rivaroxaban side effects
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Hi Everyone,
Had anyone experienced weight loss while taking Rivaroxaban.
I started them about 8 weeks ago and the weight is falling off me.
L x
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Posted , 5 users are following.
Hi Everyone,
Had anyone experienced weight loss while taking Rivaroxaban.
I started them about 8 weeks ago and the weight is falling off me.
L x
0 likes, 15 replies
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april83406 linda51222
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linda51222 april83406
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Hi April,
Thanks for replying, I have PAF and was diagnosed about 2years ago, I was on warfarin but was changed to Rivaroxaban about 8 weeks ago, I am wondering because I was only 46K before I started them if I perhaps should have been given a lower dose, because of my small statue but they just seem to give them out as if one size fits all, I am now down to 43K eating well in fact more as since I started them I always seem to be hungry.
I went to the pharmacist this morning but she didn't seem to know so I am going to try and speak to someone today who perhaps does know, the GP just says he can't change the dose speak to your cardiologist, or anti coag nurse have a hard job the caog nurse at our hospital don't talk to patients.
Sorry for the rant.
Once you had been on them for a while did the weight stop coming off?
Linda x
april83406 linda51222
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linda51222 april83406
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I managed to speak to the arrythmia nurse who seems to think that rivaroxaban would not make me loose weight unless I am getting blood in my urine or black stools which I am not, and is just a coincidence I am waiting to see the gastroenterologist as GP suspects I am malabsorbing in some way.I do have autoimmune disease that I have had for many years, so I will wait and see.
Linda x
LuckyPenny1 linda51222
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Oooh I wish Bisoprolol (which I take) would do that
I've never heard of the one you're taking. Has it helped with the AFib? xx
linda51222 LuckyPenny1
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L x
bea28340 linda51222
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Hi Linda I was on riveroxaban when first diagnosed with paf , but had to come off them due to bleeding from nose gums etc and after being rushed to hospital with gallstones and couldn't have surgery because they weren't quite sure how long before out of system and no antidote for then I was put on warfarin, but I had lost 2 stone in the 6 months I was in them I thought it was the AF causing it but since stopping riveroxaban iv put all my weight back on I'm upset because I am a larger lady to start with , I did notice I ages very quickly but think that was weight loss , Bea
linda51222 bea28340
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Hi Bea,
Thanks for replying thats very interesting as I have already mentioned I spoke to arythmia nurse and he said he hadn't heard of it before, but that is you me and April, I also spoke to a doctor I know who works in A&E and he didn't think it was possible but then if people aren't reporting it they wouldn't know would they and as it is a new drug, I wouldn't mind so much as my appetite is good in fact I have been more hungry since I started it but I was only 7 and a half stone to start with so I really don't want to loose 2 stone, other than the weight loss I have had no other side effects
Linda
april83406 linda51222
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linda51222 april83406
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Hi April,
I couldn't agree more once size certainly does not fit all, I am very intolerant of lots of meds and almost all analgesia the only one I can take is paracetamol and then I can only take 1 if I take two I come out in a rash, so very limited with pain killers.
Just recently I was diagnosed with ACCP posituve palindromic RA that they have been unable to treat because I haven't been able to tolerate the meds available.
I find your experience with Digoxin interesting my neighbor who also has Afib was put on those and she has also lost a lot of weight.
Keep your chin up mate always here if you want to chat.
Linda x
april83406 linda51222
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april83406 linda51222
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linda51222 april83406
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Glad to hear you had a good result with the nurse, snap with the weather and sleeping, when its really hot sets of my Afib not to much but enough to remind you its still there, hope you get the toothache sorted, Linda xx
april83406 linda51222
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cardiac_congo linda51222
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Ive recently stopped rivaroxaban after some 18 mnths on it (and post-third ablation). Between that and previously bisoprolol and then verapamil, ive GAINED a stack of weight! Lost 7lbs within couple of weeks of stopping verapamil. Very slowly dropping weight after stopping rivaroxaban. I know having to 'go easy' due to the PAF hasnt helped, but ive never carried so much extra weight!