Xeralto And Swelling. (Top voted first)

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Taking xarelto and left leg is swollen, tight and very painful from the knee up to the groin area. Have any idea what this could be?

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Had ultrasound guided aspiration of knee and thigh this morning. Blood was found in the knee. This is the 2nd bleed this month. Have stopped xeralto because think this caused the bleeding. Guess one has to choose between bleeding to death and having a stroke. Is there no middle ground?

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Hi Louise and PEnomore,

I just wanted to add that in regards to the types of side effects you're both reporting, NIH.gov does list the following as being symptoms associated with taking Xarelto:

-joint or muscle pain
-lower back or side pain
-pain in the arms or legs
-leg weakness

Ref: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0045374/#DDIC603481.side_effects_section

NIH goes on to mention that you should contact your doctor in the event that you experience some of the side effects. I don't know what to anticipate from your doctor at this point in terms of finding a happy medium solution among various blood thinning agents, but perhaps altering ones lifestyle, diet and/or exercise habits may be the next best alternative (at least in my opinion)?

I wish you both good health and good luck in finding that middle ground!

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I have similar problems after 4 months on Xarelto. My left knee also has weird tightness and all joints are extremely stiff. I was a very active 51 year-old that went to feeling 71 in a matter of weeks. I cannot attribute this to anything but this medicine due to the timing of my symptoms and when I began the medication. But I don't get much out of my Dr. on it. I will go off of it in a little over a month and am keeping my fingers crossed that my body will go back to normal? But I'm freaked out right now. It's hard enough to be aging without something bringing it on so drastically. Let me know how you are and if you're symptoms/pains have abated at all. Thank you.

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Did you have swelling in your thigh?

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Thank you, David. I plan to share this with my Dr. and pursue changing the medication or stopping it altogether. It says "incidence unknown" so I guess that means they don't have a record of how often those side effects occur, but they have been reported as being associated. Right?

At any rate, I'm a believer. I don't seem to have any swelling or the feeling that I'm bleeding in any way, but I am going to check with my Dr. anyway.

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@PEnomore,

I was noticing that too about the "incidence not known" category of side effects, and came to draw my own conclusion (quite similar to yours), in that if the incidence was truly unknown, why would they even bother to list it on there as a possible side effect to begin with? I have to assume that it may just mean other patients have reported such side effects even though it probably wasn't originally listed as one by the manufacturer through clinical trials. Never-the-less, I truly hope things continue to improve for you as far as the health of your joints are concerned. I hear MSM powder is great for that. Take care and be well!

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