← Return to muscle weakness from blood thinners like Eliquis

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I came here today to see if there were posts about quitting Eliquis and saw this! My muscles have been becoming weaker to the point I hate even walking on the treadmill. The last week I just quit the work outs and the past few days the muscle running from butt to knee is making limp like an ancient human being. I have been using muscle massager, heat, cold..and know if I could just take Advil it would help immensely as tylenol is a nothing drug for me. I had one afib attack over a year ago after covid and a stressful Christmas. The covid knocked out my thyroid which took 4 months to recover after the ER figured it out..not a blip since and I use a Kardia to randomly check. Had to change providers due to insurance switch and could not get appt. with new cardio until the end of May when requested it in January. My new gp said she would think I could drop it, but need to talk to the new cardio. So frustrated, gaining weight from inactivity..lifting weights down to 10 lbs being a big deal. Thanks for letting me vent!

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I posted my first question about muscle weakness from Eliquis about 6 months ago. I was diagnosed with paramoxal atrail fibralation in September of 2021 and have been taking Eliquis since then.About a year and a half ago I started noticing lack of muscle strength. Now, I am 83 and assumed it was old age but in the last year, my muscles have become painful. When I checked the Eliquis data sheet one of the side effects was muscle weakness When I use my muscles even slightly I have pain. Even to the point the pain causes me to not sleep well. When I do no work, the pain is less. As with the post above, tylenol does nothing and nsaids are not to be used with Eliquis. In the past 2 months, my legs feel like they are getting weak and my feet are always cold. I am starting to see my heart doctor and my primary doctor to analyze my situation.