Apixaban and joint pain

[Geza10]

Hi has any one experienced joint pain while taking apixaban my pain is in old sport realated injuries knee and hand i am 59 and its probable its arthritus but its got worse since i started taking them or it could be the cold weather

[Finvola]

Hi Geza - I have old joint injuries in back and knee and have been taking Apixaban for 3 years without noticing any flare-ups in that time. Cold weather doesn't help or any form of physical aggravation to the original site. I find Hot/cold pads useful for odd injuries and that may help to relieve the discomfort.

[Geza10 in reply to Finvola]

Hi Finvola

Thank you for replying i think you could be right cold weather not good for old injuries hope your back and knee does not give you to much pain thank you Geza10

[Hidden]

No problems with Apixaban for me. Been taking it just over a year.

[Geza10 in reply to Hidden]

Thank you im glad its not the Apixaban im happy on it

[PeterWh]

Cold weather does affect me significantly even though I am having 1 hour Physio session every other week.

Also when in AF your circulation is impaired and typically in persistent loss can be 30%. In my case I was told 30% to 50% circulation loss.

[Plai]

Being on Apixaban too I miss being able to take anti inflammatories - ibuprofen and naproxen to settle my bad knee down. I just managed again to over exercise it whilst strenghthening it but have used an anti inflammatory gel on it. I think I was told that would be ok if I didn't do it too often or use too much. A couple of applications plus ice has helped. Heat patches help back pain too.

[Geza10]

Thank you for the information i can cross off apixaban as the problem, cold weather and circulation seem to be the problem

[Hidden]

Hi Geza, I'm just back from a hospital appointment at the orthopaedic dept., because over the last year I've had first a very painful swollen ankle, then wrist, then knee. Originally, my GP thought it might be gout, but it wasn't. I was sure it was because I'd been put on Warfarin. The consultant today thinks is an arthritis problem, so is sending me on to another joint expert. I don't have any previous sports injuries, and could not explain why these swollen joints occurred - nothing had happened other than my being put on an anti-coagulant. I'll be very interested to know how things progress with you, and if I get anywhere, I'll let you know.

Pat.

[Geza10 in reply to Hidden]

i will let you know

cheers

[Stucoo in reply to Hidden]

This is interesting. I have had gout in the past and started on Apixabin in November when my AF came back. Around Christmas I started to experience swelling around the top of the metatarsals on my left foot causing me a lot of pain. I went and saw the Nurse Practitioner at my surgery and they just said use ice and rest my foot. I assumed it was another gout attack, but I am still experiencing pain and discomfort now around the ball of my foot almost a month later. The foot remains slightly swollen as well.

[MASTER7]

Hi Geza, I've been on Apixaban for a year & have developed joint pain in my hip. I feel this is as a result of the Apixaban. Glucosamine fixed the problem instantly..... but then discovered that you should not take glucosomine whilst on Apixaban.

[Tmax71]

My joints are the same, feels as if they have got worse since taking apixaban.

[Jlaine]

I have experianced the same issues! Swollen feet,ankles. Also the top of my left foot hurts most the time. I also have gout but never experianced this til on Elliquie(apixaban) I do believe it is the med. And they all have same side effects pretty much so what the hell? Caught between a rock and a hard place as they say!!

[lucycuf]

I had severe joint pain on Rivaroxaban - I simply felt 30 years older almost overnight. Now on Apixaban and if anything it is much worse. I came off rivaroxaban last year when I was out of AF and guess what, drug free my pains completely went! these drugs are horrible

[Hidden]

There's a similar thread in another forum and I've added my comments there:

healthunlocked.com/acuk/pos...

[River5619]

I went to the ER with a prolonged bout of AF after several years of undiagnosed paroxysmal AF. The ER doc gave me one dose of Eliquis and sent me with a prescription which I was unable to get filled for several days due to insurance requirements. After starting the Eliquis I began to have severe muscle and joint pain in my legs which was much more noticeable at night. This included burning pain and sharp stabs of muscle pain. After a few days I had an episode of severe dizziness which lasted about half a day. When I read the information on Eliquis from the pharmacy, I decided to stop the medication until the dizziness resolved. Interestingly, the leg pain also stopped. After about 48 hours, I started the Eliquis again as recommended by the cardiologist. The pains started again. The nurse suggested stopping the statin I was on and I was reassured that leg /muscle/joint pain was not a usual side effect of Eliquis. After about a month, the pain became much less but is still not completely gone. So I am wondering if i should change anticoagulants. And I am relieved to hear that other patients have experienced joint and muscle pain from this medication, it's not just me.

[Geza10 in reply to River5619]

Hi I would stay on apixaban things got better after I put this on the site