Xarelto And Loss Of Strength (Top voted first)

I have been on 20mg xarelto for almost 3 months now after having a DVT come up. I am supposed to have an ultrasound at the end of the month to see if the clot is gone so that I can stop taking it. I have multiple side effects happening. I have numbness and tingling in my feet, where it started and now it is moved up my leg to mid thigh as well as my hands and now moved up to my biceps. I teach yoga, work out daily and have been noticing a distended belly and weight gain for sure.
I notice if I keep my arms bent for too long it cuts off circulation and my hands go numb which wakes me up at night and have also had pain between my shoulders regularly that I thought was just from spending too much time at my computer but am now wondering if it has to do with the drug. I am hoping that my clot is gone so that I can get off of this drug but if it isn't I will be asking the doctor to switch. The numbness and pain wake me up at night and just keeps moving further up my arms and legs. I also feel weak and my arms shake when I practice yoga arm balances which didn't happen before. I know this is a relatively new drug and that concerned me with the lack of diagnostics and side effects that my doctor doesn't seem to know about.

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Sherry, I developed a huge blood clot the first of June. Taking Warfarin as a blood thinner. I did have to do the INR blood pricks very frequently the first month, so that my dosage could be regulated. Now I can go to once a month for the INR blood test. The only problems I have had with Warfarin is a creepy crawly feeling that happens about half hour after I take it and it doesn't last but a few minutes then, all is well. I do get cold easy now, but I think that's with all blood thinners.

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Sherry, maybe do a search on Warfarin and see if anyone has reported the sort of side effects that you are having with the Xarelto. I didn't do any search because I didn't have any side effects and as I have to take a thinner, I didn't want to freak myself out LOL. Perhaps give your doctor a call a get a definite time frame that you will have to take a blood thinner, if it's going to be for another six or nine months, you may want to ask to try Warfarin instead.

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Thanks! I haven't seen any mention of similar sides on any of the other drugs. My hope is that all will go as planned and the ultra sound will show no more clot.. This is starting to make me crazy and losing sleep is not good. Not to mention my abdomen feeling so bloated. I can't wait for the next 2 weeks to get over and move on!!

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Sherry, I think Warfarin is also called Coumadin.

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