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Can I safely stop Eliquis and use Baby Asprin instead?

Posted by gmakat24 @gmakat24, Mar 17, 2025

I have been on Eliquis for over 2 years following a blood clot in my leg. My PCP says I need to stay on it for the rest of my life.
I had venous ablation to resolve vein issues. I also tested for the blood clotting gene and do not have it.
I'm fatigued and weak since on Eliquis. Is is safe to stop taking Eliquis and instead opt for baby asprin?

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itasarah | @itasarah | Dec 21, 2025

I took baby asa years ago. My arms showed blood blotches from the asa. I stopped taking it. I now go to a cardiologist and take 4 meds for AFib. Eloquis, Metoprolol, Crestor, Ezetimbe. My high cholesterol numbers I had for all my adult life have come way down since I started taking them.

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itasarah | @itasarah | Dec 21, 2025

I can’t say that Eloquis has made me feel any different. I looked up side effects of warfarin and I am glad I don’t take it. Eloquis is Much safer for me. I feel no effects from it that I know of. I am hoping the price will come down next year. I do know my cholesterol levels were way down last time it was tested which has been awhile now..

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itasarah | @itasarah | Dec 21, 2025
In reply to @drchemy "You can get it from a canadian pharmacy for around 60 dollars a month or less..." + (show)
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You can get it from a canadian pharmacy for around 60 dollars a month or less if you go with the generic that is available everywhere except the good old USA. Just search canadian pharmacy eliquis on google and a lot of options will pop up.

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@drchemy can you post a link for your Canadian pharmacy? Do I need my doctor to send a script for meds there? I am not sure he will do so…

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itasarah | @itasarah | Dec 21, 2025
In reply to @gloaming "@methel Yes, the variability in AF management and experience is astounding. Some have one episode and..." + (show)
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@methel Yes, the variability in AF management and experience is astounding. Some have one episode and then claim to be free of AF for the rest of their lives, where others begin to have more aggressive bouts of it lasting days, weeks, and then suddenly it stops. For a while. The anti-arrhythmic drugs do work well for some people...if they can tolerate them and their side-effects (if they have side effects...some patients don't notice any change except that their AF subsides). The literature is clear and universal (notwithstanding the claims of some popular book-writing cardiologists who talk about a 'cure' for AF): the disorder is progressive, and the longer one is in AF, the longer one tends to be in AF. AF begets AF. And the heart in AF begins to deteriorate over weeks and months. So, that is why the cardiologist field has begun to claim that a catheter ablation is the gold standard of care now....and to get an ablation early before the disorder progresses to more intractable stages.

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@gloaming
I had an AFib event years ago, mostly a high pulse rate I could feel taking off. Two years ago or so I was dx’d with AFib and MS and now take 4 meds for the AFib. No instances for two yrs. Since I started taking the meds.

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itasarah | @itasarah | Dec 21, 2025
In reply to @rxpert2005 "As as sidebar, the old name for 81mg coated aspirin, as “baby aspirin,” is now discouraged..." + (show)
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As as sidebar, the old name for 81mg coated aspirin, as “baby aspirin,” is now discouraged by health professionals. We do not want any babies to take any due to the risk of Reye’s Syndrome. The better, newer name is “Low Dose Aspirin.” That being said, ask your MD about the “risk-benefit-factors” of using alternative meds. If you’re not satusfied with the explanation of your treatment, definitely get a second professional opinion. Follow a good MD’s guidance. You do not want to “jump out of a frying pan, into a fire.”

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@rxpert2005
After dx with AFib I was told to never take aspirin. If I need a pain med I have to take acetaminophen (Tylenol.)

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riflemanz64 | @riflemanz64 | Dec 22, 2025

Best advice is to ask your doctor and not us.

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rxpert2005 | @rxpert2005 | Dec 22, 2025
In reply to @itasarah "@rxpert2005 After dx with AFib I was told to never take aspirin. If I need a..." + (show)
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@rxpert2005
After dx with AFib I was told to never take aspirin. If I need a pain med I have to take acetaminophen (Tylenol.)

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@itasarah
I suspect that the reason you were instructed to avoid aspirin and other meds in that category, classified as “NSAIDs,” is because they will interact adversely with various other meds, that AFib patients may be given. Leave the Rx treatment choices to our “learned professionals” (MDs.) Needless to say, beside trolling the web for solutions to serious health issues, I also find TV commercials for prescription drugs quite annoying. Good luck.

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sweetmarie4me2 | @sweetmarie4me2 | Dec 23, 2025
In reply to @gmajane2 "I don't want to be guilty of causing someone harm, but i can't afford Eliquis and..." + (show)
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I don't want to be guilty of causing someone harm, but i can't afford Eliquis and I now take A regular aspirin daily. My doctor does not really approve, but she said to take a 325mg aspirin if I was going to use aspirin.

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@gmajane2
I ordered my Eliquis from Canada Pharmacy. It was much cheaper than here. However, I had to pay a tariff on it because it was being imported!

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sweetmarie4me2 | @sweetmarie4me2 | Dec 23, 2025
In reply to @itasarah "@drchemy can you post a link for your Canadian pharmacy? Do I need my doctor to..." + (show)
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@drchemy can you post a link for your Canadian pharmacy? Do I need my doctor to send a script for meds there? I am not sure he will do so…

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@itasarah Here's their phone number. Call 1-877-248-1511 for assistance They will explain how to order and what to tell your doctor about placing the prescription.

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ordiver1 | @ordiver1 | Dec 25, 2025

Seek the professional advice from your doctor, not lay persons.

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