I'm not on Elequis... but you might try calling your pharmacist and asking if these are common side effects for this med. A lot of times, they can give you more current information that your doctor. Then, you can go back to your doc with that information and (maybe) ask for a new drug.

Apparently it is not unusual that Eliquis (apixaban) causes dizziness, vertigo (sensation of spinning), syncope (fainting) and fatigue (tiredness). It can also affects the eyes, mainly due to hemorrhage (bleeding). However, blurry vision and dizziness often go together, so it is likely that the blurry vision is due to the dizziness rather than due to bleeding in the eye

Here is a copy paste from of the side effects similar as to yours
http://www.drugs.com/sfx/eliquis-side-effects.html

common (1% to 10%): Dizziness, headache, fatigue, syncope,
Common (1% to 10%): Cataract, conjunctival hemorrhage, eye hemorrhageischemic stroke, vertigo

These occur in 1-10% of patients with side effects. The rate of side effects among users of Eliquis is not provided, thus I guess that these are overall pretty rare.

I recommend that you monitor these sympotms carefully and go to E&R if these get worse. Often, the side effects of medicines appear early in the treatment while the body is adjusting to the medicine, but then decrease or disappear over time. If they get suddenly worse, I would recommend that you go straight to E&R. As an example, if your vision gets suddenly really cloudy then this is most likely due to bleeding in the eye and needs immediate medical treatment.
http://intermountainhealthcare.org/ext/Dcmnt?ncid=522591709

Thank you for your comments. I have definitely read the warnings etc associated with this drug. I was taken aback by my Dr's adamant remark that "those are not side effects" . The pharmacists affirmed what is in the literature. Results still pending on Blood work to check cbc, and metabolic profile. The eyesight is bad enough alone to stop this drug. Thanks again for all the support extended here.

Yeah, doctors often don't know as much about the drugs they prescribe as they say. I almost always double-check what they tell me against the warnings that come with the drug and with the pharmacist (whose focus IS in the drugs and their interactions).

I once had a doctor adamantly tell me that a drug he was prescribing wouldn't interact with my warfarin. The pharmacist disagreed and my INR was all over the place the next week or so that I was taking the new (short-term) med. When I saw the doctor again, he actually asked "Did it have an effect?" which made it obvious that he really didn't know ... even though he'd been so sure about it when I'd asked before. I stopped seeing him... just didn't like that kind of attitude when it came to my health.

You need to talk to your doctor again and if you aren't able to find a suitable substitute to this drug then I would suggest finding a suitable substitute for that doctor. :)

Oh yes, and thank you for sharing.. Everyone on this post.. I wondered why I was so dizzy.. Thought my blood pressure was low, but then found out the wrist monitor I was using is so inaccurate.. So I got an arm cuff monitor and now decided it must be this med.. Hoping to go off it soon since I'm also on an aspirin a day along with Plavix too.. My blood must be thin as water.

Your doctor is the one who should be 'dismissed'.....this stuff is terrible, been taking it for 2 weeks and have no quality of life because of the fatigue factor of this terrible medication. I have a dry mouth, shortness of breath, dizziness, a headache, tinnitus and I see my doctor in less than a week and he isn't dismissive. I told him my symptoms and he changed my heart pill, but that wasn't it, so hopefully, there's another alternative than Eliquis...

I had been taking Warfarin on and off for nearly 18 years. When a reversal agent became available for Xarelto I jumped at the chance to get off Warfarin due to the fact that I was testing myself at home and it became a real chore to monitor what I ate. The only real side effect that I have had while on Xarelto is that I had developed two blood stops on my left eyeball. They went away in a few days and haven't come back. I take two different meds for high blood pressure and sometimes I cannot tell what side effect comes from what drug.
Anyway, I agree that you might want to ask your pharmacist. Most often I have much better information than my doctor and her nurses do but the pharmacist is spot on whenever I ask him a question.

I was on eliquis and had to go off it because of the side effects plus a minor bleeding episode. I had vertigo type dizziness almost every day it was awful. I’m not on anything right now because by the time I stopped tolerating it I was out of my post partum phase (which caused the clots) and it was confirmed all clots had dissolved, but my hematologist is still deciding if I’ll need to go on something else once my genetic testing is back. If I have to I’m going to insist on trying lovenox or xalerto instead.. even if it means sticking myself in the stomach every day. I feel your pain! Hopefully it gets figured out or improves.

I am on Eliquis but have only been on it for 8 days, so I am still getting used to it.

Here is where I am at... I am taking Nattokinase and Serrapeptase... and will soon be taking Lumbrokinase too... these enzymes are really interesting, but it is hard to find much info online... THIS is what makes them so interesting... they dissolve blood clots. Additionally, nattokinase has a anticoagulant action too, but does not cause the bleeding risk of the majors mentioned above. Here is a link that explains them... but it is unfortunately, not referenced for further study...
https://healthyeats-nl.blogspot.com/2014/04/a-bit-about-serrapeptase-nattokinase.html

The big question to me, is whether Nattokinase is a strong enough anticoagulant to keep my clot from growing... if so, I would not consider any of the major anticoagulant drugs... but I am not sure, so am stressed about it... I will take the enzymes in some fashion, with or without Warfarin... because they are clot busters, 4X as strong as Plasmin... and actually help your natural Plasmin work (activate), which, as said, none of the majors do at all. All my Docs Poo-poo anything not Big Pharma. I am still not sure what I will do... but I hope this gives you food for thought...

I am on Eliquis and I have experienced being tired.