Blood thinners/family history of aneurysms

[Bookworm57]

Hi Everyone,
I'm new to this forum and newly diagnosed with p. afib. I was so happy to find out that there are message boards out there that I can use to connect with others who have afib.

I saw a cardiologist for the first time two weeks ago.  He put me on Pradaxa 150 mg 2X a day.  

Is there anyone on here who takes pradaxa/coumadin/other blood thinners who also has a family history of aneurysms? If so, did your doctor put you on a lower dose because of it?  Aneurysms run in my family (father, grandmother, great-grandmother, cousin, uncle).

I wasn't expecting to be put on blood thinners and I think at that point I started feeling so overwhelmed that my mind  just shut down.  I didn't even think to mention this while I was at the doctor's office and I'm wondering now if this is something significant that I should have mentioned to him.

Thank you so much.  I"m looking forward to learning a lot here.

[Bookworm57]

Thank you so much.  I did call my doctor's office back and he said it was fine to be on blood thinners.  I've been on the Pradaxa about a month now and so far (knock on wood) I haven't experienced any side effects.

I'm learning a lot by reading old posts in this forum.  No one else in my family has afib and I really didn't know anything about it before I was diagnosed.