Pulmonary Embolism Support Group

By far the most common form of pulmonary embolism is a thromboembolism, which occurs when a blood clot, generally a venous thrombus, becomes dislodged from its site of formation and embolizes to the arterial blood supply of one of the lungs. Symptoms may include difficulty breathing, pain during breathing, and more rarely circulatory instability and death.

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RESTLESS LEGS

mizkytee
mizkytee
MY HUSBAND TAKES XARELTO FOR PE AND A HUGE BLOOD CLOT IN HIS INFERIOR VENA CAVA. EVERY NIGHT HE SUFFERS WITH RESTLESS LEGS AND SO HARDLY GETS ANY SLEEP. DOES ANYONE KNOW IF BLOOD THINNERS CAUSE RESTLESS LEGS? HE IS ALSO ANEMIC AND HAS LUPUS AND TAKES 200 MG OF PLAQUENIL FOR THE LUPUS. WE CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THE RESTLESS LEGS AND NONE OF THE DOCTORS HAVE AN ANSWER.
TossNTurn
TossNTurn
I've never gotten restless legs with blood thinners (I'm on warfarin) although I did have it a few years back when I was taking an antidepressant. You may just have to investigate each drug individually to see if you can figure it out. Check with the pharmacist too, as they tend to be more familiar with side effects from drugs than a lot of doctors are.
rmb
rmb
Yeah I agree to check with his pharmacist to see if any of the meds can be the cause but I know low iron can cause that so if he's anemic that may be the issue.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I ran an RLS search on clinical pharmacology and neither drug came up. Mostly psych drugs listed. Is he taking any other meds or just the two?
mizkytee
mizkytee
HE DOESN'T TAKE ANYTHING BUT THOSE TWO THINGS. RHEUMI GAVE HIM LORAZAPAM FOR RLS, BUT DOESN'T HELP. I KNOW WHEN I WAS ANEMIC I HAD RLS AND THEY GAVE ME A TRANSFUSION. TOOK CARE OF IT, BUT HIS DOCTORS WON'T GIVE HIM ONE. THEY SAY THAT CARRIES DANGER AS FAR AS CLOTS. I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT.
rmb
rmb
I read something about iron infusions increasing the risk for blood clots but I'm unsure why. I've had a iron infusion while on warfarin with no issue but his docs maybe concerned about his extensive existing clot. Not sure.
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