Change of anticoagulant

[R1100S1]

Hi after several years being relatively stable on warfarin I started to keep going out of range so visiting clinic weekly or at best every 2 weeks. 

Yesterday after a lot of deliberation I agreed to go on rivaroxaban 20 mg once a day. 

Fingers crossed

[meadfoot]

I have taken rivaoxaban successfully for three years, no worries with it.  Hope it suits you too.

[Rellim296]

Good luck, although I'm not sure you need it.  I rate rivaroxaban very highly and have had no problems of any kind.  I feel much safer than I did on warfarin.

[greg1212]

Hi, I to was on warfarin and about a month before my ablation my bloods were up and down like a yo-yo. Two days before ablation it was 3.7, so they told me to stop it until my ablation. Morning of my ablation it was 1.5 and I thought I was going home. They done my ablation (I think they gave me heparin to bring my bloods back up) and put me on rivaroxaban, which I have been on since my ablation(17th Feb) as well as Flecainide 50mg twice a day, bisoprolol 2.5mg/d and 500mcg twice a day. No AF since(touchwood) and can't wait for my follow up in May. Hopefully will come of meds.

Good luck for the future!!

[greg1212 in reply to greg1212]

500mcg of colchicine that was. Sorry bout that.