Can I come off warfarin so easily?

HI, everyone.

I take warfarin for antithronbin 3 deficiency and I have taking them for more than 20 years to prevent blood clot.

My mother got a blood clot in her lung and nearly died. She is on warfarin since then.

Recently I had a really heavy period for a month (!) and I was sent to A & E for blood transfusion.

My GP contacted to my hematologist and they said anemia is more concern than preventing blood clot and I can come off warfarin. (I was told this by GP over the phone. I didn't even see my hematologist.)

I cannot quite absorve this advice yet becausewhen I started taking warfarin, they told me my antithronbin 3 is less than half of normal (40%) and I am on high risk of blood clot if untreated.

I even have given up having a baby for this condition and now they tell me I don't need to take it.

They said I haven't had any blood clot, so it will be alright, but in my opinion I haven't had blood clot because I am on warfarin.

I understand severe anemia is also life threatning but blood clot could be also leathal.

Is there anyone who has come off warfarin because you haven't had any blood clot?

Do you think this advice is a good one?

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