What constitutes being put on an anticoagulant in an ER visit?

Saving, just read your response to me. Yes, her son moving in could cause her stress. Any change in her routine. He needs to be told her house her rules. That he is stressing her out.

Please don't look to the internet to decide about discontinuing medication. Every time my mom went to the hospital they wanted to change her meds, make sure there is a follow up with a specialist who can take the time to consider her history and needs in a way that an ER doc never will.

Take her to her PCP to understand why Eliquis was prescribed. My mother is a fall risk and has had Afib. We took her off Eliquis because she had a greater chance of dying from internal bleeding from a fall than from having a stroke. She now has a pacemaker and would have been off it anyway.

Sorry if you said - why the ER visit at midnight?

My mom has constant AFIB and was put on Eliquis two years ago. AFIB is associated with dementia. I suspect it causes damage to the brain through undetected mini-strokes. I would caution you to take the blood thinners if they are recommended. Eliquis is supposed to have fewer problems than some of the others.

In the 42 yrs I have been married to my husband, he has had AFib 3x. From the first time it was 23 yrs till the next, from the the second to the 3rd, 4 years. No reason could be found why. The only thing we could figure out was maybe a stress factor. My husband has never been put on any blood thinner. He takes an 81mg aspirin a day. Thats it. After his and my Moms last visits to a hospital I swore that I would be getting them both to their PCP ASAP.

Hospital doctors do not communicate with the PCP or the patients specialists. I think a lot of mistakes are made because of this.

You are still required to follow up with her PCP. It should be listed in her discharge notes. Her doctor will reconsider the new medication or give a cardiologist referral.
My personal experience...
Mom had hers associated with pneumonia. She was switched to baby aspirin.
My father had it and refused medication. He died or a massive stroke within 8 months of diagnosis. The first thing I noticed when he was in ICU was the A fib on the monitor

My husband found his own afib with his Apple Watch. His symptoms were mild, but he still did the wise thing and saw a cardiologist for the full work up, ending in being on Eloquis. He doesn’t have symptoms now. I’d say your mother may have something else going on that needs addressing. Take her to primary care doctor and describe her symptoms. Maybe some bloodwork or other tests can shed some light on what’s going on

I have had atrial fib for two decades and my partner for longer. He has a pacemaker, I don't. I am 81 and got first atrial fib when still working as a nurse. Because I have seen so many dire outcomes from anti coags (bleeding) I have chosen to take a baby aspirin daily only for my atrial fib. It's rate is controlled with atenolol once daily.

Upwards of 15% of our elders go into this arrhythmia at some point; it is quite common and I am certain you will have looked it up. Atrial fib, studies show, can make us more prone to stroke due to the erratic heart beats and vessel movement of the blood.

At 95 I would be on palliative care only and my advance directive has for many years reflected my knowledge that we all do die, that I am prepared to die and that I don't want any heroic measures. I would do now very minimal treatments for ANY condition I might face.

There are many types of anti coagulant. As I imagine you are now POA to make health care decisions it is up to you to choose which decisions you believe are best for your Mom with the guidance of her doctors. I surely do wish you the best going forward.

Afib gets you on elliquis. For me, it never affected my state but people vary. The afib itself can be exhausting. Is she on a holter monitor or what? BTW, she now has a history of Afib.I felt my Afib. It was like my entire heart went crazy. My mother is in chronic Afib all the time and she doesn’t feel it at all.