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What Causes Shortness Of Breath While On Eliquis?

My mother has recently started taking Eliquis 2.5 mg, twice per day. She is puffing( out of breath) after walking 20 steps. I think she may be taking too high a dose because she is only 100 ibs body weight or ~ 45 kg. Could this be a possibility? She is seeing her doctor this afternoon
posted on Thu, 29 Jun 2017
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Hi, Thanks for asking your question.

Eliquis does not cause shortness of breath, it might be due to the original condition for which Eliquis was prescribed. Or she might be having some other lungs condition that make her short of breath.

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What Causes Shortness Of Breath While On Eliquis?

Hi, Thanks for asking your question. Eliquis does not cause shortness of breath, it might be due to the original condition for which Eliquis was prescribed. Or she might be having some other lungs condition that make her short of breath. Hope this helps