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Make sure they don’t switch you to Xarelto. I was switched to Eliquis from Xarelto because the pain was even worse on Xarelto. I couldn’t even turn my head on it. Eliquis just changed the location of my pain. I have huge difficulty using my hands and have signs of Duyptens contracture after only 3 months.
@charley7wills They did change me to Xarelto and it was worse than Eliquis. 30 days of that and back on Eliquis. Thankfully they think or hope the blood clot has dissolved and for the last ten days I have been on one aspirin a day. Much Much better. My knees still have stiffness and other areas still have symptom's but getting better eveyday. I don't ever want to have to take either of those again. Hoping when I have the other knee replaced I don't get a blood clot.
@charley7wills They did change me to Xarelto and it was worse than Eliquis. 30 days of that and back on Eliquis. Thankfully they think or hope the blood clot has dissolved and for the last ten days I have been on one aspirin a day. Much Much better. My knees still have stiffness and other areas still have symptom's but getting better eveyday. I don't ever want to have to take either of those again. Hoping when I have the other knee replaced I don't get a blood clot.
@lgirl
Yes, I won’t ever take either one of them again! Ask your doctor before your other knee if they can give you the injections for your blood thinner. That is what I got for my broken ankle and it needed surgery and a month in physical rehab so the risk for clots might be comparable. You probably won’t be in a medical setting for that amount of time, so it could depend on you being able to self-administer or having someone inject you, but it is a relatively small injection that goes into a fatty spot like your abdomen.
@charley7wills They did change me to Xarelto and it was worse than Eliquis. 30 days of that and back on Eliquis. Thankfully they think or hope the blood clot has dissolved and for the last ten days I have been on one aspirin a day. Much Much better. My knees still have stiffness and other areas still have symptom's but getting better eveyday. I don't ever want to have to take either of those again. Hoping when I have the other knee replaced I don't get a blood clot.
@abob No, I have taken CoQ10 throughout my time on Xarelto and Eliquis. If the CoQ10 mitigated the pain from the other 2, I can’t imagine what the pain would have been without it.
I'm 75. Five minutes of activity and I'm feeling pain in both upper trapezius muscles (those running down from the back of the neck toward each shoulder). Twenty minutes pushing a cart in a supermarket and I can barely hold my head up: I'm lucky the pain/cramping slowly disappears while seating in my car's bucket seat. Also, if I get up from a seat quickly, I sometimes feel lightheaded for about 15 seconds.
I'm taking Eliquis to thin blood, Carvedilol to keep my heart slow, and Lasix as a diuretic and some other meds to address potassium (now back to normal level), iron, and type-II diabetes.
I was diagnosed with heart A-fib in mid-Dec. 2025, weak heart atriums pumping 50% of the normal blood amount at rest (30% of max.). I also developed extreme weakness in my muscles after losing 30 lb in a year, then losing 30 more in a month due to Lasix with little exercise.
Strength physical therapy began in Feb. and with be completed May 7th. My legs and arms regained strength - I can stand up from sitting on a floor without needing anything vertical to help me stand.
The A-fib was gone by the end of Dec. with normal sinus rhythm in the heart ever since.
Another Cardiac Echo Test on Mar. 24th showed my heart atriums are pumping 75% of the normal blood amount at rest (40-45 of max when 50% would be considered ok and 60% is normal).
My cardiologist cut the Lasix in half but doesn't want to reduce the other meds ("why mess with success") until he evaluates my next Cardiac Echo test on Aug. 19th.
But the trapezius muscles still hurt, even after almost 2 months of PT that exercises and massages them, when I'm starting coffee and nuking breakfast in the morning, picking up objects, etc. So I'm investigating the effects of the meds,
I'm 75. Five minutes of activity and I'm feeling pain in both upper trapezius muscles (those running down from the back of the neck toward each shoulder). Twenty minutes pushing a cart in a supermarket and I can barely hold my head up: I'm lucky the pain/cramping slowly disappears while seating in my car's bucket seat. Also, if I get up from a seat quickly, I sometimes feel lightheaded for about 15 seconds.
I'm taking Eliquis to thin blood, Carvedilol to keep my heart slow, and Lasix as a diuretic and some other meds to address potassium (now back to normal level), iron, and type-II diabetes.
I was diagnosed with heart A-fib in mid-Dec. 2025, weak heart atriums pumping 50% of the normal blood amount at rest (30% of max.). I also developed extreme weakness in my muscles after losing 30 lb in a year, then losing 30 more in a month due to Lasix with little exercise.
