Enquiring on behalf of an 86 year old relative. She had an on-demand pacemaker fitted a couple of years back to stop the heart rate going too low. Problem is since then she has been suffering from quite bad short term memory loss and some behavioral issues. A bit of research in the Internet suggests that short-term memory loss is a known side-effect of Bisoprol, especially when combined wiby NickC - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sam, I have tried a few different labs in the UK but all say the same thing, they will only send results to a Practicing Doctor. Vet or Dentist. That seems to be the case for all labs in the UK for some reason.by NickC - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Jackie, Well here is a couple of links suggestiong that Xarelto might cause problems: drugwatch.com drugdangers.com I notice in the second link that 'Swelling of the abdomen' is a listed side-effect. He has an Abdominal aortic aneurysm, might that be caused by Xarelto? It is not so much a case of needing a physician who can evaluate the labs so much as finding one who isby NickC - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ok thanks for that George. So Xarelto just reduces the chance of stroke due to Atrial Fibrillation but does nothing to stop the A/F in the first place. So why has nothing been done to try and reduce the A/F in the first place, is this normal practice, just thin the blood to reduce the effects? From what I have now read this Xarelto is lethal stuff, should never have been licensed in the firsby NickC - AFIBBERS FORUM
I bake my own bread using Organic wheat, also eat only Organic vegetables. Avoiding Glyphosate has cured the Arthritis (specifically Gout) I had suffered from for twenty years. Anyone have data for the prevalence of Atrial Fibrillation over the past 20-30 years? If you have let me know and I will plot it against Glyphosate usage, see if there is any correlation.by NickC - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Enquiring on behalf of an 87 yr old relative. He is on 15mg Xarelto (Rivaroxapan) to reduce A/F and 5mg Amlodipine because he once had Angina many years ago. The recent purchase of a blood pressure monitor is showing A/F on about 70% of his readings. Problem is he suffers quite badly from the side-effects of Xarelto: nosebleeds leg weakness We also note that one of the side-effects oby NickC - AFIBBERS FORUM