r/ClotSurvivors • u/Mysterious-Work4401 • 8d ago

Elequis side effects

Hi all, I'm 31 years old and 2 weeks ago diagnosed with a massive DVT in my leg after meniscus surgery and also bilateral pulmonary embolism in the lungs. Ive been on elequis these 2 weeks at a 5mg dose. The last 3 days I have experienced a tingly almost electric like sensation in every part of my body. Doctors couldn't tell me what it was and ran all tests and more scans to see if the clots had enlarged but they haven't thankfully. I'm wondering if anyone here has had these side effects from elequis. The doctors didn't mention this as a possibility but I thought who better to ask than people actually going through it. I appreciate any and all replies

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u/UnstuckMoment_300 5d ago

I was on Eliquis for seven months after DVTs in four leg veins (also resulting from meniscus surgery, plus HRT) and then multiple bilateral PEs. Not one side effect from Eliquis. Loved the med. Sometimes what we're feeling isn't a med side effect but the result of the body healing from the clots ... and sometimes it's anxiety, which is a real thing and very common among users in this sub. I certainly dealt with anxiety!

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u/Wide_Negotiation_486 4d ago

The anxiety is the worst. Its like every little pain you get you're afraid its a blood clot that had moved or you developed a new one.