Eliquis made me sick as a dog after just 1 dose. The cardiologists said, “that’s impossible”. I stopped taking Eliquis after a week and found a new cardiologist
Joints
Sinus congestion
Thick phlegm
Increased AFIb from once a year Afib to almost daily
ER cardio Adversion 4 hours after the first dose of Eliquis .
Fatigue
Confusion
Dizzy
Horrible life ending thoughts
Major GI problems
I went from being happy and healthy with maybe once a year Afib one day to being in a daze and wanting to die.
But my eye sight got better. I’m using 10 year old glasses now
I’m on a tiny dose of warfarin and Carvedilol for Afib now and feeling great! Started a relaxation routine and lost almost 25lbs since August.
If it feels wrong change
Eliquis made me sick as a dog after just 1 dose. The cardiologists said, “that’s impossible”. I stopped taking Eliquis after a week and found a new cardiologist
Joints
Sinus congestion
Thick phlegm
Increased AFIb from once a year Afib to almost daily
ER cardio Adversion 4 hours after the first dose of Eliquis .
Fatigue
Confusion
Dizzy
Horrible life ending thoughts
Major GI problems
I went from being happy and healthy with maybe once a year Afib one day to being in a daze and wanting to die.
But my eye sight got better. I’m using 10 year old glasses now
I’m on a tiny dose of warfarin and Carvedilol for Afib now and feeling great! Started a relaxation routine and lost almost 25lbs since August.
If it feels wrong change
@moski I'm now off Eliquis for about three months now. Every joint hurt. This is now bettering, but my walk is still as if my ankles are made of wood. My knees still hurt, but slightly better. I still have indigestion. No longer have vertigo. It really affected my muscles, which makes sense because it is dissolving clots.. Because it was thought my clots were due to a medication I was on (it was a trial Eliquis was stopped suddenly.the doctor said it would leave my system in three days. Not so. Still have pain but no longer a 10.
@moski I'm now off Eliquis for about three months now. Every joint hurt. This is now bettering, but my walk is still as if my ankles are made of wood. My knees still hurt, but slightly better. I still have indigestion. No longer have vertigo. It really affected my muscles, which makes sense because it is dissolving clots.. Because it was thought my clots were due to a medication I was on (it was a trial Eliquis was stopped suddenly.the doctor said it would leave my system in three days. Not so. Still have pain but no longer a 10.
@gabriig most of the adverse reactions faded fairly quickly for me. 1-2 days. Except the GI issues that took 5 months. They even ran GI testing and found basically nothing. It’s been 9 months And I’m still having some very slight problems. I changed my diet drastically lots of plain salmon and sweet potatos or red potatoes helped a lot. Now still it’s basically plain everything and I went/still go to acupuncture. Pepcid and GasX were my best friends. I raised the head of the bed up 6 inches and sometimes I even slept in a chair. No real caffeine and no drinking from straws. My nightly relaxation routine calms me and I sleep well most nights
On a good note I lost 3/4 of the weight that I gained while on Diltalizan.
With all the changes I’ve had no Afib and I just biked 15 miles. Earlier in the year I was a basket case with lots of intense Afib. It seemed like all the Drs wanted to do was medicate me. Arminodrone and Multeq or ablation that they gave me a 70% chance of working.
Now it’s just a beta blocker carvedilol and a tiny dose of the anticoagulant Warfarin.
Pharmacy thinks the standard dose of Eliquis or any of the newer drugs was over dosing me.
@gabriig most of the adverse reactions faded fairly quickly for me. 1-2 days. Except the GI issues that took 5 months. They even ran GI testing and found basically nothing. It’s been 9 months And I’m still having some very slight problems. I changed my diet drastically lots of plain salmon and sweet potatos or red potatoes helped a lot. Now still it’s basically plain everything and I went/still go to acupuncture. Pepcid and GasX were my best friends. I raised the head of the bed up 6 inches and sometimes I even slept in a chair. No real caffeine and no drinking from straws. My nightly relaxation routine calms me and I sleep well most nights
On a good note I lost 3/4 of the weight that I gained while on Diltalizan.
With all the changes I’ve had no Afib and I just biked 15 miles. Earlier in the year I was a basket case with lots of intense Afib. It seemed like all the Drs wanted to do was medicate me. Arminodrone and Multeq or ablation that they gave me a 70% chance of working.
Now it’s just a beta blocker carvedilol and a tiny dose of the anticoagulant Warfarin.
Pharmacy thinks the standard dose of Eliquis or any of the newer drugs was over dosing me.
@moski I agree, I think I was overdosed...for me. Different for everybody. Many of my symptoms are gone. Still working with the GI issues, but now fairly mild. My biggest issue is getting rid of "wooden" feet. I will start seeing my physical therapist now that holidays are over. I went to visit my son for Thanks giving. The day before I was to fly home I had an incident that took me to the ER. No problem with what got me there, but my heart rate was 33 and my Christmas and birthday present was a pacemaker. It fell to my family to prepare for Christmas, since I didn't get home until the 23rd.
