Has anyone stopped taking rivaroxiban and did you suffer side effects
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BobDVolunteer
Obvious question is what have you replaced it with? Stopping anticoagulation if you have AF is not to be recommended or stroke may well be the effect.
Some people do switch anticoagulants with some success. Why do you want to stop it?
I have been experiencing some side effects I won’t come off it until I’ve talk to my doctor about it
Just developing on BobD’s response, has your consultant asked you to stop or is it something you have decided to do because you are worried that you might experience an uncontrollable bleed?
The need for taking an anticoagulant is assessed using the CHADsVASC score and a score of one or over means taking an anticoagulant should be considered and anything two or over you are advised to take one. Having an ablation has no impact on this. What we certainly wouldn’t want is for you to experience a stroke because you have stopped without proper medical advice......without a doubt, that would be the worse possible side effect you could experience.
I have been on an anticoagulant for around 5/6 years now and not had a problem with it. If I did then I would try and find one I tolerated but..........there is no way on Gods earth would I stop taking it for the reasons others have mentioned. I score 2 on the CHADsVASC score and 1 is just for being female. That alone is good enough for me to take it. The thought of a stroke scares me. As Bob D says, why do you want to stop taking it?
I was taken off Rivaroxaban after 12days because of very bad side effects. I was offered any of the newer anticoagulants, then called NOACs, now called DOACs, but chose to go back immediately to the tried and tested, and used medically for over 70 years, Warfarin.
I decided to stop after three years of no Afib. My doctors were wary about stopping, but agreed that it was a balance of risks. The main claim they made was that I likely wouldn't know if the Afib returned. I have a high-rate alarm on my watch and I think I usually could feel the Afib, but maybe not every time. Anyway, I've been off the Xeralto for 6 months now and don't think I've had any effects. This was also a period I was receiving treatment for prostate cancer, so my scene was a little complicated.
