Eliquis and AFIB

I’m allergic to Eliquis. Found that out the hard way. After less than a day I had phlegm so thick I couldn’t breathe and severe gastro gas and bloating. Then Afib a few hours later. I stayed on the Eliquis a little over a week because the cardiologist said it’s not the Eliquis. Then I got confused and dementia like. The few hours a day I was alert it decided to stop the Eliquis on my own and find a new cardiologist. Sadly the only blood thinner I’m not allergic to to to warfarin. Even then I take only a tiny amount before my system goes wacky.
FYI most of the bad reactions from the Eliquis faded after a month except the gastro issues. If I get a gas bubble i get Afib so my food choices are very limited. Acupuncture for my anxiety (I never had before) and to help with the heart. This has helped a lot.

Thank you

...to your lungs and to your kidneys and even to your heart. Anywhere a clot lodges and blocks the flow of blood can cause organ death or tissue death if it's a major blood vessel.

I'm wearing a heart monitor being diagnosed right now, for AFib, I did experience an episode and went to the emergency room, because of the risk of blood clots, I've been put on eliquis, at this point I guess it's a lifesaver, to keep blood clots from going to my brain and causing a stroke

I did not though doctors told me I should be on it. My CHAD score called for it. My AF got bad enough that I had an ablation and Eliquis is required for that procedure. I was probably taking risks.

There are two types of strokes, but both amount to the same thing: blocking of oxygenated blood supply to the affected area, so that area must die. If in the brain, it's potentially very bad. If in the heart, it's potentially very bad. If in the lungs, same thing.
The two kinds of stroke are from blockage due to stenosis (restriction of flow cross-section, which is what happens when there is plaque restricting flow too much) and due to clots that get jammed into place at a narrow-enough spot, and from there they prevent further flow of blood past that point. Anything needing that flow of blood will promptly die.
Once you have such a stenosis, that being caused by plaque deposition anywhere along a blood vessel, you can't reverse it. It can be displaced via a angioplasty, or pressed back out of the way, but it's usually just the buying of time. It can be bypassed with a stent of a length of blood vessel taken from somewhere else in your body, often an ankle.
Diet can only help so much if your genetics make you a hyperlipid producer. Some of us are that; we have hyperlipidemia and it's really not our fault any more than our looks or our big noses are. We have to choose our parents more carefully....next time.
So, no, in most cases, a diet cannot 'eliminate' the problem. It can help, though, by eating a diet suitable for the risks that genetics and other factors like stress make difficult to manage.

My understanding is that an Afib related stroke is caused by a blood clot originating in the heart that travels to the brain. You may want to research whether there is a correlation between cholesterol and strokes?

I had a conversation with my Cardiologist related to this yesterday during my semi annual visit. I had an ablation one year ago and since then no AFIB episodes.
I take my BP at home daily and have seen no indication of any irregular HR. (My device has an indicator to show that). Asked if I could stop taking Eliquis. He said that even with the daily readings I could still have AFIB episodes I’m just not catching. And even a very short duration episode could cause a clot. So I’m staying on the Eliquis.

Does anyone know what type of cholesterol or fat causes the blockage during a stroke?
Can a good diet eliminate the problem?

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