Lixiana

The good thing about Edoxaban is that it's a once a day tablet.

I keep mine by the bed and take it first thing.

How are you doing Devorgilla?

Sorry, gransnetters, I haven't been logged in for a while and didn't realise there were new posts. Thank you for your thoughts.
I took the 60mg for 10 days and then had a small set back. Contacted the online service of GPs re medication query and received a same day telephone appointment. I was taken off the 60mg and prescribed the 30mg which I start tomorrow. Hopefully that dose will work for me.
It was only when I was off the tablets for those few days, pending the new prescription, that I realised the effects on me. Sore back and felt I had strained a stomach muscle. Quite weepy for no reasons - so unlike me. Feeling of sluggishness and slight pain in right temple. I never get headaches now I've stopped teaching. I had thought I was tolerating the dose quite well but obviously not. I put it all down to initial settling of medication into my system. I will try new dose and hope it has fewer effects. I'll post another update after my first blood test (3 months).

Just taking something (anything) all the time is stressful at first for some of us and hard to accept.
I was weepy too - but I probably felt sorry for myself I think. 😟

I hope the half-dose works for you. 🙏

I promised an update when I had my blood test. Not heard anything back from GP re results so assume I will live. No side effects so I soldier on. Thank you for all your encouragement. I couldn't have done it without you.