Xarelto and Warfarin are both equality effective blood thinners, although Xarelto is better Warfarin has it is less likely to cause serious bleeding and does not interact with Vitamin K and you don't require regular blood tests and taking Xarelto also requires less dietary restrictions, although Xarelto is more expensive.
Warfarin is an older vitamin K antagonist and requires consistent vitamin K intake of leafy greens and frequent INR monitoring through blood tests.
Xarelto has less potential for brain bleeding, although GI bleeding can be higher risk when taking Xarelto.
Warfarin though is preferred in people with conditions like mechanical heart valves.
You can get off of Xarelto under a doctor's guidance, although you should not stop taking Xarelto on your own as doing so can increase your risks of serious blood clots, stroke or even a heart attack and so you must speak with your doctor first before stopping Xarelto as they may need to switch you to a different blood thinner or even provide some specific instructions for other procedures to prevent any dangerous blood clots from forming.
Stopping Xarelto can cause your blood to start clotting more easily again and could lead to deep vein thrombosis, stroke or even pulmonary embolism.
A person should stay on Xarelto for as long as they need to depending on the condition being treated.
For people with Atrial Fibrillation to prevent they may need to stay on Xarelto long term or even life.
For treating DVT/PE a person often stays on Xarelto for 3 to 6 months, although some people may need to stay on Xarelto longer term depending on risk.
After hospitalization for illness a person stays on Xarelto for 31 days to 39 days after discharge from the hospital.
For hip replacement surgery, the person often stays on Xarelto for 35 days after the hip replacement surgery.
And for knee replacement surgery, the person stays on Xarelto for 12 days after the knee replacement surgery.
Initial treatment with Xarelto for clots often involves the use of a higher dose of Xarelto like 15mg take twice daily 21 days, before you switch to a lower maintenance dose of Xarelto at 20mg daily.
You should also ensure that you're taking the Xarelto on a consistent schedule and at the same time each day.
Xarelto is a prescription blood thinner also known as an anticoagulant, which reduces the risk of stroke in people with atrial fibrillation as well as treats deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism and also prevents clots after having hip and knee replacement surgery.
The downsides of Xarelto are the possible significant increased risk of major and even potentially fatal bleeding, which includes possible gastrointestinal bleeding, internal bleeding or even cerebral hemorrhages as well as other common side effects of Xarelto which include nosebleeds, bruising, fatigue, back pain.
The most severe risk of Xarelto is the possibility of uncontrollable bleeding, which can occur in the brain, stomach and or other organs.
The main side effect of Xarelto is bleeding.
The bleeding that can result from Xarelto can range from severe life threatening internal bleeding to minor bleeding issues like nosebleeds and bruising.
Common bleeding symptoms of Xarelto are bleeding gums, nosebleeds, heavier than normal menstrual bleeding and easy bruising.
Serious bleeding signs of Xarelto are prolonged bleeding from cuts and bright red or back tarry poop, coughing blood and or dark brown colored urine.
The side effects of Xarelto to your legs are muscle spasms, pain, numbness and tingling and increased bruising to the legs.
Serious although also rare side effects of Xarelto to your legs are paralysis or severe weakness, which can be an indicator of spinal blood clots also known as hematoma, which requires immediate medical attention.
Muscles pain and muscle spasms, especially in your lower extremities are frequently reported side effects of Xarelto.
Other side effects of Xarelto are possible back pain, itchy skin and stomach pain.
You should also take Xarelto at night instead of the morning as taking Xarelto at night allows for maximum absorption and is often the time you eat a larger meal in the evening.
The reason why Xarelto is taken at night is for maximum absorption of 15 mg to 20 mg doses, and taking Xarelto at night also ensures consistent drug levels and also specifically counteracts formation of blood clots that occur early in the morning.
Taking Xarelto at night also matches your body's natural circadian rhythm for clotting and providing higher and more effective drug concentration during high risk hours.
And the higher doses of Xarelto such as 15 mg to 20 mg doses also require food in the stomach to allow for proper absorption and taking the Xarelto with the largest meal, often with the evening meal, also ensures that the Xarelto medication works effectively as it should.
When taking Xarelto the 15mg and 20mg Xarelto tablets must be taken with food, and preferably with your largest meal for proper absorption.