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@charley7wills Hug, absolutely, as long as it doesn't hurt. I saw a new cardiologist the other day that is a specialist in pacemakers (which is doing all it is supposed to do). When I mentioned side effects of Eliquis, he was aware. And I was amazed. After being on Eliquis for six months, I am now six months off. I am self medicating with Lysine in hopes it helps muscles and seeing a physical therapist . I'm definitely bettering. My walk is still a bit odd and balance more than a bit But so much better. Still have joint pain from sitting as long as it takes to eat dinner but not as bad as it was. Vertigo wanders in and out of my life. Mostly little, but a couple of weeks ago I tried to get down on the floor at a gym and I swear, the whole building turned over and I was nauseous for a couple of hours. Frustrating it is, very much so for the pain and a body we never had before, but because many healthcare people are not aware. It's time for a study to figure out why some of us experience the muscle weakness and some don't. What's the commonality. So hope and trust it will get better for you,

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@gabriig Thanks for the hug! I am also getting physical therapy and taking lysine since you mentioned it. At least, I think it was you. Now, I’m being tested for rheumatoid arthritis and I have some symptoms I didn’t know were symptoms of RA. I’ve also had CSU since 2023 and that is related to RA. My personal opinion is that the reactions to blood thinners are related to COVID. The virus was being developed as a biological weapon and that is when my vertigo returned. I think the virus was intended to cause our immune systems to go haywire because that describes ALL my problems since having it. There are some investigations into these horrible side effects now but there need to be more. And my GP wasn’t surprised or denying the connection to blood thinners, so there is a little progress, but having a provider who is open-minded is HUGE when we are lucky enough to find one. Hope you continue to improve as well!