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Heart attack is a serious, sudden heart condition usually characterized by varying degrees of chest pain or discomfort, weakness, sweating, nausea, vomiting, and arrhythmias, sometimes causing loss of consciousness. It occurs when the blood supply to a part of the heart is interrupted, causing death and scarring of the local heart tissue.

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plavix vs eliquis

jody0385
jody0385
So I'm on eliquis for factor V and Plavix for the stents/heart attack June 12th.. Cardiologist said heart attack was 2nd event related to my factor V so he doesn't want to take me off eliquis but being on it, Plavix and the baby aspirin has him very nervous.. Should I be scared when he takes me off Plavix? He says eliquis doesn't work the same as Plavix for the stents.. Any info would be greatly appreciated.. Also dumb it down for me.. This is a new world.. LOL
RoboPop
RoboPop
Your best bet is to do 2 things...
1. Google the drugs and read up
2. talk to your pharmacist. They usually are happy to discuss drugs, how they work and interact.

Also check whether 325mg aspirin would be a suitable substitute for the plavix + baby aspirin (81mg).
jody0385
jody0385
I was told in the dvt group that eliquis works on other vessels/veins and Plavix targets the stents/artery? Or something like that.. It made sense. The dr. said the eliquis wont do anything for the stents.. So I'm on Plavix for another month. I'm not really rushing getting off it... The only time it's a HUGE inconvenience is once a month.. :( LOL

I'll be talking to my hematologist then to my cardiologist and they are just down the hall from each other so I'm sure they'll put their heads together too and come up with what's the absolute best for my case.. Until then I'll be happy to be on both for now.. But I'll definitely ask about the aspirins as a suitable solution too. Thanks robopop.
mdimaude
mdimaude
Please do not rely too heavily on the advice of a pharmacist, rather consult a physician; my pharmacist advised that the two (Plavix & Eliquis) cannot be taken together, which is of
course untrue! They work very differently and it’s best to consult a cardiologist, especially if you have stents (I have 3, in my heart)
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