Muscle/nerve Ache With Eliquis And Niacin Or Statin
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Since starting Eliquis, I have felt much stiffer and sore in the mornings and during the day with muscle tightness in my neck and back affecting my upper arms. A general sense of early aging that is unpleasant. Anyone else with these symptoms?

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Re: Bill (# 11)

I have nerve pain in back, hips and legs. Have always wondered if Eliquis might be causing it. Hard to know since I’ve had 2 back surgeries and other problems but seems pain got worse after taking it. I have A-fib and had a blood clot after back surgery. Hard to know what actually causes so much pain.

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Re: Dee (# 19)

I have been on xarelto fir 3 months than eloquis due to dizziness and pain. Now my hip is badly effected. X-ray says severe arthritis. Which I knew but also crystals like gout and liquid cysts in hip joint. So sick of how I feel since blood thinners!!! No Drs can explain.

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Re: chris (# 20)

I have been on Eliquis for 3 yrs. Have Fibro, some arthritis and 2 back surgeries but pain seemed to get worse after starting Eliquis. Also on a statin. So how does a person really know for sure. Mobic helped my pain but had to quit taking it when I started taking Eliquis. It’s puzzling! I don’t think there is a way to really know what’s causing the pain when taking several meds.

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Yes, same here. Have been taking drug for two weeks. Have call
In to Doctor to discuss.

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Re: Neil (# 200)

My advice, Neil. Get off the Eliquis, but you likely need another type of blood thinner. So I switched from Eliquis to Coumadin, and I got my life back. Talk to your doctor, but lots of them tend to deny that this is the Eliquis. Do not relent here. SWITCH, but it must be closely monitored at first.

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Re: Neil (# 200)

I also experienced these same symptons after starting Eliquis and was distraught over the situation. However, within a month or so the symptons vanished and I feel pretty normal now....thank heaven!

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Yes, i have been very active i life and feelmas thoigh I have aged 10 years the several months I have taken Eloquis.

My bavk and hips ache to the point of i’m ready to give up. Neil

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I reported on this blog several months ago that I had severe muscle aches and suspected Eliquis. After several months, the soreness in my knee went away. Then about 4 months later I developed a severe ache in my pelvic/hip area. After x-rays and MRI, doctor thought it was inflammation around the hip joint due to osteoporosis. Now after about 6 weeks when I could hardly walk, the pain is going away. I have wondered if we could be getting bad batches of Eliquis. I even had the pharmacy call and ask what color my Eliquis pills were???? I hesitate to go back on Coumidin as I reacted so severely to that and they were never able to get my level regulated. Any suggestions?

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I had a second back surgery 1.5 yrs ago and had a blood clot which was not discovered until a month after surgery. Put me on Eliquis! Also have fibro! Have had worse pain ever since was put on Eliquis. Doctor doesn’t think pain is a side effect. Also was put on potassium and metoprolol for atrial fib. Hard to know if or what could be making pain worse. Frustrating! Has 6 injections in back recently for pain. Doctor told me exercise was best thing for pain. They really don’t understand! More frustration! I really don’t know how you figure it out!

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Re: Margie (# 196)

If your experience is like mine with Eliquis, you may be pleasantly surprised how much better you will feel with the Coumadin. Coumadin still has some side effects, as do all the blood thinners.....period. But all I can say is that my muscle weakness and fogginess are GONE since switching to Coumadin. Don't know why this happens with Eliquis for some folks.....remains a mystery to me.

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Doctor finally agreed to give me coumidin. Anxious to see If this pain and stiffness goes away.

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Re: ktorch (# 194)

Yes, the muscle weakness is a big issue with Eliquis. But the manufacturer tends to downplay this. With their TV ads they are very SNEAKY. They use a voice on almost all the side effects....except for muscle weakness. They put this in fine print toward the end of the commercials. These ads are TERRIBLE. They point out all the "benefits" and downplay the side effects. As for my progress since I am off that terrible Eliquis, I continue to do well on 5 mg. of Coumadin. I can run forever on the treadmill, and have plenty of energy. There are a few things with Coumadin, but nothing like Eliquis. So my vote is to go on Coumadin. I am trying to get off everything, however. Hopefully soon when I have a cardioversion.