Strength physical therapy began in Feb. and with be completed May 7th. My legs and arms regained strength - I can stand up from sitting on a floor without needing anything vertical to help me stand.
The A-fib was gone by the end of Dec. with normal sinus rhythm in the heart ever since.
Another Cardiac Echo Test on Mar. 24th showed my heart atriums are pumping 75% of the normal blood amount at rest (40-45 of max when 50% would be considered ok and 60% is normal).
My cardiologist cut the Lasix in half but doesn't want to reduce the other meds ("why mess with success") until he evaluates my next Cardiac Echo test on Aug. 19th.
But the trapezius muscles still hurt, even after almost 2 months of PT that exercises and massages them, when I'm starting coffee and nuking breakfast in the morning, picking up objects, etc. So I'm investigating the effects of the meds,
After a heart attack I was given amiodarone and statins. I exercise for an hour or so almost every day, and I began to experience pain and weakness in my legs and arms. I had to keep up the exercise routine, so I put up with it.
Recently I have been given Jardiance and Eliquis. I no longer take statins or amiodarone. My cholesterol is normal.
I still experience pain and weakness, but subjectively it is a lot less than before. My legs are still a bit weak, but I was told that was to be expected with heart failure, low ejection fraction, and age. Most importantly I am still able to use my treadmill, lift light weights, and free exercise. I'm content with that.
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@charley7wills They did change me to Xarelto and it was worse than Eliquis. 30 days of that and back on Eliquis. Thankfully they think or hope the blood clot has dissolved and for the last ten days I have been on one aspirin a day. Much Much better. My knees still have stiffness and other areas still have symptom's but getting better eveyday. I don't ever want to have to take either of those again. Hoping when I have the other knee replaced I don't get a blood clot.
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Yes, I won’t ever take either one of them again! Ask your doctor before your other knee if they can give you the injections for your blood thinner. That is what I got for my broken ankle and it needed surgery and a month in physical rehab so the risk for clots might be comparable. You probably won’t be in a medical setting for that amount of time, so it could depend on you being able to self-administer or having someone inject you, but it is a relatively small injection that goes into a fatty spot like your abdomen.
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@abob No, I have taken CoQ10 throughout my time on Xarelto and Eliquis. If the CoQ10 mitigated the pain from the other 2, I can’t imagine what the pain would have been without it.
I'm 75. Five minutes of activity and I'm feeling pain in both upper trapezius muscles (those running down from the back of the neck toward each shoulder). Twenty minutes pushing a cart in a supermarket and I can barely hold my head up: I'm lucky the pain/cramping slowly disappears while seating in my car's bucket seat. Also, if I get up from a seat quickly, I sometimes feel lightheaded for about 15 seconds.
I'm taking Eliquis to thin blood, Carvedilol to keep my heart slow, and Lasix as a diuretic and some other meds to address potassium (now back to normal level), iron, and type-II diabetes.
I was diagnosed with heart A-fib in mid-Dec. 2025, weak heart atriums pumping 50% of the normal blood amount at rest (30% of max.). I also developed extreme weakness in my muscles after losing 30 lb in a year, then losing 30 more in a month due to Lasix with little exercise.
Strength physical therapy began in Feb. and with be completed May 7th. My legs and arms regained strength - I can stand up from sitting on a floor without needing anything vertical to help me stand.
The A-fib was gone by the end of Dec. with normal sinus rhythm in the heart ever since.
Another Cardiac Echo Test on Mar. 24th showed my heart atriums are pumping 75% of the normal blood amount at rest (40-45 of max when 50% would be considered ok and 60% is normal).
My cardiologist cut the Lasix in half but doesn't want to reduce the other meds ("why mess with success") until he evaluates my next Cardiac Echo test on Aug. 19th.
But the trapezius muscles still hurt, even after almost 2 months of PT that exercises and massages them, when I'm starting coffee and nuking breakfast in the morning, picking up objects, etc. So I'm investigating the effects of the meds,
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After a heart attack I was given amiodarone and statins. I exercise for an hour or so almost every day, and I began to experience pain and weakness in my legs and arms. I had to keep up the exercise routine, so I put up with it.
Recently I have been given Jardiance and Eliquis. I no longer take statins or amiodarone. My cholesterol is normal.
I still experience pain and weakness, but subjectively it is a lot less than before. My legs are still a bit weak, but I was told that was to be expected with heart failure, low ejection fraction, and age. Most importantly I am still able to use my treadmill, lift light weights, and free exercise. I'm content with that.
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