Eliquis and muscle pain

was taking 5 twice a day cut my self back to 2.5 of the eliquis and my pain in my back,legs, knees and muscle spasms in my bladder are killing me. On 5 my ankles and and legs looked like tree stumps and my feet killed me not as bad on 2.5 just one ankle swells big now. I am so depressed it kills me to watch my grandkids now. when I forget to take a pill like at night our in the morning by late afternoon my ankles are better. I cannot take statins because of the same problems. and yes my cardo does not believe me or maybe not care. getting ready to switch.

was taking 5 twice a day cut my self back to 2.5 of the eliquis and my pain in my back,legs, knees and muscle spasms in my bladder are killing me. On 5 my ankles and and legs looked like tree stumps and my feet killed me not as bad on 2.5 just one ankle swells big now. I am so depressed it kills me to watch my grandkids now. when I forget to take a pill like at night our in the morning by late afternoon my ankles are better. I cannot take statins because of the same problems. and yes my cardo does not believe me or maybe not care. getting ready to switch.

@tpmcg It’s now been 10 months since I took Eliquis for 1 week and I’m still dealing with the stomach issues. No doctor offered me any real help, just PPI’s
My diet was a lot like yours until recently. I slowly added, plain cooked salmon and sweet potatoes, scrambled eggs, broccoli, avocado on toast, baked potatoes, and for a dessert, I make red jello blended with plain Lactaid yogurt with graham crackers on top. I can also eat walnuts, almonds, and cashews, 1/4 of the tube of powdered lemon lime electrolytes drinks mix. No using straws, no caffeine, no chocolate, no real sweets. It sucks.
Acupuncture helped a lot along with a nightly acupressure and relaxation routine I created. I do it every night. Finally I’m venturing into other foods but Pepcid and GasX are still my best friends

@debmonroe yes Eliquis is a muscle weakness in the legs. I read up about it.

@debmonroe you can ask him, but my doctor didn’t know about it. I read it on the journal of American medical Association and that’s how I know.

@moski
I am careful about FODMAP. Look it up. I cannot eat avocado, almonds, careful with the amount of broccoli. And absolutely avoid the red in red jello. You might want to do a little low-FODMAP diet research. Just a suggestion.

Joint pain and swelling is a side effect of Eliquis.