Eliquis OR cholesterol med causing muscle weakness, and legs..

@asolidrock
I’ve been off the cholesterol for week now and there is no difference in the weakness in my legs, but I think I’m gonna give it another week.
I never heard directly from my cardiologist just the NP..🤨

@jlharsh
FYI. I’ve been off the cholesterol med for a week now, but I don’t see any difference in my legs still just as weak. Never heard directly from my cardiologist just the NP and that was when I first sent my message letting them know I need a break from me, but I think I’m going to give it another week..
I really believe it’s the Eliquis. That’s causing the weakness., When I asked NP why the cardiologist extended the Eliquis to longer than the year, she said I have a bill, but when she looked up my records, it was when I was in the hospital after I had the heart attack. I did wear a monitor for about a week and the results came back normal and in my follow up appointment I don’t recall anyone telling me. I did have a bit so I don’t know what’s going on.

@ruth36
I wrote on my chart to my cardiologist and explained I wanted to take a break from the Eliquis and the cholesterol med. I was taking (one at a time) so I can figure out which one is causing the weakness in my legs. It’s been a couple of days, but I haven’t heard back from her, but I did hear from a nurse in her office and she said she would contact the doctor again and said I could stop taking the cholesterol med for a week or two.. But I already started that process before I heard back from her so it’s been two days without being on it. I would like to go at least three weeks to see if I noticed the difference and then I know I will have to ask for blood work done to check my cholesterol just to be safe that it didn’t skyrocket. I don’t know if anybody else on this site happens to be on the Eliquis AND also a cholesterol med ( Rosuvastatin) and is having the muscle weakness in their legs. If so, please let me know.
Thanks

@jc76
I’m 80… I know everybody ages, but I’ve always been active. I don’t run or belong to gym but I’ve never been a couch potato… my lake we just started a month after I started taking the Eliquis and compared to this time last year. I have so much weaker in my legs. Other than that I think I feel pretty good most of the time.

@ruth36
I stopped the statin within a few weeks of starting and I noticed the change in muscle weakness within a few days. I wonder if it will take longer to recover if you've taken a statin for months or even years? I realize this is only my experience and everyone is different. Hope you're feeling better soon.

@ruth36
I stopped the statin within a few weeks of starting and I noticed the change in muscle weakness within a few days. I wonder if it will take longer to recover if you've taken a statin for months or even years? I realize this is only my experience and everyone is different. Hope you're feeling better soon.