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Asking my Cardiologist if I could reduce Eliquis and add Turmeric?
Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Apr 15 7:46pm | Replies (5)Comment receiving replies
Hello @rushhome,
Contraindications and drug interactions can certainly be difficult to decipher and navigate as well as dangerous if they were to occur. You are on the right track with openly discussing your desire with your cardiologist or inquiring about seeking the guidance of another division such as a hematologist. It is difficult for members to share their individual experiences with medications and supplements as a one to one comparison since our bodies process medications so differently.
You mentioned some hesitancy to the Watchmen procedure, which is an understandable sentiment due to its invasive nature. If you are interested in reading how others have faired and are currently doing after their procedure this discussion may be of interest to you:
"Living with a Watchmen device"
- https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/living-with-a-watchman-device/
@rushhome, when you meet with your provider do you plan to openly discuss the benefits and risks of staying on anticoagulants, opting not to have an ablation or stopping medications?
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Thank you for your thoughtful reply! Yes, I will openly discuss with my provider all of my concerns ideas, and probably more of my ideas than he wants to hear! I actually have no hesitancy on an ablation and would prefer that to the anticoagulants. A little hesitant on the Watchman only due to some of the articles I have read on failure to entirely close and some possible clotting issues. I like the idea of the ablation as a method to also possibly stave off potential for cardiomyopathy as alternative to anticoagulants. Thank you for the link, I will be following it soon. I did research further and found that the only true way to measure the doacs is with a mass spectrometer so far. Expensive but the gold standard.