My wife also has A-fib, and was prescribed Eliquis by her cardiologist for the condition. We’ve heard all kinds of horror stories about Xarelto, and even if only a few of these are true, I wouldn’t touch it.
You definitely need to treat atrial fib with a blood thinner. Please check Eliquis. My daughter who is in her early 40’s took Xarelto for a DVT and had a major abdominal bleed that per her doctors was related to the Xarelto.
It seems many here have done well on Xarelto, but there have indeed been horror stories. I have not heard any such about Eliquis. Our daughter was in ICU for 5 days and we came very close to losing her.