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Rare serious side effect of Eliquis: Muscle weakness
Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Jun 5 4:26pm | Replies (103)Comment receiving replies
I started a response to this but was cut off .. you may see a partial response. I have been taking Eliquis for about 2 years. I am traveling or I would look at the enclosed sheet that comes with the RX. From the beginning I either was told or read in that document that a side effect of Eliquis can be muscle weakness. I clearly recall that as a concern I had . I am on the same dose as you described. The effect I do have is with the AM dose. That can vary at times. When it affects me most often I feel very "loop-y") with the AM dose for about an hour. Never with the night dose. However per the above comment about muscle weakness, my neighbor had it prescribed and had severe muscle weakness from the start with the Rx discontinued as a result. I just looked on line (Google) on your behalf. I input "Eliquis side effects". The few items noted don't report muscle weakness. However I did this a second time and entered: "Eliquis muscle weakness" it was the third in the list that popped up. Hope this helps a bit.
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That’s exactly what I did too. Still, the Cardiologist and his PA say it doesn’t happen. Meanwhile, I have no quality of life. I did read that another woman in this thread has said she is now in a wheelchair. I live alone. I’m super frightened. I just turned 62. I am switching Cardiology practices. My PCP recommended a new Cardiologist and I am meeting with an Interventional Cardiologist to discuss the Watchman and determine if whether or not I am a candidate for it. At this time, I am in a highly dangerous situation because I am only taking aspirin and I took too many Liquid Advil trying to work after a botched hip revision surgery (obviously my first hip replacement surgery was botched too) but the second one was REALLY bad. In Henderson, NV. I should have listened to Mother and returned home to New York for that surgery. I started bleeding out, took a bunch of anti diarrheal meds and walked into the ER on my own while my Mom parked the car. They took me immediately. I have been fairly healthy other than my hip pain but now this. It’s just very depressing.
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Have you had your blood tested recently? My hemoglobin dropped to 4 which is critically low. This required immediate transfusions. Eliquis is known to cause anemia and bleeding. This could explain your weakness. A simple CBC will show this.