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I take xeralto and Cardifilil and had a nosebleed that wouldn't stop had to get my nose packed at the ER.
I am now concerned about going back on it,The ER doctor told me to see an ENT CHECK MY NOSE. ETC.
I only had one Afib type episode and my primary DR CALLS IT paradoximal?

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It's called paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. I have afib once a year, and when it happens, it is dramatic with very high heart rate and diltiazem lowers already low blood pressure to I always end up in ambulance. Mine started in 10/2015.

I declined blood thinners and have not had a clot. For an episode greater than 5.5 hours, they did an echocardiogram to make sure no clots were formed.

My cardiologist has come to agree with my decision not to take blood thinners. The scoring system, CHADS2, changed during these years and I actually do not meet the requirement anymore because they removed female gender as one of the factors in the score.

Did your doc provide a good explanation for why you are on a blood thinner? Do you have diabetes or high blood pressure or other risk factors?

My elderly mother is on Coumadin and has nosebleeds- one yesterday in fact. I buy BloodStop or NasalCease products on Amazon and they make it possible to avoid ER.