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Ticagrelor for Heart Attack User Reviews (Page 2)

Brand names: Brilinta

Ticagrelor has an average rating of 2.8 out of 10 from a total of 31 reviews for the treatment of Heart Attack. 6% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 74% reported a negative experience.

Reviews for Ticagrelor

  • Diana
  • Taken for 6 months to 1 year
  • August 26, 2021

Brilinta (ticagrelor) "After suffering a widow maker heart attack in October 2020 I was put on ticagrelor twice daily with dispersible aspirin. Sometimes I feel I have to gulp for air and I cannot sleep for long periods, waking two or three times during the night. The most distressing side effects for me is the painful heavy bruising. I checked this morning and I have total of 15 bruises. They are all really painful with red swollen lumps in the center. My cardiologist has insisted that I remain on this medication to prevent another serious heart attack."

6 / 10
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  • C C
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • August 16, 2020

"I had Stents after heart attack and put on Brilinta - it is a horrible nasty drug I got my Doctor to take me off it. The side effects are so bad, I felt like a zombie in a trance state My skin went so bad, bruises, cuts, blisters. My mental health went worse, confused, lost my phone, bank card while on it. I feel so much better since I stoped taking it Some medication doesn't suit everybody"

1 / 10
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  • Krysia
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • January 14, 2022

"Had heart attack 3 months ago - one stent. Put on ticagrelor, aspirin etc. Had breathing difficulties, bad upper back pain which gradually moved to heart area. Caused 2 emergency hospital visits for nothing because it was caused by the ticagrelor even though my cardiologist vehemently denied this. Fortunately the hospital staff suggested Plavix and my GP complied. Beginning to feel like myself at last."

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  • Jaccia
  • Taken for 6 months to 1 year
  • November 28, 2022

"I was taking ticagelor 90mg twice a day for a year. Horrid side effects, tiredness, bruising, nose bleeds and every other month I couldn’t walk properly, my feet were like glass, turns out it was gout (not in toes in feet), came off the ticagelor 2 weeks ago, feel much better, breathing improved, no pain in my joints, no bleeding and no bruising. Very nasty tablet!!!!"

1 / 10
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  • Joy
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • August 22, 2018

Brilinta (ticagrelor) "Hemorrhaging. I had to have a blood transfusion. I could have died!"

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  • Whenna
  • Taken for 6 months to 1 year
  • September 8, 2020

Brilinta (ticagrelor) "Shortness of breath, could not sleep ,headache ,muscle cramp on my legs"

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  • Hella
  • July 7, 2021

Brilinta (ticagrelor) "I have 4 stents and the Brilinta is the worse med - I will not take it anymore. The shortness of breath is absolutely horrible. Getting out of bed is a chore. This stuff should be off the market"

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  • Sally...
  • Taken for 6 months to 1 year
  • May 23, 2020

Brilinta (ticagrelor) "Put on Brilinta and now my nose bleeds and I spit up blood. I took myself off. I felt like I was going to explode. Got something going on now with lung. Plavix is so much better."

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  • Bon
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • May 14, 2022

Brilinta (ticagrelor) "Awful, I've been on it a week and I feel like I have the flu. Constantly aching, short breath, feels like I have a fever after taking it. Been miserable I can't even work."

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