Apixaban and low blood pressure

[Sunnyann]

Hi all . Still trying to find a solution to my own blood pressure which is making feel unwell.Have read a few old posts in here regarding apixaan and low blood pressure. Interesting

I'm 4weeks post 2nd ablation and not having the best time with plenty of ectopic and af attacks and feeing fed up as I ee its another failed ablation . But have added problem with low blood pressure of around 95/58 ...give or take .

Could it be the apixaban I wonder ?

[Desanthony]

Are you only on apixaban or are you on a rate or rhythm control medication such as beta blockers or calcium channel blockers? Have you contacted your cardiac nurses or your EP?

[Sunnyann in reply to Desanthony]

I was on verapamil up until 3 weeks ago . When my low blood pressure problem started I spoke to the arrithymia nurses who felt that it may be the verapamil and took me off them. Its made no difference at all . So am at a loss to know what to do next . Its all started since my ablation. I had an echo and all was fine .

I started taking apixaban 4 weeks prior to ablation so I've been on them 8 weeks now ...low BP started 5 weeks after I started them

[Desanthony in reply to Sunnyann]

I tried all sorts of beta blockers, calcium channel blockers, rate and rhythm medication and mixes of all but they all made me feel fatigued, very breathless and coughing all the time. At one time - can't remember which beta blocker or calcium channel blocker I was on at the time but my rate went down to 35 and I called out an ambulance and spent 24 hours in hospital. I think that was around June time and in the September when I could hardly walk down the stairs, let alone up, my wife rang my cardio and EP and they decided I should come off them and just stay on anticoagulants only.

When do you next see the EP who carried out your ablation? I think this may be something they need to know about. Can you ring their secretary and ask for advice from the EP or a telephone consultation?

[Myflowers2]

Mine is low like yours but I also take 10mg of Bisoporol and 2.5mg ramipril which lowers your blood pressure.