Xarelto With Back, Joint And Muscle Pain (Top voted first)

If anyone else experienced these symptoms, how long after being off the xarelto did symptoms go away?

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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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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 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 have been on Xarelto for 4 months now for a blood clot caused by a nurse who blew out my vein in an ER. I know my back pain is caused by the Xarelto, but what I need to know is how long it's going to take for it to go away after I'm off of them? I still have 3 days left of the pills, so I really want to know when I can look forward to my back not hurting? Sometimes it's like labor pains... Someone please answer me.

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I have had severe back and joint pain since taking xarelto. Tylenol is worthless. What do I do? This pain is so bad I cannot sleep, I cannot play golf. It hurts to walk and I used to walk 10 miles a day. My doctor pooh poohs it.

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Re: Hefina (# 18)

Hi Hun I've been taking these blood thinning tablet for 6 months now. Since October been getting lower back pain and bloated ness in my stomach. Can not wait to go for my review in January to come off them. Felt so rubbish being on them. Good luck xx

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Since I had so much pain with Xarelto, I was put on Eliquis. At first, no problems. Then, by the end of the 2nd week, the same joint pains started. I have had 2 knee replacements and neither knee hurt afterwards until I started on Xarelto and now Eliquis. So my knees are back hurting again. It's been 2 years and when I go out I still use my cane, but not around my home. Xarelto and Eliquis...both cause joint pain.

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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 am a 49yr old female That had a DVT that caused two lateral PE. I was put on xarelto and by the 3rd week I too started with the back pain first then the hip joint pain came by the 2nd month. When I sit for a period of time it is so hard to get up and moving. I just cant figure out how a blood thinner can do all these different side effects its maddening!

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I have the same response to all the tableted blood thinners and all tableted meds so I wonder if the muscle pain could be an allergy to inactive ingredients?

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Does anyone have acute and chronic back pain while taking Xarelto?

Can Xarelto be titrated?

Can you switch to Eliquis?

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Re: Hefina (# 18)

Hefina? Are are you still there!? I would like to hear how you are doing?

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yes...about the eliquis...but they say nothing? my best friend was put on xarelto the other day, and i told her not to take it....i will be keeping track of her pains...this is getting ridiculous

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My husband has been on xarelto for A-fib for 8 months now. He can hardly walk, has terrible joint and leg pain & he doesn't want to have another stroke, but the leg and back pain are too much... What can we do? He is going for steroid shots... desperate.

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Re: Hefina (# 14)

After reading all these side effects I didn’t mention my leg pains, I had a knee replacement 5 years ago with no problems at all until I started on Xarelto. Something has to be done to stop these side effects going on forever. Both my knees are painful. I cannot get up from a sitting position without much pain.

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Up date on my condition taking Xarelto 20mg , I went to my GP worried about putting weight on and feeling bloated, he put me on medication for reflux.
My next appointment in March is for a CT scan to see if these clots are gone . Also to see the Haematologist too .
In the last few days I pulled a muscle in my lower back near my waist line towards the back . I took osteo panadol which helped . My cough is better only have a dry throat when I have over done it . I did go for an MRI to my right knee and I do have a tare that has to be seen to too.

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Re: Carole (# 2)

I have the exact same side effects. I live in Australia and I have the same problems with my medicos. They will not believe or admit that these symptoms are side effects of Xarelto. However my haematologist agreed to try me on Aspirin (Cartia) but after 3 weeks I developed more DVT's and went back on a higher dose Xarelto with worse symptoms. This was prescribed by an emergency Dr at the hospital (Christmas Hols and specialist was away) Then back to the haematologist who now has me on Apixaban (Eliquis). I would rather risk more DVTs than put up with the side effects of Xarelto. Is there a possibility of you asking your medico to try another blood thinner?

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Re: Kelly (# 20)

Hi Kelly, these different side effects seems to come in spasms .
one day I feel good apart from my aches in my back and when I get up from a sitting position ,once I’m up I’m good.
tomorrow might be different again. This morning I woke up with a swollen eye, looks as if I have been hit in the eye
I did ask my GP could I be bleeding inside without knowing !!he said if I took anti inflamatorey over time that can cause an ulcer .
I felt better after talking to him. He also said if my stomach ,reflux
wasn’t any better he would send me for X Ray.
I’m pleased to say that too has gone, eating too many fruit mince pies.
Little things worry us with being on Xarelto.
Talking about it too helps otherwise depression sets in,
I have been told by my daughter to walk every day around the garden . But not in this 45 deg heat,
Chin up and talk to your GP ,I’m 78next and hate being unwell.
Just imagine how many people out there have these clots without knowing it.
At least we have been diagnosed and been treated for it. It’s up to us now to make sure we keep on top of it beating these side effects
In the last two days I have had a bad headache and dizziness ,that has now eased off,

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Re: Gina (# 16)

Hi. I was able to get my specialist to change my meds to aspirin but then another DVT in my legs appeared. However he didn't believe me when I said my miserable existence was caused by the Xarelto. While on the aspirin the burning in my limbs subsided but now he has put me on Eliquis and I think it's all returning. It's a no win situation it seems. At least it's some small comfort to know that others are suffering and it's not just in our minds.

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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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