I have been on it probably 6 weeks now, my joints all hurt - that is a side effect from Eliquis. It is my neck, upper back, shoulders, upper arms, legs. I am on it because of total knee replacement and after surgery I got a blood clot so they put me on it to dissolve the clot. I do not like it and need a doctor to prescribe something else and have no idea right now if the blood clot is still there. My leg is still swollen along with my foot.
I dealing with side effects from blood third now and have been put on Carafate to heal my stomach of whatever irritations caused by the blood thinners. The pain for the most part is gone but the nausea is horrible. My diet has been very limited! Plain Greek yogurt/little cottage cheese , once in a while a slice f cheese, protein powder banana s, some peanut butter. And time those meds right!
@moski I agree, I think I was overdosed...for me. Different for everybody. Many of my symptoms are gone. Still working with the GI issues, but now fairly mild. My biggest issue is getting rid of "wooden" feet. I will start seeing my physical therapist now that holidays are over. I went to visit my son for Thanks giving. The day before I was to fly home I had an incident that took me to the ER. No problem with what got me there, but my heart rate was 33 and my Christmas and birthday present was a pacemaker. It fell to my family to prepare for Christmas, since I didn't get home until the 23rd.
@gabriig sometimes the bottom of my feet feel odd. I guess wooden is a good description. I need to add they feel like they’re vibrating slightly too. Acupuncture and gentle lymphatic massage of my legs before bed has helped with that.
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1 ReactionJoint pain and swelling is a side effect of Eliquis.
Eliquis made me sick as a dog after just 1 dose. The cardiologists said, “that’s impossible”. I stopped taking Eliquis after a week and found a new cardiologist
Joints
Sinus congestion
Thick phlegm
Increased AFIb from once a year Afib to almost daily
ER cardio Adversion 4 hours after the first dose of Eliquis .
Fatigue
Confusion
Dizzy
Horrible life ending thoughts
Major GI problems
I went from being happy and healthy with maybe once a year Afib one day to being in a daze and wanting to die.
But my eye sight got better. I’m using 10 year old glasses now
I’m on a tiny dose of warfarin and Carvedilol for Afib now and feeling great! Started a relaxation routine and lost almost 25lbs since August.
If it feels wrong change
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3 Reactions@moski I'm now off Eliquis for about three months now. Every joint hurt. This is now bettering, but my walk is still as if my ankles are made of wood. My knees still hurt, but slightly better. I still have indigestion. No longer have vertigo. It really affected my muscles, which makes sense because it is dissolving clots.. Because it was thought my clots were due to a medication I was on (it was a trial Eliquis was stopped suddenly.the doctor said it would leave my system in three days. Not so. Still have pain but no longer a 10.
@gabriig most of the adverse reactions faded fairly quickly for me. 1-2 days. Except the GI issues that took 5 months. They even ran GI testing and found basically nothing. It’s been 9 months And I’m still having some very slight problems. I changed my diet drastically lots of plain salmon and sweet potatos or red potatoes helped a lot. Now still it’s basically plain everything and I went/still go to acupuncture. Pepcid and GasX were my best friends. I raised the head of the bed up 6 inches and sometimes I even slept in a chair. No real caffeine and no drinking from straws. My nightly relaxation routine calms me and I sleep well most nights
On a good note I lost 3/4 of the weight that I gained while on Diltalizan.
With all the changes I’ve had no Afib and I just biked 15 miles. Earlier in the year I was a basket case with lots of intense Afib. It seemed like all the Drs wanted to do was medicate me. Arminodrone and Multeq or ablation that they gave me a 70% chance of working.
Now it’s just a beta blocker carvedilol and a tiny dose of the anticoagulant Warfarin.
Pharmacy thinks the standard dose of Eliquis or any of the newer drugs was over dosing me.
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1 Reaction@moski I agree, I think I was overdosed...for me. Different for everybody. Many of my symptoms are gone. Still working with the GI issues, but now fairly mild. My biggest issue is getting rid of "wooden" feet. I will start seeing my physical therapist now that holidays are over. I went to visit my son for Thanks giving. The day before I was to fly home I had an incident that took me to the ER. No problem with what got me there, but my heart rate was 33 and my Christmas and birthday present was a pacemaker. It fell to my family to prepare for Christmas, since I didn't get home until the 23rd.
I have been on it probably 6 weeks now, my joints all hurt - that is a side effect from Eliquis. It is my neck, upper back, shoulders, upper arms, legs. I am on it because of total knee replacement and after surgery I got a blood clot so they put me on it to dissolve the clot. I do not like it and need a doctor to prescribe something else and have no idea right now if the blood clot is still there. My leg is still swollen along with my foot.
I dealing with side effects from blood third now and have been put on Carafate to heal my stomach of whatever irritations caused by the blood thinners. The pain for the most part is gone but the nausea is horrible. My diet has been very limited! Plain Greek yogurt/little cottage cheese , once in a while a slice f cheese, protein powder banana s, some peanut butter. And time those meds right!
@carly14 same but I thought is was the metoprolol causing it? Is leg weakness a side effect of Eliquis?
@gabriig sometimes the bottom of my feet feel odd. I guess wooden is a good description. I need to add they feel like they’re vibrating slightly too. Acupuncture and gentle lymphatic massage of my legs before bed has helped with that.