Anyone have any adverse symptoms using Rivaroxabam

[michaelegan]

[Bryonny]

Dear michaelegan, I have found I have been getting some aching and discomfort in my legs. There doesn't seem to be any particular pattern to my symptoms though.

[greengo1 in reply to Bryonny]

Hi Byronny

I had discomfort in my legs BEFORE taking rivaraxobon but it seems to have eased after taking it. I see that this drug was in the beginning a remedy for thrombosis type of ailments. Could this be a reason for any discomfort ? But it is still better in my opinion all in all than taking warfarin

[iris1205]

When I started the rivaroxaban, anything that I'd ever broken or had surgery upon, ached quite a bit.. after a few weeks no discomfort or problems. I have been on it for 3 months now for 2 ablations, and will be for another three months! Hope you feel well!

[michaelegan]

Thank you everyone for your helpful responses.

I would like to share this with AF sufferers. I noticed a link between post meal times and an increase in AF. This was explored on the internet and I discovered I was not alone in this. The worst culprit for me was ripe bananas which apparently contains a substance called Tyramine which has an adverse effect on Heart rythmn. For me the following were additional culprits cheese, chocolate, caffiene. Foods containing monosodium glutamate and a substance containing phenethylamine. Some of these just might me my idiosyncrasy but it would be worth people examining the impact substances have on their heart action. I hope this information helps. Since avoiding these I have very much improved and feel very much more relaxed as a consequence. Eden

Dr Adam Fitzpatrick a consultant cardiologist at Manchester Royal Infirmary who is also medical director of the Arrhythmia Alliance charity is reported to have said " The role of food and drink in triggering arrhythmias is too easily overlooked. Yet certain chemicals such as tyramine in food and drink can act like adrenaline on the heart and overstimulate it, causing an irregular heartbeat and high blood pressure

An article appeared in the Mail Online 22nd July 2012 that debated and informed on this subject

[Buffafly in reply to michaelegan]

Interesting that these are often cited as the villains in migraine? Except bananas....I was put on Diltiazem at the same time as Rivaroxaban and felt rubbish for a few weeks with migraine type headaches but now I feel great, no problems

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I've been on Rivaroxaban for 7 months with no problems. I regularly eat bananas, cheese etc without any issues.

[michaelegan]

This is the web address for the article I have previously cited with regard to potential disruption to heart action by certain substances found in food

http:dailymail.co.uk/home/search...

[iris1205]

Oh yes Michael, I think you will find many who have the same triggers! Trust your body and your instincts, mine didn't believe in food triggers either. What I now think is they don't really care if there are food triggers, as an EP, he would only respond, you wouldn't have AF because of the food, just the effect so for them you still need to treat the AF. I am with you, anything we can do to diminish the frequency or intensity is certainly worth the effort. It usually means you have vagal AF, I started that way, only when relaxing or post meal until it did convert to adrenergic and vagal AF. Hope you find some relief soon.