Re. Eliquis (Apixiban): I take this and have no problems but do have a blood test every three months
Candelle That's interesting! Are the INR results always OK?
Like Ellan, I've been on blood thinners for years after A/V. diagnosis: Warfarin at varying daily doses (INR varied depending on which side of the bed I got out of!) requiring blood tests, sometimes weekly according to INR result, 2.5 target.
Then a year ago they switched to Eliquis, saying no more blood tests, ever.
It felt odd at first not having weekly INR figures to dwell on, but now they say that it doesn't last in the system more than a day or so whereas I was told to stop Warfarin 4 days prior to my 2 TKRs. Recently, my dental practitioner (dentist ) prior to an extraction simply said stop the day before; no idea what the INR was! Which is a bit of a plus, I suppose.
I assume your 3 monthly blood results are OK!
Good Health
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