Rivaroxaban and Dizziness: What Users Say (Page 2)

• jul...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• August 20, 2025

Rivaroxaban for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction "I have had AFIB for the past 10 years and have had 3 cardioversions. I've been medicated with Xarelto for the past 6 years, and the side effects have been uncomfortable to say the least. Dizziness or balance problems (the floor feels as if it's moving) onset along with stomach cramps (a movable feast as it moves around to intestines and the whole digestive system), muscle cramps in my lower legs (sometimes severe). All stopped or are easing when I stopped, as after my last cardioversion, my AFIB has stopped too. It was prescribed to avoid a stroke. I haven't had one and don't know whether the Xarelto prevented a clot, stroke, or not."

• jul...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• August 20, 2025

Rivaroxaban for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction "I have had AFIB for the past 10 years and have had 3 cardioversions. I've been medicated with Xarelto for the past 6 years, and the side effects have been uncomfortable to say the least. Dizziness or balance problems (the floor feels as if it's moving) onset along with stomach cramps (a movable feast as it moves around to intestines and the whole digestive system), muscle cramps in my lower legs (sometimes severe). All stopped or are easing when I stopped, as after my last cardioversion, my AFIB has stopped too. It was prescribed to avoid a stroke. I haven't had one and don't know whether the Xarelto prevented a clot, stroke, or not."

• Ano...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 29, 2016

For Deep Vein Thrombosis "Not many people take this drug for my condition (Antiphospholipid Syndrome) in the UK, so I'm what you might call an 'experiment,' but I begged and pleaded to go on it as I'd had enough of taking warfarin. My INR was never steady, and I was having blood tests taken every week sometimes. It does have some not-so-good side effects. When I first started taking it, I felt dizzy and faint within a couple of hours, so my hematologist suggested I take it just before bed instead of in the morning, which solved the problem. It makes me more tired than before I was on it, and I don't have as much energy. I've always been a stressful person and have noticed I seem to get more anxiety now. The good outweighs the bad, though, I've had no more mini-strokes, so it's doing its job!"

• A M...
• February 7, 2016

Rivaroxaban for Atrial Fibrillation "I have terrible headaches after 2 weeks. Some are so bad I vomit and have vertigo. Other days I will have head pain for 12 hours or more. At least 3 headaches a week now."

• tam...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 1, 2015

Rivaroxaban for Pulmonary Embolism "I am 39 and was given Xarelto for pulmonary embolism. I have experienced nausea, dizziness, dreams, and mild headaches. Not sure this medicine is for me. Back to the doctor on Monday."

• VFC...
• June 21, 2014

Rivaroxaban for Pulmonary Embolism "No side effects, except one incidence of dizziness that passed quickly."