Xarelto for Atrial Fibrillation User Reviews (Page 2)

• Blind...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 23, 2017

"My mom has AF and didn't take any blood thinner before. She went to emergency in US and the doctor prescribed this drug to her. She followed the instruction to take the medicine. About 25 days later, she got the brain bleeding and woke up three weeks later after surgery, another two weeks later, she had the second brain bleeding, a few weeks later she passed away. It took my mom to the heaven. What should I say. "

• Anonymous
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• March 22, 2018

"I have been on xarelto for 7 months. I had bleeding in both eyes the first month, bleeding from Hemmoroids after that and still do. My joints and muscles hurt so bad and its actually hard to walk at times. I have swollen legs , feet and hands. I do know I am overweight and 71 years old but my blood pressure is controlled on meds. I do have afib, but I want off this terrible medication. Doctor told me they are all the same and I need to stay on it. Coumadin made me terribly sick , dizzy and tired. I am ready to give up and just take natural thinners."

• Fourc
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 29, 2017

"It killed my beloved mother in July 2014 she was suddenly rushed by ambulance early morning hours. She had several ischemia strokes and had uncontrollable bleeding after surgery she died to taking xarelto. Now I've been turned down by lawyers because the death report said she died from C.O.P.D. and trying to find another law firm who will take my case the end results are death from this bad drug"

• deerm...
• August 21, 2016

"After starting Xarelto, I saw no change after a few days so I headed out to my sales territory. I decided to spend the night in Chattanooga. I urinated before midnight and thought I saw a slight pink tint to my urine. I got up to urinate about 2 hrs later and decided to pee in a cup. Defintely reddish. I used another cup about 4 am and when I got up about 5:30-6am. This time my urine looked like ketchup water......I canceled safety talks and headed home to see my doctor. Defintely had blood in my urine. He stopped Xaralto..... Back to Coumadin and monitoring."

• Hinz
• November 20, 2016

"Light pink bleeding from my throat and. sores on tongue. Sore. and cramps in feet and legs.pink blood in nose also.Tingling in fingers. Sore arms, stiff neck Stomach pain that goes to my back.Shortness of breath."

• Les
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• May 16, 2018

"I have been on Xarelto for afib for just over 1 year. Did not experience experience any side affects until recently I had blood in my urine . Up to then the degree of afib did not improve. I am assuming the blood was attributed to kidney stones but I had none of the symptoms, e.g. no pain at all and no difficulty in urinating. My doctor told me to stop taking the Xarelto immediately, which I did and 6 days later my urine is pale yellow and clear and assuming it continues to be I'll take my chances and forget about blood thinners."

• Maree
• March 28, 2017

"My mother was on these for 9 months. It caused her to have constant, severe diarrhea. Just yesterday she had a major bleed whilst going to the toilet. She had numerous tests on her tummy troubles a few months back and they found nothing wrong. Obviously Dr's prescribed these and couldn't be bothered reading up on the drug. She has been so sick for 6 months. Crazy."

• patri
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• March 16, 2019

"I was started on Xarelto because of Afib. After some time, besides the bruising, the red urine which my cardiologist dismissed as not relevant, I notice the decreasing effect of my seizure medications. I couldn't understand why until I was told about the interaction. I stopped Xarelto."

• Yardley
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• April 2, 2016

"After being on Coumadin for 1 year I thought I was going to go crazy with all the annoying phone calls from the office about blood testing. The doctor kept telling me the tests are necessary to prevent me from bleeding out or having another stroke. I said isn't there something different and he referred me to talk to my PCP who recommended Xarolto and it has changed my life for the better. I never felt so good and I never have to worry about blood test or diet. Needless to say that doctor is no longer my doctor"

• DameI...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 13, 2016

"I'm a 50 yr old female who is still menstruating. I started this drug in the hospital and my cycle went from 3-5 days - up to 9 days then stopped. This month- I am on day 15 of an incredibly heavy cycle. I wear TWO extra long overnight pads ( which should last 10 hours) and I go through them in less than 2 hours. I started this drug after a mild stroke that seems to have been a by-product of A-fib . I didn't want Coumadin (aka Rat Poison) - and thought out of the 3 two-year old medicines left, this seemed to be the best for my active lifestyle. It is not. The bleeding is so heavy, I am exhausted. Pains in my feet adn ankles. Back pains, neck pains and Migraine like headaches on the opposite side of my stroke affected side. HELP!"

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• December 13, 2015

"In my case, I believe that Xarelto keeps any injury from healing in a timely manner. A scratch that would normally disappear in a week or two lasts months for healing. It worries me even though several doctors from different specialities have said there is no connection here."

• Carol
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• September 29, 2021

"I have been on this drug for about 10 months. It seems to be causing some real issues both mentally and physically. I have a problem with localized pain in my shoulder which I didn't injure. I have muscle pain in my legs and arms and muscle weakness. I used to enjoy my long walks but now I don't have the energy or strength. I have bouts of severe itching over different parts of my body i.e , scalp arms, legs, abdomen but no rash. I am also having bladder control problems.Some days I feel like I'm losing my sanity. Today is one of those days. I got up feeling like I've been run over by a truck. These days are much more frequent. I'm at the end of my rope. I'm going to speak to my Doctor later today but I have to come of this drug. My atrial fib is pretty well controlled with the drugs I've been taking but my quality of life has nose dived with xarelto. Can anyone relate ?"

