Rivaroxaban and low blood pressure
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Hi, just wondering if anyone else has these sometime or am I the only one on the planet?!
I had a catheter Ablation last Monday for Atrial Fibrillation and have been told to take 20mg x1 daily of Rivaroxaban/ Xarelto for at least six weeks. My blood pressure is usually on the low side of normal anyway but it has now hit the floor 70/60 at the moment after having taken these pills for only five days. I previously had the same reaction to Apixaban/Elequis and eventually my Cardiologist stopped them. I can’t function normally , I’m breathless, dizzy and exhausted but at the same time terrified to stop them because I am at increased risk of stroke after the ablation. My EP/Cardiologist has told me to persevere with them but I’m finding it extremely difficult. Thanks for listening!
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lyn1951 maura290462
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Can you call you cardio and tell him what your blood pressure reading is, have you been drinking plenty of fluid.
Dr's have told husband as long as he is within about 10% of what is normal for him, not to worry, I have learnt that I can stretch that 10% reading, have even scared our local GP, when I said no he's OK, even though its low.
When my husbands blood pressure drops, he's a heart failure patient, the first thing I think about is has he been doing lots of things, sweating, and his fluid balance is a little out of whack, usually the answer to that is yes, a cup of tea, or even two and after an hour or so his BP comes back closer to normal.
I would suggest that you will have to be on a blood thinner, but husband even at his worst was put on aspirin, as his blood pressure was just too low on other blood thinners, but your cardiologists would know about you from previous experience, please follow their advice, but keep them up to date with your readings.