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Questions about Eliquis and Meds for Pain Relief

Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Jun 7 8:53am | Replies (123)
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@catmom777

I have not been having fun. I can't tell you how much I drink a day. A full glass of water in the morning (maybe 10 oz), a cup of camomile tea at lunch and after dinner (20 oz total), and I sip throughout the day. Plus I cut back on salt. Between those two changes to my routine I wound up with low sodium so the hospital put me on a saline drip. My symptoms were the dizziness, confusion, inability to think or even drive. The hospital got my sodium level up to 132 and discharged me. I feel better, but am still a little dizzy. Now that I know the problem I hope that goes away as I get more salt into my system. I can at least function now.

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AFRobin | @afrobin | Mar 28, 2020

Hi cat mom, If I were you I would find it hard to believe that drinking what sounds like a normal amount of water and cutting back on salt could cause your sodium level to sink so low that you need to be hospitalized. The hospitals would be full of patients with your symptoms. Did you exercise and sweat a lot due to the heat maybe? I would seriously do your homework and see what else it could be. I checked out the side effects of Eliquis and sure enough there is a lot of bleeding, weakness and feeling faint but nothing about low sodium levels.
Check this out: Are you on any of these drugs: https://www.merckmanuals.com/en-ca/home/hormonal-and-metabolic-disorders/electrolyte-balance/hyponatremia-low-level-of-sodium-in-the-blood Why not ask your pharmacist to help you figure this out? They study drug interactions and side effects for 6 years in university.

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