Wellness

[Shelbelle]

I keep seeing commercials for class action law suits against Xeralto, beware!!!

[scotttie]

On 10/31/2014 Jersey Born said:

Good morning, Gooday. I am sorry to read about your troubles with Xarelto. Please do your own research on this drug and others of its class. What you are not likely not being told is that there is no remedy for Xarelto, or any of the other, similar, new anti-coagulants. So, if you experience serious bleeding in your brain from taking Xarelto, there is nothing a neurosurgeon can do to save your life in time. Dialysis might take too long to get the drug out of your system. There is even talk in the medical community that those who take Xarelto should have their blood monitored every month, just like those taking the much older drug, Coumadin. Coumadin has an antidote, however-- Vitamin K-- so if you have a serious bleed while taking Coumadin, there is a chance that the bleed can be reversed.

Many people have had adverse reactions, and some have died from taking Xarelto (and from other anticoagulants, also, including Coumadin.) Do a search of "xarelto lawsuits," and "xarelto adverse events." There is a good article on MedPage Today regarding the newer anticoagulants entitled, "Pradaxa, Xarelto, Eliquis: NOACs' Reversal a Key?" that you might want to read.

Good luck with your research and in making your own, personal, health care decision. Only you, with the assistance of your doctor, can determine what medication will work best for you with the least side effects. We are all different, so what works best for some of us will not work best for all of us.

This is an excellent post. I am sure it will be very helpful to Gooday. That reversal thing is something I never heard before. (I don't have to take any blood thinners at this point BTW but it is always good to have info like this in the ole memory banks for future reference).

[Gooday]

Thank you all SO MUCH for your comments. I seem to be on the same page with all of you. Before I read all the comments, I had placed the call to my cardiologist and told the nurse I made the decision to d.c. the Xarelto. I will stick with the baby aspirin I have been taking all along.

Now, my dad has been on this medication for nearly 2 years. So far, he has had no issues. He is 86 years old and had a small stroke last January from which he has made a full recovery. I will talk to my dad and discuss this with him.

Again, thank you all for your insight and opinions.

raven ~ thanks for the well wishes.

[LilacTree]

I take no meds that are advertised on TV. None. Most of them are killers or you get diseases and conditions that are far worse than what you're taking them for. All they are, are Big Pharma moneymakers.

Please be careful. Be your own advocate, don't believe doctors. The less meds you take, the better, no matter what's wrong with you.

The good meds have been around for years and years. These new designer drugs are bad, bad, bad.

[dooBdoo]

(((Gooday))), I didn't realize you've been dealing with all this. I echo the comments of those who say we are our own best health care advocate in partnership with our physicians and pharmacists. (Keep in mind, often your pharmacist can tell you more about the specifics of meds, a pragmatic view of side effects, the interactions with all the myriad of other things we ingest, that sort of thing.) I wish I could offer more practical help, but all I have are prayers and cyber hugs. Take good care of yourself.

[loveschocolate]

First, hugs to ((((((((((Gooday)))))))). There should be other drugs other than the one you are taking for a fib.