Tranaxemic acid for heavy periods
Anyone here take Tranaxemic acid? I get very heavy periods on apixaban (Eliquis?) which are making me repeatedly anaemic. My repeated iron deficiency anaemia has been a problem since before I took blood thinners but is worse now I'm a lifer.
Haemo wrote a note to my doctor recommending tranaxemic acid to me last year, which I forgot about and my doctor didn't mention it so it was forgotten.
I'm borderline anaemic now (ferritin 30, haemoglobin normal, other bloods normal) and when I saw my GP to get the results I remembered tranaxemic acid and mentioned it. They said it's "pro thrombotic" and didn't want to prescribe it, while telling me just take iron tablets and eat vegetables.
Is this true? Has anyone here had any issues with Tranaxemic acid?
Haemo said it was fine to take it on the days of my period, and given I've been deficient in iron every year for the past six years because of my periods being so heavy I think I can't just keep going with the status quo of just taking iron tablets only to stop them and become anaemic immediately again. I've made dietary changes and it's not helped.