best !!!
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What Causes Black Eye After Taking Coumadin, Metoprolol Tartrate And Tikosyn?

Hi and welcome to HCM, Coumadin is an anticouagulant and blood thinner, which is know to cause bleeds, and this could be the cause of in your mothers case. All the best !!!