Hi I am Lara. 73 years old. Since last year I am on Eliquis and metaprolol for arterial fibrillation. I have no Hugh blood pressure, diabities or any other related symptom. I stopped metaprolol as I had too much fatigue, hair loss ( even eye brow and eye lashes hair were falling), knee pain aggravation etc. fir last two months I am only on Eliquis. Sometimes I have too much arthrities pain as I am on Eliquis I cannot take any anti inflammatory drug. Can I stop Elyquis fir sometime and take Aspirin ? As Aspirin is also a blood thinner. Or it will not work for fibrillation problem? The doctors do not give strait answer as they do not want to take the responsibility. Without anti inflammatory drugs the knee pain does not go.