ELIQUIS Reviews (APIXABAN)Average Rating: 1.9 (273 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ELIQUIS with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ELIQUIS | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | Acute DVT | Weight gain, chest pain, fatigue, increased depression, bloating with severe abdominal cramps. | F | 69 | 37 days 10 mg | 1/16/2020 | 3 | Heart | Massive weight gain and don’t sleep well at all. A lot of aches in my joints as well. | M | 51 | 1 years 5mg | 12/28/2019 | 1 | Post implant of pacemaker | Almost killed me. My blood became so thin that the only organ functioning was the recently installed pacemaker. I was given a 10% chance of living and spent 4 days in a chemically induced coma in order to survive | DANGEROUS DRUG!! | F | 87 | 2 days 2.5 1X day | 12/28/2019 | 3 | Blood clot | Massive weight gain, fluid retention, bloating, stomach pain, aches, and pains. It has stopped me from having strokes. | F | 52 | 4 years 30 2X day | 12/24/2019 | 4 | DVT in leg | A lot of weight gain suddenly, and thirst. | I’m fine taking this medication forever, which I need to do. But don’t understand how we know it’s working if we never do an ultrasound. | F | 72 | 6 months 10MG | 12/17/2019 | 4 | PE | I feel feel fine in general but am experiencing weight gain and difficulty sleeping. | F | 56 | 4 months 10 MG | 12/14/2019 | 1 | DVT UE and gene mutation | Fatigue, weight gain, bloating, brain fog, memory issues, blurred vision, trouble sleeping, no energy, aching joints, breathlessness. | Was told I'd be on it indefinitely due to gene mutation but recently followed up with a hematologist and was given the clear to stop! I'm so happy! | F | 40 | 3 years 5 mg | 11/26/2019 | 2 | Indigestion, loads of wind, waking in night, discomfort in chest & 1st thing in morning cold drink seems to feel like an airbubble. Ok rest of day apart from wind & prone to infigestion. | I’m supposedly not high risk of stroke but have had 2 ablations for atrialbfibrilation. Also take bisoprolol & 50mg of flecainide 2x daily. Just for a temporary period. | F | 69 | 100 days 5 | 11/18/2019 | 1 | Dvt | I found out about my dvt when I was pregnant with my 2nd child. They put me on lovenox injections and then after I had her and I stopped breastfeeding they switch me to the Eliquis pill. Major weight gain, I was 154 before I started taking Eliquis and now I am 204. Joint pains in knees, feet and ankles. | My dr is switching me back to lovenox injections because of my major weight gain and other side effects from this medication. | F | 20 | 8 months 5mg | 11/4/2019 | 1 | PE in lung | all side effects listed | I quit on my own against Dr in order to hardly function! | F | 73 | 30 days 5 twice da | 10/29/2019 | 2 | DVT | I started gaining weight, even with healthy diet and mild exercise, i had joint pain comes and goes knees, ankles, hips.. fatigue and tired all the time, swing mood and mild depression.. i have to stay on it because i had a stent in my thigh ..the period is so terribly heavy.. i don't like it i wish i can stop it | F | 43 | 10 months 5 MG | 10/13/2019 | 5 | For a blood clot in right leg and lu | I really didn't have any side affect caused a dark spot on my back | Do eliquis cause dark spots | F | 72 | 5 years 5mg | 8/19/2019 | 5 | Antiphospholipid syndrome | I have had zero side effects best thing I could have done switching from Coumadin | The only problem is the price. Hopefully they come up with a generic or lower the price | F | 60 | 1 years 10mg | 7/14/2019 | 4 | DVT | So far so good. Took away the pain. Hopefully DVT will dissolve completely. First and hopefully only experience with DVT. Recently diagnosed as a T2 diabetic. Just wondering if that had something to do with this bloid clot. My sugar was super high, A1C of 10!!! | F | 54 | 8 days 10 MG. 2X | 7/10/2019 | 3 | DVT PE | My leg is still swollen. Chest pain comes and goes. Dr says that is normal. Very fatigued. I am a high energy person, very active lifestyle. Tiredness, lack of drive to do normal activities is very frustrating. Better than being in a hospital and supposedly I have to take this Eliquis med for six months minimum. | I see no alternative to blood thinners for people like me that get blood clots. BTW, I have never Blood clots or heart problems and neither has anyone in my family. The examination there in the hospital had no conclusive answer to why I got blood clots to begin with. | M | 61 | 4 weeks 5 mg | 7/6/2019 | 1 | Atrial flutter | Bad shortness of breath under normal exertion,such as walking; low mood; insomnia, chest pain | After ninety days on this drug I finally realized it was responsible for inability to sleep, waking every hour or two, chest pain, breathlessness and irritability. I quit taking it and it's taken two weeks to feel almost normal. Doctor says he never heard of these side effects before. | F | 65 | 90 days 5 mg bid | 7/2/2019 | 1 | Afib | Extreme weakness and winded at least exertion, terrible insomnia, skin cold and clammy, sensitive to the touch like some kind of nerve issue, twitchy muscles. | This drug did not work for me | M | 66 | 3 months 5mg 2x day | 6/15/2019 | 5 | PE | Joint pain in legs and arms, some chest pain. | Not sure If shortness of breath is associated with eliquis or anxiety. | F | 37 | 2 years 2.5 | 6/7/2019 | 3 | A-Fib | Coughing! 24/7. Cardiologist had not heard of this side effect, but when I stopped (after months) taking it, my 24/7 cough disappeared. It did its job, but doctor switched me to Pradaxa and I no longer have the cough. It was miserable! | F | 81 | 6 months 20 2X day | 5/21/2019 | 2 | PE | Extreme weight gain, leg weakness, ankle and feet pain, hip joint pain and difficulty standing straight and walking after sitting. Can’t concentrate or think clearly. Get tingling in lower legs. | 56 | 2 months 5mg 2x day | 5/12/2019 |