Pain in leg muscles, tendons, and knees after Bilateral PE on Eliquis

Posted by smasneri @smasneri, Jul 6, 2023

One month after massive bilateral PE and taking 5 mg twice daily. Experiencing constant and continual pain in legs, mainly behind both knees, in tendons, and some muscle flare ups. Have had two ultrasounds and a CT scan on both legs since I was diagnosed June 6 and they are negative. My D Diemer is .43 and all vitals strong and regular. Echocardiogram shows no strain on heart. We have ruled most everything else out. No trauma to legs, no cuts, bruises or strains. Is this related to the Eliquis? My local hematologist wants me on it for another 5 months, I won’t be able to make that unless this subsides. Anyone else out there having this issue? Recommendations?

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@michaelalexander Good luck with that! They would only switch me from Xarelto to Eliquis and I had to threaten to quit taking the Xarelto. They both caused pain in muscles and joints, just hit different body parts to differing degrees. 🙏

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@charley7wills Exactly my experience! Then, even though my clot was stable and the cause of circulation problems that caused clot were resolved, I couldn’t get any medical professional to say I could quit Eliquis. So, I did anyway. That was 6 weeks ago and now I’m having to have treatment for the side effects! Both should be researched more thoroughly.

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@charley7wills Exactly my experience! Then, even though my clot was stable and the cause of circulation problems that caused clot were resolved, I couldn’t get any medical professional to say I could quit Eliquis. So, I did anyway. That was 6 weeks ago and now I’m having to have treatment for the side effects! Both should be researched more thoroughly.

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@charley7wills Oh, silly me🤣. I just replied to my own reply.

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