BRILINTA Reviews (TICAGRELOR)

Average Rating: 1.6 (106 Ratings)

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BRILINTA  (TICAGRELOR):  Ticagrelor is used along with low-dose aspirin to help prevent heart attack and stroke in people with heart problems (such as unstable angina, previous heart attack). It may also be used to prevent heart attack or stroke after certain heart surgeries (such as stent placement, coronary artery bypass graft-CABG, or angioplasty). Ticagrelor works by blocking platelets from sticking together and prevents them from forming harmful clots. It is an antiplatelet drug. It keeps blood flowing smoothly in your body.   FDA Approval Date: 2011-07-20 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR BRILINTACOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
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DATE ADDED
 
 1  2 stents Periodic shortness of breath, Central sleep apnias verified by sleep dr., after waking up gasping, headache, ringing ears, low energy, brain fog, very small nick Shaving bled for hours even with styptic powder, while hospitalized I coughed up blood and had blood in urine, Dr. agreed to switch me to Plavix today, Hopefully Brilinta works for you, it sure didn't for me. M 71 30 days
90 2X day
9/16/2023
 1  Heart attack put 3 stents in Shortness of breath severe bruising muscle and joint pain severe fatigue F 57 4 days
90mg 2X day
7/10/2023
 1  Stent Heart palpitations. Thought I was having a heart attack! It happened at night. Severe bruising also. I would tell people to switch to Plavix. F 62 0 days
90mg 1X day
1/7/2023
 1  after stents The patient taking Brilinta was my husband. He pleaded with his cardiologist to reduce the dosage because he was bruising so horribly. He was told no, no reduction in dosage because he would probably have a stroke. Instead, he fell and hit his head and, shortly thereafter, started bleeding in the brain and it killed him. At the ER where he was being treated, they said there was no "antidote" to Brilinta. There was no other drug that would counteract it. So my husband died of brain bleed because of taking Brilinta. I would advise all patients considering blood thinners to never take Brilinta and, for those patients who currently take Brilinta, I would advise them to request a different blood thinner immediately. M 82 3 months
90 mg 1X day
10/10/2022
 2  2 stents Shortness of breath Dizziness Bleeding I've been of Brilinta for 4 months now and feel much stronger. Do Cardiologists get paid or receive benefits from Astra Zeneca to prescribe this snake oil? Asking for a friend M 62 5 months
1X day
10/2/2022
 1  New stint horrible stomache pain and cramps first time I took it ! M 76 3 days
2X day
9/20/2022
 1  Had 2 stents placed Sob, headaches, stomach problems, can't pee right, dizziness, blurred vision, can't sleep, numbness, tingling, body pain, the list goes on and on, this medication is total shit,. Poison..... M 52 8 months
60 mg 2X day
9/14/2022
 1  For stints My husband had trouble breathing and headaches on Brilinta. After 4 months on the drug he died of a severe brain bleed that the doctor said was caused from this medication. In the ER we also discovered that there is no antidote for Brilinta to stop the bleeding. This is not a safe drug and should not be on the market. A black box warning for bleeds does not help when the bleed is in the brain. M 69 4 months
90MG 2X day
7/7/2022
 1  Carotid artery occlusion Watery diarrhea shortness of breath zero energy throat burning vomiting F 65 14 days
90 2X day
6/5/2022
 1  Brain aneurysm/stent Dizziness, muscle weakness, rapid heartbeat, headaches, short of breath, high and low blood pressure, hair fail out bad, anxiety, panic attacks, ringing in my ears, constant fatigue, eye pain, tiredness. After last night's episode, I googled brilinta differently, I'm happy and sad to see everyone have these side effects, but it lifts worries off my shoulders to know that it's the medicine and not another health issue. I've been to the emergency room numerous times, as well as the doctor whom given me the medicine and no one knew that these were side effects!?!?!? I'm so hurt, because I've been through so much and have so many ER bills. Doctors treated me as if I was lying about these effects and just dismissed me! But what a relief to know that I'm not crazy! F 41 8 months
90 2X day
4/30/2022
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 3  Stent in my heart unstable angina Insomnia anxiety Tiredness M 44 1 years
48 1X day
1/31/2022
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 2  3 stents Shortness of breath, tiredness Scam, Dr says only 12 months, but i see from other reviews this is a lie, no one gets off of it I would get off immediately if Dr didn't threaten me with death. M 78 8 months
90mg 2xd 2X day
12/6/2021
 1  Stents Shortness of breath akin to a cardiac event. Suffocating and gasping for air. Brilinta is the most heavily promoted drug to Cardiologist. It is the 3rd top money maker for AZ with $ 1.5 billion in sales. AZ downplays the Dispnea as mild and self-limiting. BS !!! There are alternative? M 78 14 days
90 2X day
11/2/2021
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 1  Stents Anxiety, Rapid heart rate, hair loss Feel worse than before the stents. Was high anxiety that caused me to get stents. Now I'm even more anxious. The heart palpitations are the worst! I almost went to ER several times. Dr told me to take a beta blocker when that happens to slow the heart! F 60 4 months
90mg 2X day
9/9/2021
 1  heart attack and stents I was so short of breath I thought I had heart failure. I went to the ER. This is a very expensive drug with common side effects that are alarming to patients. The being out of breath caused me great anxiety as I tried to find out the cause of my problem. F 71 60 days
90 2X day
6/29/2021
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 1  Stent placement in leg Extreme dizziness, off balanced low back pain anxiety like symtoms Too expensive. Initially $400 then will be $200 per month as it is a tier 3 drug F 65 7 days
90mg 2X day
5/5/2021
 1  Placement of 2 stents Shortness of breath, back and breast pain , anxiety and blurred vision. This is an expensive drug and I feel worse being in it than I felt prior to getting the stents. F 63 13 days
90 MG 2X day
4/14/2021
 1  post stent 2 days ago now Windedness but I took my first walk 2 hours, 27 hours after I was stented - the walk was OK but I felt winded I wonder about this - will this go away? what is your experience? Does anyone know the mechanism from why the windedness or shortness of breath occurs?? M 74 2 days
90 mg 2x/d 2X day
3/24/2021
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 1  Stent Anxiety leading to panic attacks. M 66 7 days
60MG 2X day
3/4/2021
 5  2 stents, aortic valve replacement When I first started I was a little short of breath doing outside activities. Don't notice it now. Probably just used to it. Easy bruising. Cuts,scratches,razor nicks keep oozing for awhile. Had a heart cath a couple weeks ago in preparation for the valve replacement and the doc said the stents and other vessels were very clean. He attributed that to the nearly 4 years of Brilinta. Soon after I had my stents and Brilinta therapy we did some intense mountain hiking and climbing and I was much impressed with how well I handled it. I had some ankle/leg surgery awhile ago and had to go off Brilinta for 3 days with no ill effects. Same with a tooth extraction. M 77 4 years
60mg 2X day
1/31/2021
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BRILINTA  (TICAGRELOR):  Ticagrelor is used along with low-dose aspirin to help prevent heart attack and stroke in people with heart problems (such as unstable angina, previous heart attack). It may also be used to prevent heart attack or stroke after certain heart surgeries (such as stent placement, coronary artery bypass graft-CABG, or angioplasty). Ticagrelor works by blocking platelets from sticking together and prevents them from forming harmful clots. It is an antiplatelet drug. It keeps blood flowing smoothly in your body.   FDA Approval Date: 2011-07-20 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

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