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Stopping Eliquis

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Jons

Stopping Eliquis
January 09, 2020 12:09AM

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Do doctors usually instruct patents to stop Eliquis all at once or in stages? Just curious - coming up on the date the doctor told me he would take me off of it.

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Carey

Re: Stopping Eliquis
January 09, 2020 12:28AM

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You just stop it. There's no reason to taper.

There have been claims there's a rebound effect and it needs to be tapered, but I've only seen a single study about that and I was underwhelmed and unconvinced by it. People start and stop anticoagulants routinely every day and no harm has been observed.

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smackman

Re: Stopping Eliquis
January 09, 2020 10:38AM

Registered: 10 years ago
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Before I had to be on a anticoagulant “for life” I stopped Pradaxa cold turkey. I also stopped Xarelto cold turkey. No rebound effects; No issues.

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susan.d

Re: Stopping Eliquis
January 09, 2020 03:23PM

Registered: 10 years ago
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I have to stop Eliquis a few days before my upcoming major surgery instead of bridging. I would have to cold turkey it and not taper off.

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Daisy

Re: Stopping Eliquis
January 09, 2020 05:07PM

Registered: 4 years ago
Posts: 722

I have always been told to stop Eliquis cold turkey for procedures. No EP or other cardiologist has ever suggested tapering.

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Pompon

Re: Stopping Eliquis
January 10, 2020 03:36AM

Registered: 6 years ago
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Daisy
I have always been told to stop Eliquis cold turkey for procedures. No EP or other cardiologist has ever suggested tapering.

I fully agree. I never took Eliquis, but I took each of the three other NOAC (Xarelto, Pradaxa and Savaysa) for some months. I never had to taper.