Xarelto With Back, Joint And Muscle Pain (Page 3)
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If anyone else experienced these symptoms, how long after being off the xarelto did symptoms go away?

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JES- I had a knee replacement in 11/14 and was put on Xaralto after a pulmonary embolism. The first month ok, into the second month, I developed joint pain and then severe muscle pain. I discontinued the Xaralto and it took about three months for the pain to subside. I now give myself a shot daily of Fondaparimux (injectible blood thinner), and other than the crummy shot, there is no more pain. I had also tried Warfarin, and that cause similar joint pain. Press your doctor to change your meds.

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I normally have excruciating sacroiliac joint pain. I had a bilateral sacroiliac joint surgery that failed. Now I have a blood clot in the calve of my right leg. Ever since I started Xarelto, my pain has increased ten-fold. I, also, am having acute muscle pain in my upper back. I take 20mgs per day. I am miserable. I see a new primary doctor tomorrow. I hope that he will switch me to some other kind of blood thinner, one that does not create muscle or back pain.

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I read your post. I am taking Xarelto & I have severe arthritis with horrible pain in my left hip & now my knee. Prior to taking this medication I had onset arthritis. Now I have severe. I am sure it has something to do with this medication. My doctor says no. I am going to do more research on this. I did not like what I read about this medication prior to taking it...but my doctor said it is safe. My pharmacist said it has several side effects & also did not think I should take this medication. I feel like I am caught between a rock & a hard place. I am so sure my New Hip Pain & Knee Pain are related to Xarelto! I go back to my doctor in April, I am going to ask to be taken off the Xarelto & try something else. Good Luck to you!

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I have discussed the back pain and hip and shoulder pain with my primary doctor and my hematologist. I take Xarelto due to clots in my left leg post surgery. I also had a stroke back in 2009. The joint and muscle aches began a week after starting this drug. When I mention Xarelto being the cause of this pain, both my primary doctor and my hematologist brushed it off as my imagination. I know it's the Xarelto because I was taking it from the summer into the late fall 2014. When I stopped, the joint and muscle pain ceased. Now that I'm back on it due to a new and larger clot, the pains have started again.

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According to the US National Library of Medicine, all of the side effects you mentioned are typical of Xarelto (Rivaroxaban).

They actually list "back pain" as one of the more common side effects patients experience, along with "arm/leg pain" being less common. It also goes on to list "joint or muscle pain", but declares it under a category called "incidence not known".

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

From my perspective, I'd say the severity of these symptoms could potentially outweigh the benefits of the medication itself. Have you had a chance to sit down with your doctor and go over any of this yet?

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