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change from warfarin to edoxaban.

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Hi. Just over a month ago my GP recomended Changing anticoagulants from warfarin to edoxaban, which I did. This seems to have coincided with me having many more episodes of AF. The episodes are also lasting longer. I’ve gone from maybe two episodes a month to two a week with one episode lasting four days and the majority of the rest lasting two days whereas an episode would have lasted around 24 hours.

Has anyone else had a similar experience?

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I am not medically trained but as both are anticoagulants given prophalatically to lower stroke risk and do not ‘treat’ Af I cannot see the connection, unless maybe you have some anxiety about the change of meds? Otherwise I would gues it is coincidence.

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The only way you could find out if it was the Edoxaban causing more AF attacks is by going back on the Warfarin for a while to see if your AF attacks reduce. I'd give the Edoxaban at least a couple of months trial, though it cant be pleasant for you having double the amount of attacks. Perhaps discuss it with your GP.

Jean

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The only way you could find out if it was the Edoxaban causing more AF attacks is by going back on the Warfarin for a while to see if your AF attacks reduce. I'd give the Edoxaban at least a couple of months trial, though it cant be pleasant for you having double the amount of attacks. Perhaps discuss it with your GP.

Jean

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kkatz

Before I went persistent I was on Edoxaban for 4 years with only 2 episodes in 18 months but I had not switched from Warfarin.

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Sleepyzz

I changed over during covid lockdowns no change in my afib at all

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