Plavix vs Xarelto
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| Plavix Oral is used to treat the following: Myocardial Reinfarction Prevention, Non-Q Wave Heart Attack, Acute ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction, Acute Syndrome of the Heart, Unpredictable Severe Constricting Chest Pain, Prevention for a Blood Clot going to the Brain, Treatment to Prevent Peripheral Artery Thromboembolism | Rivaroxaban is used to prevent blood clots from forming due to a certain irregular heartbeat (atrial fibrillation) or after hip or knee replacement surgery. It is also used to treat blood clots (such as in deep vein thrombosis-DVT or pulmonary embolus-PE) and to prevent the blood clots from forming again. Rivaroxaban is an anticoagulant that works by blocking certain clotting proteins in your blood. | |||
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| Add Plavix review I've had bypass surgery,stents and valve replacement for Coronary Arteries clogging over the period since 1991. Now, at 90, using Plavix among other medications, I am very active and symptom free for the past 4 years. My age is not recognizable at all in my appearance. Plavix must be a contributor for my current good health. Plavix and daily asprin have effectively relieved my 100% Blocked RCA and 25% LCA. I have been on this program for over 3 yrs and felt it worth while. The Cardiologist reviews all labs annualy. Caused liver failure. I now have immune problems related to the liver failure. I have had to be on a regimen of steroids for 6 months. I am now having to go back on steroids because my liver counts are going back up. | Add Xarelto review husband was 8 days on drug and started spitting up blood in middle of night, bright red blood. has some afib, will call doctor in the morning. Just finished steroids and antibiotic for acute bronchitis, this cant e good with all the mucus already in his lungs. He is allergic to Coumadin so don't know where we go from here. Has arithritis and complaining with more pain than usual. much easier to take then warfarin. don't have to eliminate certain veggies. no weekly blood testing. I started this in June 2013 even though I do not have persistent or permanent afib. I am female age 60 with hx of Type 1 DM x 32 yrs. Dr says this is what I need to prevent stroke. Scared me, so I started this. After about a month I began to get a bounding heart beat(but regular), increased anxiety from that, facial/scalp tingling like I got an anesthetic injection from the destist and bleeding gums. Dr felt was reaction to the antiarrhythmic and changed that to pill-in-th-pocket but kept me on xarelto. Says gum bleeding just part of it. :( More frequently, now, after taking I have bleeding gums and the tinglinglasting longer and longer. Also noted now, that heartburn more at night (take xarelto in evening) It is making me crazy and afraid. I am gong to talk with dr about changing this to another anticoag--even willing to try coumadin as I don't care if I need to monitor frequently. This is a scary drug. I am beginning to fear the other bleeding problems. Just creating more and more anxiety. As far as effectiveness--guess so, bleed a bit longer after getting blood draw. Bruised easily before so can't tell on that one. | |||
