Well, I'm not on Xarelto, but I'm a warfarin lifer so I've had plenty of time to experience this exact same thing.

Honestly, I've discovered that it stops bleeding a lot sooner than I'm expecting it to most of the time, even when I know my medication is in range and I'm totally covered. I'm prepared for the worst and usually quite pleasantly surprised. I guess after 5.5 years, I'm getting used to it. Not sure I remember what "normal" bleeding is like at this point.

Even on the anticoagulants, our blood DOES clot, just slower than usual. No fountains of blood, just a slow seep that can take a little longer than usual.

So... I TOTALLY get where you're coming from. But, if you're prepared for the worst than 99% of the time, you'll probably be pleasantly surprised.

Yeah, I have to say that it's kind of a crap shoot for me with regards to how much bleeding I do on warfarin. Sometimes, I don't have an issue at all with how long it takes to stop bleeding. Other times, it seems to take forever. Recently, I had tiny bug bite on my cheek that kind of scabbed over a bit and when I washed my, the scab came off and that little thing would not stop bleeding. Got sick of waiting around, so I finally just stuck a piece of tissue to it and went to bed.

I'm also on Xarelto (since 2012). For me, I found that the bleeding issue was less than when I was on Coumadin (for about 20 years). Studies have also shown that bleeding is either equal to or less than Coumadin. Bering an avid Mountain Biker I have had my fair share of accidents that led to bleeding incidents despite being careful.

Obviously no matter what anticoagulant you are on you are going to bleed more when you get cut/scrapes/accidents then when you were not on anticoagulants; this includes aspirin. Heck, I even crashed during a bike race hard enough to break my collarbone and split my biking helmet (not recommended btw) and survived with no bleeding trauma. The only time I ever had a bleeding problem was while snorkeling off Isla Roatan and scraped my calf on some coral. I didn't realize I had blood trail as I started going into deeper water (crossed over the edge of the reef where it dropped down to 100 feet. When I realized what happened I made a fast swim back to shallow water before I attracted anything looking for lunch.

That all said, when I do bike or hike I do have quite the first aid kit just in case.

I wasn't on Xarelto, I was on Warfarin. I only ever cut myself once while on it and that was when I was sealing my nephew's 8th grade graduation card in an envelope. I licked the seal and sliced my tongue, it bled for quite a while and I looked like I had gone to the dentist because I stuffed napkins in my mouth, but it went away within probably a minute or two whereas off of Warfarin I can only assume it would have been half of that time, if not less. I was so hyper aware and paranoid of everything, from what I can see, it's certainly normal!

From what I have read you need to seek medical attention if you cut yourself while taking Xarelto because the blood does not clot and the drug can not be reversed. I am on this drug and have been for the last 2 weeks I am going to be taking it for the next 3 months so I am hoping I don’t experience and cuts or bangs while I am on it.

Your blood will eventually clot with small cuts and scrapes. It just takes longer. Obviously if it’s a deep cut or internal bleeding you would need to go to the doctor.

Unless you plan on living in a bubble the next three months, you will likely cut yourself, scrape yourself, bang yourself at some point while on anticoagulants. My advice would just try to be more mindful when cutting vegetables, walking on slippery tiles or pavement, etc.

My doc said to apply pressure to any cuts for 20 minutes and then if it's still bleeding head to the ER. (Obviously this is for minor wounds, not things that would need stitches anyway.)