What Causes Weakness In The Legs While On Blood Thinners?

Posted on Mon, 28 Nov 2016

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Question : Since taking a blood thinner for a month now because a routine pacemaker check indicated that for the previous 3 days I am in Afib I experience weakness in my legs, easily get winded, and immediately after eating any meal I get extremely fatigued and sometimes a headache. My cardiologist says none of these things could be caused by the blood thinner. For the record I've had the pacemaker 13 years because my heart rate tended to spike up and down. Is my doctor correct?

Answered by Dr. Ivo Ditah (42 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
What exact blood thinner are you on?

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

What exact blood thinner are you on as there are several different blood thinner medications around? This will help me to tell whether your symptoms could be possible explained by it or not after reviewing the drug fully.

Hope to hear from you at your earliest convenience.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Ivo Ditah (12 minutes later)

Xarelto 20mg

Answered by Dr. Ivo Ditah (41 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Uncommon side effects of Xarelto!

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

These are uncommon side effects of the Xarelto you are taking. This usually gets better a few weeks after starting treatment. Because this is an important drug, I suggest that you continue. However, we would consider stopping if the side effects persist beyond a month.

Let me hear from you at your earliest convenience.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar