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Afib/dangers of eliquis

Posted by nitwit @nitwit, Feb 2 6:41pm

Hi
I’m a fairly healthy adult male of 73. Approximately one year ago I was diagnosed with Afib. My symptoms are rarely noticeable. I’ve never had shortness of breath, fatigue or any other Afib side effects. I have a very good cardiologist who hasn’t pushed any treatments or medications, but has however clearly informed me that going on Eliquis may be a good idea.
I’m very active and all my life have been running daily and have had no issues. All of this Afib stuff and the side effects of Eliquis are scaring the heck out of me. Just how safe is eliquis, and how likely am I to have adverse side effects from its use ?

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sandw40 | @sandw40 | 1 day ago
In reply to @margaretfriel "Good Questions ... My suggestion, next appointment with your Cardiologist, Ask Her/Him those questions. At my..." + (show)
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Good Questions ... My suggestion, next appointment with your Cardiologist, Ask Her/Him those questions.
At my last appointment with my Cardiologist his Asst. mentioned to me he's commented, "Well we know She'll come in here with a Lot of Questions, & some of them have been Provocative. (I think she was referring to when I asked him, "Since 2021 when 'everyone' was getting Covid Vaccines, have you noticed an Influx of Cardio-A-Fib Patients?"
When I asked him, he paused a L-o-n-g minute then answered, "Very Interesting Question, it hadn't occurred to me but I'd say Yes, it Does seem as though we're busier now than we were before."
You might be interested in asking Your Cardiologist this same question Just To See What sort of answer you get.

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I would think that they saw a greater influx of all patients after 2021. During the major COVID era people put off medical visits and procedures so much that healthcare insurance premiums were practically flat. Once the pandemic eased people who should have been continuing there follow up care but did not started coming back in possibly worse conditions because of the neglect.

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