Xarelto And Weight Gain (Page 2) (Top voted first)

I have been on 15mg of Xarelto along with 40mg of Crestor for approximatley 8 months and have suffered through a distended abdomen and burning and aching in my hips, legs and feet. After blood tests and scans ruled out anything sinister I chose to stop taking Crestor altogether. Within a week my abdomen was no longer distented and much of the pain in my hips and legs reduced to a point where I actually got some sleep. I have now started back doing my walking and concentrating on eating everything right but my weight inexplicably is going up and up. I have also noticed my tension type headache and tinnitus which I have had both for 11 years has intensified and difficult to ignore. I can only think the weight gain can be caused by Xarelto...there seems to be no other explanation and I have asked my doctor to put me back to Warfarin. The increase to my tension headache and tinnitus may have been caused by Crestor although it has not diminished since stopping that medication 3 weeks ago. Has anybody else noticed these side effects taking Xarelto?

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Hi. I've been off xarelto since May 2016. In February I started taking Bromelain, Serrapeptase (120,000 2x's a day on empty stomach. when i wake up, and at 5pm), and Nanokinase (2000 2x's also) google!! I'm encouraged. I also took 1 teaspoon of L-Glutamine powder in small glass of water with a splash of juice on an empty stomach. Cures leaky gut.

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Re: Dale (# 14)

Oh man, I feel your pain. Did you get off Xarelto? I have had afib since way back before 2000 and it was a big episode that put me in hospital. Then in 2013 I had another light one. One year ago I had a cardioversion and put on X. I hate this drug and my doctor will not agree for me to go off it. My age, my afib, my history. My afib is under control, but I am still 71, overweight and it makes me so mad, they find all the excuses. I don't care anymore and I want off this so the pain, out of breath,dizziness and weight will get better. If you have gotten off this terrible drug, let me know how you did it. My doctors wont do it. They need their pockets full.

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Just like everyone, I started Xarelto after a provoked DVT. I was prescribed the med for 3 months. In my second month, the sudden weight came on. I was bloated and tired. My body structure changed.

When I finished my 3-month therapy, the ore joints and weakness and fatigue persisted. I couldn’t do much without running out of breath.
The frustration forced me to research and focus on getting my body and wellness back. Here are some of the things I did:

- I started taking apple cider vinegar (2 tablespoons mixed with warm water) every morning.
- As soon as I stopped Xarelto, I started taking turmeric capsules and omega 3 supplements. You can research the benefits of each. They both helped me with the pain in my joints.
- I also started taking ginger and lemon in hot water, at different times from the apple cider vinegar. Ginger and lemon aid weight loss.
I did these for about 6 weeks, didn’t see any change with my weight but I started feeling better and stronger.

Because I was feeling healthier, I added daily walking (or every other day). To my surprise, this simple activity brought back strength to my joints and bones. It increased my endurance. I recommend staying away from heavy exercise or cardio until your body feels stronger.

Along with these, I was taking vitamin D and zinc to help strengthen my weakened immune system.

About 8 weeks later, which coincided with the new year 2021, I started a 21-day Daniel fast (no wheat, bread or dairy products but grains, vegetables, fruits and legumes). This was when I literally started seeing the combined results from all these interventions.

I don’t think the diet/fast alone would have helped me lose weight. I needed to heal/treat the inflammation and pain first, then build some endurance.

Now I have added some weight exercise to help build my lost muscles from inactivity over the period of 3 months that Xarelto kept me fatigued.

If you are struggling to lose the weight, consider that you may need a sequence, for me it was:
Treat inflammation - build endurance - strengthen immune system - low-key exercise - diet restriction - add some cardio

I believe it’s not possible to lose weight when the body has a lot of inflammation. I focused on treating the inflammation before I started seeing some weight loss.

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I would listen to your doctors Emily. Clotting disorders are no jokes and they can be fatal or cause loss of limbs without medication to control the situation. I'm on Warafarin (Coumadin) and there are a few undesirable effects but it's nowhere near the ones I experienced on Xarelto. I've been taking Warfarin for 7 years (since I was 18) and it's not so bad really. If i hadn't I would be dead and missing a part of my right arm (hand and lower arm). It depends on if you want children right away because it's not recommended at all on this medication, a different course is suggested as soon as you start thinking of trying for a baby until after you give birth.

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I hope I don't gain weight on this drug, I've been trying to trim down, I feel tired when my weight goes up...I want to talk with my doctor, last visit my EKG was ok so I wonder if I can get off it. I do have some heart problems but if he says I'm not at high risk for blood clots I'd like to go on some natural things. My chiro gives me natural things to take like fish oil but is it ok with xarelto?.
I hope I don't gain weight, I have a back problem and although it's not serious it does bother me, I can't sit very much, pain & numbness in legs, but at least I'm retired now and don't have to work.