• Autol...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 17, 2020

"Xarelto is very effective in providing anticoagulant effect. For me that resulted in almost uncontrollable nose bleeds (up to 14 hours) and 3-5 hours for very minor skin scratches. But the worse outcomes were the side effects: consistent headaches; severe shortness of breath; depression; bad mood (extremely grouchy); stomach aches; and constipation. I do not recommend this medicine to anyone. Warfarin ($6.00/month) is easy to manage and it has almost NO side effect."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• May 26, 2017

"Why--Why for goodness sake is the 20 mg "tablet" so bloody small??? It is ridiculous the size and shape of it--if you drop one good luck and get out your magnifying glass to find it!! Do you have medical engineers to design these things? If so, this one is a big mistake. I intend to ask my physician for two 10s, nice round pills these old eyes can see--even if I drop one!"

• Fourc
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 29, 2017

"My beloved mother went to the hospital by ambulance in 2014. She had afib which caused her to have ischemic strokes, bloody urine found out later in coffee can. She was in a nightmare for 6 weeks until the early morning hours of July 12th 2014 . They did an abdominal surgery so that the bleeding would stop and they had to cauterise her arteries in her stomach and put a vac pac on her. Then was rejected on the case so far because her death report said she died from COPD can someone help me try to get justice . "

• Banjobj
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• May 20, 2022

"In 2010 I had a successful ablation to correct Afib. About two years ago my cardiologist retired and I went to a new doctor. About a year ago he suggested I go on Xarelto as a precaution against a possible reoccurrence of Afib. Since being on Xarelto I have experienced constant back, leg, knees, and other body pain. My doctor is adamant that I stay on this terrible drug."

• Jeepy
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• July 28, 2017

"Apparently helps my a-fib, but causes bad bruising and bleeding from minor wounds. I also have bad heart burn and take antacid frequently. This happens while I'm eating, after, and also when my stomach is empty. A friend who tried Xarelto had the same problem, which makes me think it's from the medicine, or at least it made it worse. This causes me lots of pain and discomfort, but I don't know if another blood thinner would be the same."

• Bucke...
• July 1, 2017

"While on Xarelto I experienced a stroke. Partial loss of vision. I have atrial fibrillation. Initially, a few years ago I was put on Coumadin. That was a hassle. Then I was very glad when Pradaxa came out and it was prescribed. But it caused such stomach pain. I was then put on Xarelto. I took it faithfully as prescribed. I had no discomfort or side effects, but then in December of 2016 I had the stroke. Now I am on Eliquis."

• OldRN
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• October 29, 2015

"Bruising is common. I have lower back soreness and right leg hip area pain. Some leg weakness in the afternoon and evening. No reason to stop the medication in my opinion. I have had kyphoplasty and gall bladder surgery, and the medication was stopped temporarily for both. No adverse reactions."

• Widow
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 1, 2022

"I wish my husband had never been prescribed Xarelto by his cardiologist in 2017. Blood clotting factors were never checked because the makers of this drug do not recommend testing. Now the dosage has been changed but is that going to prevent brain bleeds and death? At 63 years old, his brain bleed started at his desk at work. Air Lifted to hospital and later taken off vent with no brain activity. Can anyone answer the following questions? 1. Would it be much of an inconvenience to test patients for clotting on this medication? 2. And do cardiologists get benefits when prescribing Xarelto? 3. Has the dosage change reduced deaths from bleeds? 4. An antidote for this kind of damage is not a solution. Don’t take Xarelto!"

• Donx
• February 21, 2016

"I'm diabetic and it's uncontrollable since taking Xarelto. I'm sure Afib symptoms are gone now so I can't imagine a downside. I'm seeing my neurologist this week to remove me from the medication. I live in Thailand where Xarelto is cheap without insurance."

• LAcha...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 15, 2018

"I’ve been on this drug since Sep 2017. Sometime November 2017, I’ve experiencing some right leg pain, posterior calf and hamstring pain while driving. I’m very active and still managed to workout almost at least 5 times a week. The pain subsided late December 2017 but still experiencing the same pain occasionally. Now I guess the drug also triggers my BPH. Any thoughts on this?"

• Xarel...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• May 25, 2022

"74 yr. old female. Have been on Xarelto, 20 mg, for approximately 1 year. For no reason I could discern, my knee swelled up and became very painful. Eventually, I could not walk and was in severe pain. I went via Emergency Transport to the local Emergency Room. The ER doctor diagnosed me with hemarthrosis, internal bleeding into the knee joint, CAUSED by XARELTO!!! I was never warned about INTERNAL BLEEDING. The package insert only mentions external bleeding. Also, the bleed seems to have been SPONTANEOUS and not caused by any injury to the knee. Very scary! I am who longer taking any blood thinner/anti-coagulant. Avoid this drug."

• Debbie
• September 23, 2021

"My husband started 20 mg of Xarelto 12/14/10. He had a hemorrhagic stroke 9/28/21 that was fatal from this drug. His cardiologist said that they are seeing more and more brain bleeds with this drug. At least with the older drug, warfarin, regular blood work is done to check on bleeding/clotting. Follow up reviews show that this drug in excess of 10 mg. is causing brain bleeds."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• May 16, 2023

"I was diagnosed with AFIB about 2 1/2 years ago and immediately put on Xarelto. At first, it has few side effects other than bruising and bleeding of the extremities. After knee surgery one year ago, I began to get sores on the leg of the knee replacement. These would not heal. They got gradually larger and more numerous until I started reducing the Xarelto. I was on 20 mg and reduced to 15 mg, then down to 20 mg every other day. The sores slowly shrank. I finally quit because I wanted to heal my leg. After a couple of weeks off the drug, they are almost gone. Leg edema was moderate, but it has gone away. I have asked the cardiologist to try some other Rx, but they are adamant that Xarelto is the best. I am now going to insist on another RX as, for the price, I am sure there are alternatives that will work as well. I will put up with the inconvenience of monthly testing."