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Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Aug 9 11:48am | Replies (106)
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I'm on Eliquis for a few years, and I tried Xarelto and didn't work for me, and there are definitely a side effect for physically active people regarding easy bruising and some muscle and ligament tears and/or sprains. I made all the lifestyle changes, like many of the people on here. The critical question you confront is the stroke equation. Most cardiologists prescribe one of the two drugs to prevent strokes. They have a saying that they never hear from the people who won't take the blood thinners.
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@joko I don't know that cardiologists never encounter people who might well have benefited from but refuse to take blood thinners. My cardiologist tells of his experiences with seeing people that have been hospitalized following a stroke, and learning that they also have A-fib. He says he always feels bad for them as had they known of the A-fib ( or knew about it but said no to the blood thinners) they could have prevented their stroke if they had been taking blood thinners.
Those are the stroke survivors, you're right about those who don't survive not telling anyone about their stance on taking blood thinners. Personally, I"d rather not survive a stroke than to live totally incapacitated and dependent on others as a result of a stoke that didn't kill me.