Eliquis And Weight Loss
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Hi, I just started taking Eliquis a few days ago for a DVT and I am wondering can you lose weight while using this medication? I've read that people have gained weight but what about losing weight?

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Hello Worry Wort

I have been on this for almost 2 1/2 years and gained over 3 pounds. I was 118 pounds before I started taking it. I have not changed my diet. My Doctor said this is not a side effect weight gain, but I have had over 100 replies of people who have had the same problem with weight gain, tiredness and joint pain, but never weight loss. Don't mean to scare you but these are some of the symptoms, but if the Doctor says we have to be on this type of thinner we have to. I need to be on for DVT and blood clots. I am sure on this forum people will let you know if they lost weight, but I didn't. Hope your Doctor informed you about possible side effects. Sometimes they just let you read the information from the pharmacy and it scares you, but these are the side effects that most people have had that I know of. Good luck.

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Hi I actually gained weight after starting Eliquis and it was quickly. My eating habits didn't change but the weight just came on. I had been sick from 2 years before taking it and never gained a pound. Same medication then I was put on Eliquis

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No definitely not. I have gained almost twenty pounds. I am going to Dr Friday and see what else I can do.

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I have gained weight. I have been taking for one month. I just don’t know about this. I am a incomplete paraplegic and I only gain 10 lbs in 9 years and I have gained over that in month...

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Yes, it is possible and has been reported as happening to some people that take it, but it is a very rare occurrence.

The FDA lists the typical side effects as possibly including nausea, dizziness, headache, increased risk of bleeding and easy bruising.

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