Hello, My father is taking Coumadin. Recently he started having heavy nose bleeds. He had to be taken to the ER three times within a 36 hour period. He was given something similar to a close-pin and was told to keep it on for x amount of time. When he removed it he again started bleeding heavily. He sat upright in a recliner with his head down while pinching his nose. The bleeding stopped but when he got up, it started to bleed again. He had to return to the hospital 8 hours later and they packed his nose and told him to come back in the morning to have it removed. He awoke in the middle of the night and the packing was saturated with blood. When sitting in a recliner it will temporarily stop. My siblings who were with him told him to stop taking the Coumadin - which he did. However, the bleeding started again several hours later and he again had to be taken to the ER. They again packed his nose and was sent home. He slept in the recliner but woke at 5 AM this morning with another bleed. My parent s live 2 1/2 hours away so I feel helpless. I do not know what his dosage of Coumadin is and I don t know if they told the ER Doctor that they told him to goo off of it. He was told to call his GP in the morning. Can going cold turkey off of this med be serious? Also, your thoughts on the continued nose bleeds. Thank you for your help.......Linda