Prevention of Thromboembolism in Atrial Fibrillation
"I&#039;ve taken Pradaxa for almost three months.  For the first couple of weeks, I thought I would be one of the fortunate ones as I had no side effects.  However, the longer I take it, the more side effects I experience.  I cannot take it on an empty stomach, or even with only a light meal.  I have heartburn, especially at night, plus the bowel issues, which seem to get worse daily.  I don&#039;t want to go back to Coumadin, though.  I&#039;m going to have ablation surgery and if it goes as planned, I hope to be able to stop taking blood thinner after a few weeks."