Eliquis and Pred.

[DodiR]

Has anyone had any experience with taking Eliquis (blood thinner) alongside Prednisone?

I am on 5mg Pred. since March and feel good on this dose. Then mid April I was diagnosed with a DVT after a knee injury kept me immobile for a week or so.

Now have returned back to some of my earlier issues with lowering of energy levels, lightheaded and low blood pressure during the mornings between 11 and midday.

[baxternoni]

I was on prednisone for 14 months and have been on Eliquis for a some time as well as other heart meds. The only problem I found was issues with bleeding. A paper cut caused bleeding which was a surprise to me. I also had some of the symptoms you describe but I think it is the prednisone not Eliquis. The prednisone caused a lot of harm to my body. Because I have GCA and was having vision issues I was started on 60 mg. I hope never to have to go back on it. Wishing you get better soon.

[DodiR in reply to baxternoni]

Yes at the onset of taking Eliquis I had problems with bleeding and bruising, this has now become less thankfully.

[piglette]

I was on rivaroxaban which is similar. I was a bit worried that as on the data sheet the first side effect was death, but otherwise no problems and I am still alive, I think!

[DodiR in reply to piglette]

Pleased to see you are still with us piglette

😀. Yes I agree some of the things you read re medications can be very concerning.

[piglette in reply to DodiR]

This was the data sheet with the tablets!! I suppose they will say the same for the Astra Zeneca vaccine, could cause death by thrombosis. ☠️☠️

[DodiR in reply to piglette]

A deep vein thrombosis in the leg is not the same as the thrombosis connected to the AZ vaccine, thankfully.

[piglette in reply to DodiR]

I was just trying to show how data sheets can be frightening with what they say, even though you have a chance of one in a million of it happening to you. I was tested the other day for DVT and I showed a positive d-dimer on my blood test, but it seems it was OK thank goodness.

[Megams in reply to piglette]

~Piglette - you are obviously not on this now?I started 10gm Monday - feel seedy in tum & I am supposed to be building up to 20mg.

I shudder @ 1st side effect you mention.

[piglette in reply to Megams]

I have just stopped. When I first got them my sister was reading out the side effects to see if I could drink alcohol with them! We roared with laughter at the death one which was first, but I could drink alcohol so what the heck!

[PMRpro Ambassador]

Are you on any other medications? There is no interaction between apixaban and pred - though that doesn't mean taking them together might disagree with some. And it may be coincidence and the apixaban is causing the feelings

[DodiR in reply to PMRpro]

I was thinking maybe putting one more drug into my body was upsetting the Cortisol yet again. Other meds include Candesartan (BP) and Relvar (Asthma) which up to now have not caused any problems.

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to DodiR]

I don't think that other drugs will have much effect on the cortisol production but lightheadedness and faintness is a side effect of apixaban

[Maryis80 in reply to PMRpro]

Been on pred four years,. Now taking 5mg per day plus leflumonide and apixaban two and half years following dvt

No noticeable side effects

[Macas in reply to DodiR]

I have been on Apixaban for 5 years thankfully no side effects thankfully.

[DodiR]

Have contacted my Doctor who has replied by email that I should try lowering my BP meds first. If no change then we can discuss other medication for DVT. Thank you all for your input.