Blood thinners how has it changed your life

At 66, I have been on blood thinners for a number of years. Not changed my life, but saved it! My heart attacks didnt finish me off, thanks to them!
Cuts do bleed more, injection sites bleed more, I am covered in bruises, its a small price to pay.

I meant to say that in my case the bleeding from cuts is no worse though I was warned it might be otherwise.

I have taken Warfarin for about 10 years and have had no problems. The bleeding from cuts is not significantly different from before. In fact I cut my hand badly during lockdown while opening a can of beans but it did not bleed profusely. I did have a problem once with a huge unexplained bruise but it proved to be insignificant. My only problem is with painkillers. I have been advised to only to take paracetamol which does nothing for my back pain. Warfarin has not changed my life in any way. I am very grateful for it.

I was also diagnosed with intermittent AFib about 6 months ago. Like yourself, I was a bit worried about taking anticoagulants but am pleased to say that there have been no side effects. I carry a card with the name of the medication in case of an accident.

I briefly took them for a suspected blood clot.
I remember accidentally catching my hand on some brambles and my had bled like stuck pig for ages.
Frightened the life out of me. But the bleeding did stop after a while

Thanks dragonfly46 they’ve changed my beta blocker too for the better I hope I’d been on atenolol for nearly 20 years I’m even worried about brushing my teeth

I too had AF once and am now on anti-coagulants. They haven't changed my life at all. I do carry a card around which says I am on them but apart from that nothing. I found the side effects from the beta blockers worse and had to take 4 different ones before I found one which suited.