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Is the Eliquis dose 2.5mg twice per day or 5mg twice per day? It should be 5mg twice per day. I'd be surprised if it were not, but it bears mentioning that the drug does come in both doses.
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Just wandering why you say it should be 5mg two times a day.
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I watched dr. Wolf presentation regarding his procedure (Wolf Mini maze) where he also talks about LAA closure and various methods of doing it. He claims that surgical removal is superior method to both Watchman and Lariat devices.
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Jackie
After the Watchman placement, don't they require the patient to remain on Eliquis for a period of time until the device endothelizes completely? Is there a screening test that's done to confirm the placement and the "completeness" of the endothelization?
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Elizabeth
You are saying that you believe your stroke was not as bad because of the drugs, I certainly don't know, but there are stats out there that people have had strokes yet were on eliquis, you were not having AF for some time, I say your stroke should not have happened.
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Just curious, is there a way to measure in the blood if Eliquis is working or not?
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Carey
Just curious, is there a way to measure in the blood if Eliquis is working or not?
No. If you're taking it as directed, it's working.
The NOACs aren't like warfarin. Their effect doesn't vary from person to person and day to day like warfarin does. They're predictable, they have the same effect every time you take them, and they aren't affected by what you eat or your insulin levels or anything like that. There's no reason to doubt they're working if you're taking them as directed.
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Just curious, is there a way to measure in the blood if Eliquis is working or not?
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I'm by no means an expert on clots, but my understanding is that the anti-coagulent doesn't dissolve the clot, it just keeps new clots from forming. The body will dissolve the clot, and does that by turning the crusty clot into a liquid. I had a large mass of sludge, which my body got rid of as soon as I switched anti-coagulents. If it broke it down into little crusty fragments, trust me, I'd be dead.Quote
JustMeToo
In response to previous posts....I have been taking Eliquis for many years at the standard dosage and will continue to take it. The neurologist is the one who told me that my stroke could have been much more severe if I had not been on an anti-coagulant. He said the anti-coagulant probably caused the small clot to dissolve and perhaps "scatter" (like a shower) into smaller particles.
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Jackie
Smackman... I'm also on Eliquis 2.5 mg twice a day after the Natale LAA and the followup procedure after that.
It's interesting that Dr. Natale recommended additional aspirin... Did he elaborate on why you should add the aspirin as well?
The FDA FDA prescribing information, it says this:
5.2 Bleeding
ELIQUIS increases the risk of bleeding and can
cause serious, potentially fatal, bleeding
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Concomitant use of drugs affecting hemostasis
increases the risk of bleeding. These include
aspirin and other antiplatelet agents, other antico-
agulants, heparin, thrombolytic agents, selective
serotonin reuptake inhibitors, serotonin norepinephrine
reuptake inhibitor, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
Bleeding
Eliquis increases the risk of bleeding and can cause serious, potentially fatal, bleeding .
Concomitant use of drugs affecting hemostasis increases the risk of bleeding. These include aspirin and other antiplatelet agents, other anticoagulants, heparin, thrombolytic agents, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) .
[www.drugs.com]
Jackie
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Jackie
Following are two links that indicate Eliquis does function to break up clots.
[www.medicaldaily.com]
[www.eliquis.bmscustomerconnect.com]
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My sister-in-law had the Watchman procedure because she could not take any coagulants. It seems to have worked well for her...
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