Extreme Fatique, Joint Pain, Muscle Weakness With Eliquis For Afib (Page 3) (Top voted first)

I was having extreme fatigue, joint pain, muscle weakness after starting Eliquis and started to having black stool with nausea and abdominal pain. I gradually reduced the dose until no longer taking Eliquis nor ever will. It really put a fear in me. Asprin works for me via my AFIB. I can tell if my blood is too thick when my heart is working hard to pump the blood out of my heart. I feel much better when my heart is pumping normally when the blood is thinner. You sometimes have to insist to your doctor the side effects you are feeling, this is a fairly new medication. Anyone else have these side effects?

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I have really bad headaches & feel overall weakness. I have been on it since October 8th 2019 for approximately 2 months & for 3 weeks I have had headaches number 5/6, on the pain scale. My Dr. thinks it is something else causing the headaches. I cannot take Pradaxa because I had severe heart burn. What to do?

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After about 1 month of starting 5 mg twice daily Eliquis I have developed debilitating joint pain in my back, neck, knees, elbows, wrists and ankles. I had been walking miles a day and doing light aerobic classes, but can no longer do either. I now find it nearly impossible to get up from a sitting position, and have a hard time getting on or off the toilet. These symptoms are all new since I started taking Eliquis.

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I have had all of the above problems with eliquis. I was in the Hospital with Blood Clots in my lungs and the Dr. put me on Eliquis. I had Blood Clots a few years ago and my DR, put me on another drug and I had to have my blood checked every Month, but I did Fine on the other drug. The Dr that put me on the other drug has since retired (all the GOOD Dr's are retiring) I feel pain and Leg and joint pain and muscle pain and I am having trouble walking. I am hoping the DR. will put me on something else soon .

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My husband has been taking Eliquis 2.5 MG 2x a day for approx 6 weeks. Prior to that 1 81 mg aspirin. Has developed severe arm and leg weakness to the point of not being able to go up and down steps or get up from chair/commode. We have reduced to 2.5 1x for last 2 days and are going to discontinue it all together in next day or so. Also has red blotches all over his legs and is extremely fatigued. No more.

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Re: BeccaB (# 96)

Ditto to all you said... Was about to get an MRI & decided to do some research and WOW was I surprised... Had similar issue with hips when on Crestor years ago... Stopped taking pain subsided. Have to d/c this Med. Has your pain subsided yet???

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2 x 5mg, after a month my legs are very weak. I was fit and strong before an injury caused dvt. I did not want to take pharma but also didn't want to die, going the natural route. Hope I can clear the poison soon. eliquis = poison

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I have been on eliquis for over a year. I have had 2 heart ablations and on blood pressure meds also. I have severe pain on the left side of my back and down my leg. What can I take for pain besides Tylenol? It does not help much. I purchased nonrefundable trip tickets. Need some help.

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I had an Ablation done last month, they tried me on Xarelto and i could not tolerate it so i was put on Eliquis, been on it over a month. Side effects are muscle sorness,, muscles weak. Insomnia, going to the bathroom a lot. But i hope i will be took off of it this week. Don't never want to take another blood thinner

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I have been on elequis for two months and have had chronic muscle and joint pain. My whole body felt stiff. I am an avid golfer and after 9 holes I can hardley lift my legs to walk. I have experimented and gone off the drug for a couple of days and feel normal. I am now getting pains in my neck and pain in my jaw joints to the degree of difficulties in opening my mouth. Feel like flu symptoms. I stopped taking flecanide thinking this was the problem - this may have only increased the problem with the elequis. My doctor was not in favour of going back to aspirin . Still searching for a solution. I am 64 relative fit and did play 18 holes golf 4 days per week now struggle to play 9 holes once per week

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Yes my husband is experiencing fatigue and sleepiness

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78 year old man on Eliquis for two years. The only side effect so far is the drain on my wallet. Physician samples given to me by my EP help some, but when I am in the doughnut hold it costs over $400 for a 90 day supply. My EP still insists I remain on a blood thinner, saying "If you have an accident and bleed a lot, we can always give you more blood. However, we cannot give you a new brain if you have a stroke....so remain on the blood thinner". Pretty convincing argument to me.

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I also have the knee, back and leg pains in my field I have to keep moving do ANYONE knows what can I do

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Very weak legs, muscle soreness, and gout. I have not had gout in six years. Started taking Eliquis 9 weeks ago and I have had 6 episodes of gout. I changed my diet 10 years ago and watch what I eat. I have lost 24 lbs in the last 9 weeks because of gout. In severe pain I don't want food. Went to a rumatologist for second opinion. Waste of time and money, wouldn't listen to anything I had to say just wanted to give me prednisone to mask an already existing problem. Saw my main Dr. same day he refuses to take me off this drug for Afib. He did EKG really normal rythym. I see my cardiologist on Dec 5th let's see what he will do. I am so upset that the doctors refuse to listen that there are problems with drugs. They shrug it off as all drugs have side effects.

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I have been on Eloquis for 6 months. I am also experiencing extrem leg and shoulder pains. It has become debilitating. I am always drained, or in pain. It is usually worse in the morning and night. It also flares up when weather gets cold or rainy. I am miserable.

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Just saw my e-mails and thought I would reply. AS you will see I've written about this terrible drug before and I am 66 and feel really bad although I cant or shouldn't as I have an 94 year old mother to look after. I suffer bad back problems Spinal Stenosis not caused by this drug but the hand pain and feet are. Tinnitus is really bad and I cant sleep for the effects of this drug with sweat pouring off me. Headaches like toothache all over. What I am angry about you never get any updates from this company I would have thought by now the Yellow Card System would have started to ring alarm bells. It's all very well doctors starting you on this medication to prevent a stroke I never showed any symptoms accept I did suffer Atrial Fibrillation the dose I take is 5mgs twice daily so you can thank your lucky stars you are not on that. I.B.S was always an issue with me but it was now and again now its almost every day pain discomfort bloating really terrible. I still wish I had never started it. One thing is I cant understand why they wanted you back at the clinic because there is no need for you to go G.P once a year does Renal Function and if that's all o.k. that's you. Good luck.

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Thank you! I now know why I have painful neuropathy in my feet (no doabetes) and my legs are so weak I can barely walk. Plus the muscle tone in my arms is gone. They are now Just weak wrinkled skin covered bones with weak hands. Its the eliquis. I'm surprised I dont have dementia. Maybe I do and dont know it yet. :(

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Eliquise 5 mg for 3 months has made me a tired ,emotional ,red swollen eyes,small purple spots where hair on legs grow.tremendous chocking ,gum bleeds , puffiness under eyes and sneezing makes my face bright red and then smothering. Xeralto was more bleeding
.My cardiologist told me to bleed to death or stroke ,great choices . Going to take aspirin for A find. Never use Eliquist again.

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I have been taking Eliquis for 7 months. Recently I started having severe swelling & pain in both wrists and my neck.

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How did your doctor take you off Eliquis? Was it a gradual reduction, or cold turkey?

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Since taking elequis my legs are extremely weak. My arms cannot support me if I try to hang ftom them. The muscles on my arms have atrophied. My skin hangs from the bones. No muscle tone at all. Its awful.

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