Apixaban for Prevention of Thromboembolism in Atrial Fibrillation User Reviews (Page 2)

• Jun...
• May 30, 2018

"One cannot expect no reaction to this med. The 'drug' is a biologic specifically made to be an antibody to the coagulation factor Xa. As many patients noted, evidence of complement activation and subsequent 'leaky membrane' is apparent. At least one patient is prescient (predictive) enough to state these products should be taken off the market."

• Jak...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 5, 2019

"I can't tell how effective Eliquis was as I was only able to take it for three days before stopping. It gave me terrible stomach and intestinal issues. Also, headache, blurry vision, weakness. Doc switched me to Xarelto which gave me worse side effects. Now on Coumadin as a last resort and having stomach issues from that as well. My doctor is understanding but I am preparing for an ablation and so need to be on a blood thinner for 1 month before and 1 month after. I am so sensitive to all meds and hoping I can tough it out."

• edd...
• May 5, 2015

"I am 84. After two atrial fibrillation incidents that were two years apart, my doctor prescribed Eliquis, one 5mg pill once a day. After ingesting the first pill at 8:00 am, by 11:00 am I was dizzy and just felt lousy. I emailed my doctor, suggesting that I take only half a pill a day. She agreed. After two weeks of feeling lousy, I awoke one morning with my right eye severely reddened and the right side of my head throbbing. It was a weekend, so I went to Urgent Care, they did an echocardiogram, which showed I was pretty okay. Before I went home, I told the doctor that I would never again take Eliquis. She didn't like that. But I went back on my old metformin/aspirin regime and after six months I am okay."

• Hem...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 12, 2017

"I was having dizziness shortly after taking the pill. I kept taking it for almost a month when I had a fainting spell and decided I had to stop it. My doctor agreed that I should. I am an 80-year-old woman just recently diagnosed with AF. I am back on 81mg aspirin. I am not diabetic or have any other maladies. I'm glad for those who it works for, I'm just not one of them."

• Jan...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 21, 2019

"I have been diagnosed with intermittent atrial fibrillation. I am 59 years old and was put on Eliquis. After a month, I have dizzy spells where I feel like I am going to faint and feel very weak. It has gotten to the point where I am scared to drive. I am also supposed to start taking Multaq, a heart pill, but I am scared due to the side effects I have read about. I am currently waiting on Multaq because I now have gallstones and will need surgery. I feel like I have no life now."

• JAZ...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• March 21, 2018

"After successful cardioversion, I started Eliquis, 5mg twice a day. I've been on Eliquis for 2 years. I have not had any episodes of a-fib in that time. I've always noticed an uneasy feeling after taking it. My appetite increases with this feeling. I believe I need drug treatment for my a-fib and Eliquis works, but my hair has thinned so much. I would say 50%. I also have nosebleeds every month or so. This product WORKS but the hair loss actually makes me cry!"

• wor...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 10, 2017

"This is a terrible medication that shouldn't be on the market. My brother-in-law is fighting for his life right now. My sister (his wife) just had a hip replacement and has to deal with him having a brain bleed due to this terrible medication. Pray for Robert."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• November 19, 2016

"I am a 91-year-old woman with permanent atrial fibrillation on 2.5 mg twice daily. I have had no problems or side effects and eat lots of green vegetables. Very satisfied with it, have been on it for two years."

• Ann...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• October 1, 2020

"I was on Eliquis from 11/2019 to 7/2020. In the spring of 7/2020, I started having dizziness until I went to the ER and found out I was having TIAs. I was taken off that medication. It didn’t work for me, and there are no blood draws to prove it is even working. Now I am on baby aspirin and Coumadin, which is working. There should be some lab tests for that. I am still healing and just waiting for my right eye to heal."

• Dre...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 8, 2019

"I have been taking Eliquis for one month for AFib and have developed gout. My right foot near the ankles and toes have been terribly swollen and very sensitive. I put it in ice to keep the swelling down. Secondly, I usually have a normal bowel movement 3 to 5 times a day, but on Eliquis, I have been constipated for 2 days now! Will take prune juice or ask help from the pharmacist and get off this medicine."

• Bab...
• June 17, 2015

"I have AF. Was on Aspirin. Doctor wanted me on Warfarin. Tried it, my AF came back. After six weeks and lots of blood tests, my INR rate was still 1. Knowing some of the worst-case side effects, I was not happy to be on it. On Aspirin, I had a life. On Warfarin, Warfarin took over my life. Could not drink or eat certain foods. Could not take anti-inflammatories (for Rheumatoid Arthritis, taken as and when required, not regularly). Worried about cranial bleeds brought on by taking Warfarin. Too much worry. Complained to the doctor that she had not explained the alternatives properly to me. Was put on Apixaban at my request. Also, as a backup, was put on a Beta-blocker, as advised by a doctor in A&E after a scary AF attack. Now, three months on Apixaban, and life is good."

• sno...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 6, 2017

"At age 79 and put on Eliquis 5 days ago-I have had such bad dizziness and nausea-and because of Meniere's also, the ears ringing has been awful and added to all this. I have chronic a-fib and have had two cardioversions. I was previously on 2 baby aspirin daily. Couldn't tolerate either of the other newer meds either. Everything seems to increase my dizziness due to Meniere's and adds to nausea and even confusion, etc. So, I just told my doctor, no more of this drug. I want to stay with the 2 baby aspirin daily. No history of stroke in my family, nor have I had any. I just don't do meds well 'at all'."

• Dor...
• February 13, 2016

"I'm an 81-year-old female who was put on Eliquis for 5 weeks for AF, and I've had severe stomach pain. I've had a bad pancreas before this, but my pain has increased by at least 50% and lots of short-term memory loss. I'm looking at getting off this medicine because I just can't handle the stomach pain. Good luck to everyone."

