muscle weakness from blood thinners like Eliquis

@ruth36 there was a suggestion to stop taking Eliquis (!?!!!!)
I just remembered by sister was put on Eliquis recently for Afib. Her cardiologist suggested an implant called Watchman instead of taking blood thinners. You can look it up to see if it fits your situation.

I live in Oregon and a similar experience happened to me and the thing I could not understand was the lack of knowledge that Eliquis is not for everyone and their denial that that these side affects do in fact exist in some patience was astounding. My side affects included aching leg and back mussels and balance issues besides a burst artery in my colon and having the drug reversed in the operating room.(I nearly died) It has been several months since taking this poison and I am feeling a lot better. I quit this drug after 1 1/2 weeks after taking it and they told me it would take several months to completely vacate my system. Doctors need to stop saying the side effects such as aching mussels, diarrhea etc, could not be caused by Eliquis. I think they have bought into the fact that in many patience there appears to be no side affects and it works fine.

@seawiz33 I took elquise for two years. I went down very low. , i couldn't walk up my stairs. So many side effects.
I told my doctor I didn’t want to take eliquest . He changed my meds . Two times. My doctor changed me to Multaq. I red the side effects. First words in capital letters said. May cause death. Called him. So he took me off Malta’s. I was so overdose with Metoprolol 175mg and Amiodarone. Now I take Metoprolol 25 mg for A Fib.
I now am back to my old self stairs and all. One exception, I have crushed glass spots on my lungs from taking Amiodarone. Hope this is helpful. I hoe I am the only one that has gone thru these side effects on Afib + heart problems.

I was originally on Warfarin after having a stroke, but a few years later I asked my GP if there was a better alternative. He seemed very pleased to suggest me taking Eliquis and I have been taking this for about 12 years now. Recently, I have had pains and stiffness in my legs, so I feared I was developing arthritis. X-rays showed I had osteo arthritis in my hips. but it was less severe in my knees. I was referred to a Physiotherapist for the pain. First of all, she was puzzled because the pains around my knee presented like Sciatica, but the pain started below my knees and travelled up towards my thigh, unlike the usual way that Sciatica pain travels down the leg from the lower back. I followed the program of exercises she advised but the pain around my knees became much worse and I experienced a lot of stiffness. She recommended that I have an MRI scan, as she felt the pain may be neurological resulting from the stroke. I'm still waiting for an appointment for the scan and, meanwhile I struggle to get up out of a chair, or out of bed, and my knee frequently gives way. It has got so bad that my husband bought me a mobility scooter to help me get out and about. I was so relieved to read that Eliquis might have caused me all this pain, so I shall be having a discussion with my GP soon!

@rebeccadixon I am so glad to hear that someone else has been affected by painful muscles, just like myself. I never dreamed that all this pain I experience all up my legs, my feet and each and every toe on my left side (Weak- sided from a stroke 25 years ago) could be caused by taking Eliquis! It's such a relief to know I'm not alone in this. I struggle to climb the stairs and I have so much stiffness in my knee that I can barely stand up from a chair or get out of bed in the mornings. I'm now waiting for an MRI scan because my Physiotherapist has been very puzzled what could be causing me so much pain and thinks it might be something 'neurological'. I can't wait to tell her!