Cramp on Apixaban

[motorbike]

Hi everyone . I have been on Apixaban for 15 months . Does anyone get really bad cramp . Really horrific pain . I was given quinine , sadly made me feel awful

. I’m now drinking diet tonic water now . Any help out there . Thank you

[Hidden]

Yes I too get terrible cramp. Quinine does not work and is no longer in tonic water. Try diazepam as soon as cramp starts and try deep freeze - spray or cream.

[Emarho in reply to Hidden]

I am on Apixaban too, but the cramps that I do suffer are no worse than they were before. If in a position to do so, I find that corks relieve the pain quickly. Mostly I use them at night, positioned in contact with the affected area.

[motorbike in reply to Hidden]

Thank you

[SpeedyH]

I had bad cramp while taking Apixaban. If you haven’t had blood tests recently, I suggest you ask your GP to do them, looking for any deficiencies. Apixaban over time depleted my Folic Acid and Vitamin D and once i started taking a prescribed short course of these (not over the counter as they are not high enough concentrations to make up the shortfall) the cramps went. It also helped the slightly light headed feelings I was having too.

[motorbike in reply to SpeedyH]

Thank you

[MazzyB in reply to SpeedyH]

I’ve Been put on folic acid! Does it help cramps please?

[SpeedyH in reply to MazzyB]

I was put on f9lic acid and it helped the cramps, alsothe dizzy light headed feeling. Hope you feel better soon.

[MazzyB in reply to SpeedyH]

Thank you so much.

[motorbike in reply to MazzyB]

Thank you

[MazzyB]

I get cramps! But I’m on warfarin, someone said Bananas work! Hope you get sorted.

[motorbike in reply to MazzyB]

I drink Schweppes diet tonic water, it has quinine . Has helped .

[MazzyB in reply to motorbike]

Great thanks

[motorbike]

Thank uou

[Matine]

I have a blood clot in my right leg and I am on eliouis can I take b supplement

[motorbike in reply to Matine]

No I was told no

Nuisance I know

[Hidden]

Stop drinking diet tonic water. It no longer contains quinine so no benefit. I find drinking more water helps and deep freeze relieves the pain.

[motorbike in reply to Hidden]

Schweppes still has quinine in . Well I may be wrong . However it says it does

[Wilfie]

On Riveroxaban with cramps in feet and ankles at night. discovered something called Palmitoylethanolamide which claims to have no interactions with medications as it is naturally occurring in body and in egg yolks. Costs about £40 a month. Look on line for different suppliers.

[motorbike in reply to Wilfie]

I have terrible cramp

. My toes get stuck .

I cry . I purchased something of Amazon called Cramp , does help, but it’s getting it sprayed on, when muscles get stuck . Also pins and needles . I feel for anyone who has this

[Pontlottyn]

I am lucky, middle of the night trip and a small glass of tonic water does the job. That's ordinary tonic full strength............whatever that is.