• Mai...
• October 21, 2016

"In my 80s, A-Fib diagnosed 18 years ago. Tried all the drugs at the time to correct it including going through Cardiac Ablation w/o anesthesia (sedation did not help much). Nothing worked. On Coumadin until 2 years ago - didn't like the limitations on food intake due to Vit.K avoidance - switched to Eliquis. Very happy with it. Possibly contributes to constipation like other Rx I take, but can't blame Eliquis. No other apparent side effects. Glad to no longer take 'rat poison', which my son always reminded me I'd been taking and enjoying green vegetables again."

• Whi...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 16, 2018

"Mom (88) was on this for 4 months. Had to take her to the hospital as she was exhausted and felt very ill. Found that the Eliquis gave her bleeding ulcers, and she had to be given blood transfusions because of severe blood loss, as well as drugs to help heal the ulcers. She always ate a healthy diet. Never had stomach issues before. After she went off this, her stomach healed up and she had no further problems with it. Stomach ulcers are not listed in the warnings for Eliquis."

• BGa...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 20, 2020

"Recently had a TIA due to A Fib and was put on Eliquis. No issues for 3 weeks until my heart rate spiked to 180 BPM, tachycardia, and feeling a flush of adrenaline throughout my body. Within 4 days, I had 3 episodes of it and was finally put on metoprolol to control my heart rate. It's now been 2 months, and I still continue to have episodes of tachycardia with the flushing of adrenaline feeling. I'm also feeling dizzy quite often and in a fog a lot of the time. I feel like I'm a few heartbeats away from a heart attack. Doctors don't seem too worried, but they're not going through it. I've never had instances of tachycardia until taking Eliquis and Lipitor. Not happy and will be asking for alternatives."

• Ron...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 12, 2020

"Severe stomach pain from Eliquis 5 mg twice a day. Only been on it for 5 days. Hurts so bad I can’t sleep. My stroke score is a zero. Less than 1% chance of a stroke. This stuff is awful. Took Xarelto for 2 months and had severe back pain."

• pxi...
• January 13, 2016

"I had a brief episode of AFib following severe pneumonia, so the docs put me on Eliquis and have insisted I stick with it despite the fact my AFib resolved on its own two weeks after multiple failed cardioversion attempts and a course of amiodarone. Now I find myself having dark, very bloody bowel movements accompanied by severe abdominal cramping. Yuck. I have IBS, but this is different. Time to insist my docs take me off of it?"

• IkH...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 19, 2020

"Started taking Eliquis for a superficial blood clot (which was treated as a DVT), and within the first two weeks, my mouth started itching and developed hives on my extremities. My doctor told me to take Benadryl, which helped. However, I would have rather been taken off the medication instead of being put on additional medications."

• Fra...
• September 29, 2017

"Within 5 days of taking Eliquis, I have an itchy rash on both sides of various parts of the body. It is particularly itchy at night after a couple of hours of sleep. The rash seems to appear on the same area of opposite sides of the body simultaneously, such as on the legs, upper arms, forearms, thighs, sides of the stomach, and chest. I also experienced muscle spasms in the legs, hips, back, and arms. After stopping the drug, the muscle spasms stopped, and the itching and rash cleared up within a week to ten days."

• CHF...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 3, 2021

"My cardiologist prescribed me Eliquis after my STEMI. 2.5 mg twice a day, then wound up in the hospital bleeding internally. Stopped the Eliquis, I was fine. Had a little AFib episode after bowel resection, cardiologist started Eliquis again in case of a clot. Wound up bleeding from my nose and into my ostomy bag. Filled the ostomy bag three times with blood. In the hospital, fighting for my life again."

• gra...
• September 10, 2016

"Much easier to use than warfarin which I was on for 5 years. The only side effect I am finding is hair loss. I checked side effects for Eliquis but hair loss was not on the list. I have been on this drug since April 2016."

• Ver...
• March 26, 2017

"I am 61 years old. Have been in permanent Afib for approximately 6 years. I was originally put on 100mg aspirin for 18 months, then went on to Warfarin prior to an attempt at cardioversion. Heart remained in Afib so was soon after put on to Eliquis (5mg tab twice a day). I have been on this medication now for 4 years. Prior to being on Eliquis, I had to inject with Clexane prior to any air travel as a precaution. Since being on Eliquis I have not had any side effects, no need for Clexane when travelling. The only precaution recommended was NOT to take any medications such as Ibuprofen for pain relief or flu and cold capsules that contain pseudoephedrine."

• H...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 9, 2023

"Started taking this in August 2023 for afib. I experienced extreme pain and weakness in my arms and shoulders, but didn't connect it to Eliquis. As an example of my issues, in spring 2023, I worked three days chainsawing trees and then stacked all the wood in big piles. However, this fall, when I started the same job, I couldn't even complete one hour of work. The same chainsaw felt too heavy, and my arms were in pain. I spent the next week hardly able to do anything, and my productivity was completely shot. I went to the doctors, got X-rays, and was evaluated. I was told it was arthritis, but it was actually my muscles hurting. One day this week, I was pleasantly surprised that the pain subsided, and I was able to sleep. That's when I realized I had missed two doses of Eliquis. Bingo."

• vic...
• November 29, 2015

"75 years old, very active runner and skier, suffered first AF (atrial fibrillation) and minor TIA (transient ischemic attack) in April 2015, left with only slight speech impediment and some short-term memory loss. Put on Eliquis 5 mg, no side effects at all. Told to resume all my activities and return for routine blood tests in a year."