Riveroxaban

[Bowler60]

Anybody had problems from side effects of Riveroxaban.

[Dawsonmackay]

None. Been taking it for three years.

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No personal experience but I believe the instructions say that it must be taken with a proper meal. From what we hear, if this is not adhered to it can cause stomach problems as well as reduce the effectiveness of the medication......if you are experiencing other side effects it would be helpful to tell us what form they take.

[Bowler60]

Mainly extreme tiredness and aching legs

[absolutepatsy in reply to Bowler60]

Not experienced this from Riveroxiban but have from Bisoprolol, what Beta Blockers do you take, if any.

[Bowler60 in reply to absolutepatsy]

Only take Digoxin with Riveroxiban

[Nick1957]

No problems with Rivaroxaban - always with a meal tho!! Yes agree about beta blockers. -in the early days when taking 7.5mg and 10mg bisoprolol it use to make me feel tired and fatigued especially climbing up a flight of stairs. Now not in A F (touch wood) but still on 5mg bisoprolol but feeling much better - not fatigued at all. When you're in AFib your hearts not pumping efficiently so this contributes to fatigue too!

[Larrikind]

I get a lot of head rush and light headedness if moving around too quick.

Sometimes a few bad headaches also.

Oh, and the most insanely heavy periods...

[PICCASO]

Yes I did had very very bad back muscle spasm's so went back on warfarin

[mear1957]

Hair thinning and falling out, still happening after 3 years, but less so

[Thomas45]

I had pains thtoughoit my body within a few hours of taking Rivaroxaban. After 12 days I was taken off Rivaroxaban and went back to Warfarin.

The pains did not subside until 4 weeks later tests showed that I had Polymyalgia Rheumatica which took nearly four years to leave my body.

I believe that Rivaroxaban wás the straw which broke the camel's back.

[KathFrances]

Yes - Rivaroxaban made me feel weird, dizzy, not completely in my body - a very strange sensation. The cardiologist suggested I didn't take it for a day or two to see whether the symptoms went and they did disappear. So I immediately changed to Pradaxa (dabigatran) with no noticeable side effects.