How to Detox Warfarin Out of the Brain and Body

Warfarin is a blood thinner that is used to prevent blood clots. It works, over time, by blocking Vitamin K processing, which causes certain proteins in the blood which are essential for blood clotting. One of the dangers of warfarin, however, is that it can take a long time to be removed from the brain and body, which can lead to excessive bleeding. Warfarin detox is most commonly done by trying to reverse the effects of warfarin.

Things You'll Need

• Vitamin K
• Blood clotting proteins

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Instructions

• 1

  Stop taking warfarin. Warfarin is a drug that prevents the liver from making certain proteins that are important for blood clotting. Over time, the liver will naturally break down warfarin, causing it to be removed from your brain and body. This process will take several days to complete.

• 2

  Take oral Vitamin K. Because warfarin blocks the body's ability to use Vitamin K in making certain proteins, taking extra levels of Vitamin K will help reverse the effects of warfarin in the brain and body. This process will take around 24 hours.

• 3

  Receive intravenous Vitamin K. This will reverse the effects of warfarin much more quickly, and will take only a few hours.

• 4

  Replace the coagulation proteins. This will more quickly reverse the effects of warfarin.

• 5

  Replace coagulation proteins and receive intravenous Vitamin K. This will not only restore the blood's coagulation proteins but it will also stimulate the liver, causing rapid detox from warfarin.