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Yes, with numbness in both arms and hands and hands have swollen and are so sore it hurts to open the refrigerator, I can only sleep 4 hours max at a time, if I go over that the stiffness and aches are almost unbearable. This just started right after the first of the year.

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Re: Jackson (# 192)

If you feel that you have been irreversibly injured from this drug, I would consult a reputable drug injury lawyer. Also, talk with your doctor about what this drug may have done to your body. You must have some type of medical diagnosis or explanation from your doctor. The situation with doctors is that they are very concerned about litigation against them, so this is tricky. My opinion is that the doctor is not legally liable here, since this is an FDA-approved drug. Just my two cents worth here. I wish you the best, and hopefully healing of this issue.

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Re: MAD MATT (# 191)

I wondered if anyone has considered a legal suit? This destroyed 1 1/2 years of my life plus my career in real estate. I couldn’t even walk into a house and show it.

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Re: Jackson (# 190)

Sounds pretty much like the experience I had with Eliquis. It almost did me in, and also affected my breathing, I just wonder if we are exceptions, or if this is more common than being currently reported. The manufacturer does mention muscle weakness, but nothing about the fogginess. Keep in mind that serious drug reactions are rarely reported by doctors. So for every report you see, there are likely 50 more than recorded. THAT IS A FACT, and FDA is aware of this under-reporting.

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Many that have been on here have. I felt like I had MS. I could only walk a short distance then sit. My arms got weaker and I think it effected my breathing as well. I had itchiness all over and just exhausted and in a haze. I got off of it and 6 days later I had muscles again, no itches and like the sun came out. No haziness. Go to another one. Horrible drug.

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Hi everyone! Well, I tried going off the multivitamins as promised below and unfortunately it didn't seem to help. I went to the doc, we're going to try reducing from 5mg 2x a day to the lower dose. Apparently there are new studies suggesting the lower dose may be just as efficacious for maintenance at the lower dose, as long as you're on the higher dose for at least six months after a major clotting event. I'm hoping reducing the dose will allow my body's natural anti-inflammatory systems to kick in so I won't be in as much pain. I miss dancing.

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Yes and gained 50 lbs of water the first year then pain in my arms, numbness the last most miserable years of my life. I am 84. Blood pressure would drop very low, had seizures, etc etc. life became unbearable when I had serious breathing problems, I want off this poison. nit's ruined my life. Normally I am a very active person.

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OMG, I just wanna cry b/c I'm so glad I found this site via a fellow facebook Eliquis researcher with the same symptoms. THANK YOU. My hematologist actually believes me that the symptoms are linked in my case though it's not a common side effect, but it's validating to see HOW SIMILAR some of these responses are.

For example, I developed a case of plantar fasciitis JUST FROM CHANGING MY SHOES. I even broke in the new very high quality pair gently, but went on a long walk and came back with plantar fasciitis which has only just now gone away, nine months later.

In the meantime I've developed plenty of aches and pains from doing almost nothing — for example I rolled over in bed, pulled a tiny muscle in the lower left back, and have been in agony from it for SIX MONTHS. This week I've been in tears b/c my right arm is like a sheet of fire, hurts so much and I've done nothing. Hard to sleep — lots of you are reporting pain-related sleep problems.

Like Wade, I feel like it might be potassium-related. I did also notice that it got MUCH worse when I took a magnesium supplement, and wonder if my multi-vitamin is conflicting with the Eliquis?

HOW MANY OF YOU WITH THESE SYMPTOMS TAKE MULTIVITAMINS? (Particularly multi-vitamins with magnesium?) I'm considering trying going off the multivitamin which I've been on for years to see if it helps.

I DO feel like it's aging me, like you-all. I'm only 40 and I feel 80.

I'm really envious of people who have no side-effects on this medicine.

It's too bad, because Eliquis is so much better for me than Xarelto, which caused heavy menstrual bleeding and a weird metallic fatigue, and Warfarin doesn't work at all for me (I'm resistant to rat poison, apparently). And the lovenox inj's. are painful and cause knotting and bruising. I suppose I could try pradaxa, or go back on inj's., but first step will be to try eliminating the multivitamin. I'll let you know if it helps.

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