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Cardiologist suggests I can stop taking Eliquis. Any thoughts?
I have been on Eliquis for about 2 years now for afib. I had a successful ablation at Mayo in Rochester in August 2019 and have had no afib incidents that I’m aware of since that time. I track my pulse with my iwatch and regularly track my blood pressure. Both are fine. I’ve been of the understanding that I need to take Eliquis for the rest of my life, however, my cardiologist in Florida has suggested that I could stop taking the Eliquis. Has anyone had a similar situation or has stopped Eliquis because of a successful ablation?
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Hard part for me is trusting my cardiologist and believing if they are "doctoring" or being pharmaceutical salesmen. Eliquis is expensive and there are additional side effects if you are Diabetic. I had AFIB once at the same time I had Covid and no signs of it after wearing a Holter monitor for over 2 weeks. Went through all the heart and stress tests and all those turned out okay. Yet the cardiologist shared that one known episode of AFIB means you are AFIB. After I shared that I didn't want to be on Eliquis due to side effects, he shared that basically I was playing "Russian Roulette" and to find another cardiologist. I'm looking for another cardiologist.
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