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Don't take fish oil with Xarelto & Vit. E

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Hello I was on Xarelto for 3 months after a pulmonary embolism and have experienced weight gain, fluid retention , pains in legs and an aching body.I haven't taken Xarelto now for about a month, some of the symptoms have gone but the weight gain hasn't and my energy is still low... Any advice please..

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I did eventually lose the weight I gained but it took almost a year.

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I have been on xarelto since 07/23/2016 when I developed a blood clot in my ankle and popped and went to my lungs, after i gave birth to my son that passed away. I have gained about 50 pounds from being on this medication in 6 months. I have the rest of this month to do then hopefully I'll be off the xarelto. I feel to ugly and fat from all the weight gain. I hope and pray I can lose this weight. I feel as if my husband doesn't find me attractive anymore and he still tells me he does but we all know 50 pounds is a lot for a human being to convert to... I have always had the headaches, awful leg pain, random pinching in my body, and exhaustion. They stated it was because my iron is low, so I took iron pills and it seemed to kinda help with my energy but not much. Every time I eat anything I feel like a whale, and I can't wait to be off. I have a cat scan done on the 16th this month to see if the blood clots are gone!

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I was out on xarelto after being diagnosed with a clot in my right subclavian vein at Christmas 2015. I almost died while they messed around deciding what to do. Thank god for my daughter an RN and my advocate while not quite with the program. Before starting xarelto was 184 pds @5'10" now in Feb 17 regardless of diet and exercise am back to 210. I was 408..had bypass surgery no clot. Can't seem to win. Tried Eliquis but felt like I was dying. Thinking about quitting and seeing if anything happens...50/50 chance.

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I have been on Xarelto and have gained tremendous weight and have shortnees of breath indeed Xarelto causes weight gain but unfortunately my doctor says if I stop taking Xarelto I will definitely get a stroke

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Can Xarelto make you gain weight? Ever since I've been on Xarelto I feel like I gained some weight.

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I have gained weight, fatigue, nausea, sores in mouth, black stools, bad breath, pain in stomach. Been taking it since May 2016. Stopped taking it this past Friday when I dozed off watching my 1yr. old great grandson. That did it for me. I used to have so much energy, I went and purchased all kinds of energy drinks, probiotics, stomach pills, when I stopped I was shocked at how good I felt. I missed out on so many things, because of fatigue. I don't see my Dr. until June 7, but I just can't take it anymore. I feel like a zombie, but didn't have a clue it was Xarelto.

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Hi everyone. I stopped taking xarelto in May 2016. One interesting (awful) symptom was I felt like Dorothy after she ran through the poppy fields. An overwhelming need to nap. Sometimes 2 or 3 hrs a day. I actually missed an appt because I couldn't wake up( and I'm 10 mins early to everything-MORTIFYING) I was on the drug for 5mo's due to a DVT clot. The drowsiness stopped after I stopped the drug. I STILL haven't lost the 20lbs of fluid retention. I believe the drug gives us leaky gut , or leaky capillaries. A holistic chiropractor has given me a product called RESTORE to try. Google it. I've tried everything else. I'm excited because I've been told it has worked for others. I will happily be everyone else's gynny pig and report back !!!

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Ive been losing weight steadily for months by changing mybeating, lifestyle.i have quit dropping no matter what I do..i am now on 15r mg Xerelto/day. Could Xerelto be the cause?

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This drug caused rapid weight gain, extreme leg pain and numbness! I have dropped the xarelto and am very satisfied with warfarin!

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Ive been losing weight steadily for months, 60lbs. Discovered i have Afib and was put on Zerelto and quit dropping weight and have struggled to not gain..no matter what i do i have not dropped a pound in months. After researching i have quit the Zerelto and started on a natural supplement and my weivht loss has started again.

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Yes, I am going off this s***! I understand! Go off of it. I am looking forward to being back to my self. Screw what they say. I know my body. It has also made me depressed. To hell with them! I am on my way off and feeling better already. We are their ginney pigs-no more! I worked with medicine and licensed doctors! Enough is enough!

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Re: Dale (# 14)

The doctors get kick backs from these expensive drugs. I have been on xeralto for 4 years and I have gained weight and my health has gone down the tubes.

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Re: Dale (# 14)

Yes. Work out all the time. Gained 20 lbs in 3 months. Hate the drug

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