Stroke medication: Taking Eliquis to reduce risk of stroke

I’m 77 and on it, too. I am doing ok, but was also intrigued that it might be beneficial if one gets the Corona virus.

@elegantgem @cece55..i had a loop recorder put in at the end of January due to TIA. It started blerdng at thr incision site a few days after that. My cardiologist was nit available but teo other doctors in the practice sae me and told me to stop the Xetalto until I can see my own doctor. My cardiologist told me to go off until the bleeding stops. During that time I had my teeth cleaned. I stopped taking the med until almost 3 weeks later. Yes, it took that long for the incision to heal. I have leg and back pain too, but i suspect it was the statin i was taking also. My cardiologist is giving permission to stop statin to rule out that it is the cause the pain. I think as cece55 suggested , it would pay to ask your doctor if you could stop Eliquis for a few days. My son in law used to have afib and he was on Eliquis but he didn't have any side effects so I guess it affects people differently. I'm extremely sensitive to meds so it's difficult for me to get used to anything. Cece55 are you off blood thinner now or are you on a different one?

Thanks everyone for your response. I decided to do a lot more reading about strokes and your heart. I was just reading a book by Dr. Jay Cohn called Cardiovascular health. He stated some (he didn't say which) blood thinner actually help in repairing the artery walls in the heart. Have any of you heard that?

@katydid77. I have tried many statins. Many years ago, Simvastatin was the first one, couldn't tolerate it, changed to prevastatin for a while eventually my GP let me go off it. Simvastatin has the most side effects. Now I tried pravastatin, still not good. Then my cardiologist put me on a new statin, even worse. The last statin was Crestor. Both my Neurologist and my GP's wife were on it, so i gave it a try, only 5 mg, the lowest dosage. My lipid test were great but pain still there. Finally my cardiologist is taking me off that too, so I'll wait a few weeks to see if that med is causing the pain. If not, he's going to put me back on prevastatin which he said has the least side effects. It's a waiting game. I'm getting pretty frustrated.
What dosage are you taking?

I would be interested to know if your pain has improved. I discontinued the Crestor about a week ago and cannot tell there is any improvement yet.

@katydid77. I stopped Crestor on August 15. Did ALL the pain go away? No. I have been having leg and hop pain and would like to rule out the fact that Crestor made it worse. My cardiologist agreed with the understanding that if my cholesterol spikes up, we will have to revisit statin again. Before statin, my cholesterol was under 200 to start and my HDL is over 60, LDL was 100,and Triglycerides was under 150, that's why my GP did not see the need to put me on statin. Crestor did reduced my cholesterol, no doubt about that even though it was only 5 mg. My concern with statin is that it could cause blood sugar to go up, the last thing i need is to be diabetic. Mind fog is also a common side effect. I'm very sensitive to medication, so that's why i am concerned. My annual physical is in November and I'll have another lipid test. Crossing my fingers and toes for good results.

I would be interested to know if your pain has improved. I discontinued the Crestor about a week ago and cannot tell there is any improvement yet.