Anti-inflammatories and Eliquis November 04, 2022 08:03PM |
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* Why does one pharmacist say it's not a big deal to take them together and the other one say it is? (same pharmacy, btw) I would like to believe that I can trust a pharmacist for medication advice/info.
* How could my own PCP not know this wasn't a good combo?
* If it's OK for me to get off of Eliquis so I can take this medication, do I really need to be on it still?
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Re: Anti-inflammatories and Eliquis November 06, 2022 10:32PM |
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. I would take Tylenol and hope to get a decent anti-inflammatory if I need Advil/ibuprofen for that property.
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First, if two pharmacists at the same institution are offering me contradictory advice or information, I would point out to them that they are in conflict and that one of them must be giving poorer advice, perhaps endangering their clients. This may sound confrontational, but the customer can only be right if he/she accepts one of the two forms of advice proffered. My well-being is important enough to me that I get them to sort it out, even in front of me if necessary. Or, I find another pharmacist, hoping I'm not going to succumb to confirmation bias.
Eliquis has a very mild residual effect over time. If you miss a single dose and follow instructions to wait to take the next one, you are not in any particular danger. But after that, you could be at some considerable risk for clotting unless you take something that is not contraindicated with what you must take or do.
Recently, my PCP prescribed Zopiclone to help me to get sleep about two weeks after my late-July ablation. When I went to fill it, having been advised to go easy on it and to stretch the whopping Rx for five whole pills out for a couple of weeks, the pharmacist immediately asked me if my PCP knew I had apnea. Yes, and I am well-treated, I replied. He insisted on calling my PCP who insisted that he fill the prescription. Leaning over the counter and talking past the back of his hand, the pharmacist advised me to use only half a tablet....but I ended up using only a quarter tab and got the relief I needed.
Re: Anti-inflammatories and Eliquis November 07, 2022 12:28PM |
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Define "regular irregular basis." Do you mean using an NSAID daily for a few days every now and then or do you mean using it daily for lengthy periods? The general rule is you can use NSAIDs with Eliquis daily for a few days, maybe a week, but that shouldn't be on a regular basis. There should be gaps between uses long enough to completely wash the NSAID out of your system and give your body a rest.
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. I would take Tylenol and hope to get a decent anti-inflammatory if I need Advil/ibuprofen for that property.
I guess the question would be what decent anti-inflammatory similar to Aleve/ibuprofen could you get that would not conflict with eliquis—particularly if you needed to use it on a regular irregularl basis.
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Define "regular irregular basis." Do you mean using an NSAID daily for a few days every now and then or do you mean using it daily for lengthy periods? The general rule is you can use NSAIDs with Eliquis daily for a few days, maybe a week, but that shouldn't be on a regular basis. There should be gaps between uses long enough to completely wash the NSAID out of your system and give your body a rest.
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Re: Anti-inflammatories and Eliquis November 09, 2022 05:23PM |
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Carey - can you answer my question about why Dr. Natale would tell me to go back on Eliquis after my anti-inflammatory protocol is over? If it's safe enough to be off of it for a week, why is is needed at all?
I still am aggravated by the fact that I"m still on a blood thinner even after getting the Watchman.... Barb
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Assuming there are no clots, and given my good Cardiac Cat Scan, and the fact that I haven't had Afib in over 8 years and have a Watchman, am I really much of a risk of having a stroke?