- Exercise Induced Heartburn After Stent Insertion 3rd March 2008
... MD prescribed Plavix, Metaprolol, and increased my aspirin to 325mg. Since then I have been fatigued which...
- Hello I'm new ...question about EKG...help please 28th February 2008
... to lower my blood pressure and told me to take 75mg Aspirin . Both my parents and my grandparents had heart disease...
... to lower my blood pressure and told me to take 75mg Aspirin . Both my parents and my grandparents had heart disease ... What s the surgery for? Boy they seem evasive. The aspirin is a blood thinner. I take a beta blocker for heart...
... to lower my blood pressure and told me to take 75mg Aspirin . Both my parents and my grandparents had heart disease...
- How do you move past the fear 18th February 2008
... appropriate diagnostic studies completed. Are you taking aspirin ? Is your LDL below 70? If not, you may also not...
... careful and I would limit my exercise, and keep my daily aspirin up until this is properly sorted.
The thing is you...
... lifting, I generally don't push it. Regarding taking aspirin , I'm trying it again. The last time it reacted with...
- Confusing symptoms...heart or GERD? 16th February 2008
... for anxiety)
*20 mg Protonix (for the GERD)
*81 mg Aspirin
When I went to the cardio dr. in November he released...
- Fluid around heart 6th February 2008
... fluid but not very successful. Are you taking any aspirin or ibuprofen?? Typically they will have you take ... some aspirin for a certain length of time but being you just had...
- Chest pain w dizziness, left arm tingle and turned blue (& lymph nodes) 4th February 2008
... only 120/96. My doctor checked me over gave me an aspirin to chew and sent me to the ER with a note. I got there...
- Vitamin K and Blood Thinners (Plavix/Asprin) 23rd January 2008
... Plavix and aspirin are antiplatelets i.e. they inhibit the aggregation ... you consuming your green veggies while on Plavix and aspirin . Coumadin (warfarin) however, an anticoagulant owes...
- 22 and really scared.. 21st January 2008
... is laboring to get oxygen it can feel heavy. Take aspirin to thin the blood. Drink only water or tea with no...
- my doctor wants me to stop taking plavix,after taking it four yrs? 20th January 2008
... What is he replacing it with, if anything? How much aspirin do you take?
I've been on it for almost 3 1/2 years...
... medicated stents also,three of them,i take a full strength aspirin each day plus my other meds,the reason he wants me...
... the RCA. I was placed on Plavix 75 mg and 325 mg aspirin . In October of that year I had some GI symptoms which ... plavix. Just make sure you continue your full strength aspirin . It has been about 11 months now since I have been ... scratch myself. I am still taking the 325 mg coated Aspirin (Ecotrin) at this time which is going to be for life ... weight and of course not smoking, and taking your daily aspirin , you can safely come off the plavix especially if...
... updated ACC/AHA PCI guidelines recommend the following: Aspirin 325 mg daily should be given for at least 1 month ... after PES implantation, after which daily chronic aspirin should be continued indefinitely at a dose of 75 to ... antiplatelet therapy, the guidelines recommend lower-dose aspirin (75 to 162 mg daily) for long-term therapy.
So...
- Chest pain and arm numbness 16th January 2008
... oxygen. I have been in the same situation. I took aspirin , didn't drink pop or eat anything with sugar or cream...
- Feel like a ticking time bomb 13th January 2008
... and won't currently be on the statins I am on or on aspirin therapy and Beta Blockers etc. For some reason this...
- Anyone get chest pains like me? 7th January 2008
... leave you as is if there is any risk. Do you take aspirin therapy? I do. I don't know how blocked my arteries...
... sit around waiting for a heart attack. And yes I do aspirin therapy and also take zetia/crestor and am on 1 metropolol...
- New Member: Angina confusion 4th January 2008
... throughout test. Treatment: 10 mg Simvastatin with 80 mg aspirin .
I can exercise 30 minutes on my home treadmill...
- New to forum, heart attack Christmas Day 30th December 2007
... medicines as prescribed. You should also be taking an aspirin a day unless your doc told you not to. It is recommended...
... Thanks for your reply. I am taking 325 mg of aspirin daily and I have a BP machine and a heart rate watch...
- How long for side effects? 24th December 2007
... need to worry, I have read.
You also need to carry aspirin with you. The AHA and AMA both recommend chewing two ... adult aspirin if you think that you are having an MI. The reason...
- what should be normal heart beat ? 9th December 2007
... Make sure that he is taking his blood thinners i.e. aspirin and/or plavix or other medication.
There is a...
- Chest Wierdness 7th December 2007
... zero. So they sent me home, and told me to take adult aspirin everyday and increased my Lipitor prescription to...
- Atrial Fiberllation 29th November 2007
... wean himoff of it and he is supposed to be taking a aspirin daily to prevent clots. Anyone have any information...
- Lopressor after bypass surgery 21st November 2007
... on plavix for one year and right now I only take an aspirin 325 mg for life. This is my only medication as I ... doing the same.
You should be on a life-long aspirin therapy and I hope you are. I mention this because...
- Cardiac Ablation 14th November 2007
... sure was nice to get off comadin as i only take one aspirin a day now. sounds like that is all i take in meds...
- Stents or Cabg 7th November 2007
... it. I stopped it after one year. You will be on aspirin therapy indefinitely after either procedure. Another...
- Question for HuckFinn 25th October 2007
... subject as I have researched the issue of plavix and aspirin in the past. I respectfully disagree with your opinion ... ntiplatelet therapy.
American Diabetes Assoc. recommends aspirin (81-325) of coated aspirin in a high risk diabetic ... individuals, and American Heart Assoc. recommends 75-160 of aspirin for heart/diabetic individuals. Low dose is as effective ... level.
Although antiplatelets agents including aspirin and plavix inactivates platelet funciton for 7-10 ... rate of turnover. If the individual cannot tolerate aspirin , then plavix is recommended...However, after a coated ... stent implant there is evidence that plavix with aspirin help prevent restenosis and clots at the site of the...
... My husband has all plain steel stents. He takes an aspirin everyday, along with the plavix,lisinopril,simvastatin...
... want the person who receives a stent, to take both aspirin and Plavix daily for at least ONE year. This is what ... as beta blockers, does it?
Your husband can take aspirin , and I totally cannot tolerate aspirin or any NSAID ... , due to the abuse of aspirin and ibuprofen (NSAIDs) years ago that caused ulcers ... test, or he suspects gastro trouble from taking both aspirin and Plavix. The combination is much more likely to ... read.
Myself, I would love to be able to take both aspirin and Plavix...There is a great fish oil (and proprietary...
- heart disease and now a colonoscopy 23rd October 2007
... tell him of the pending procedure. Given the daily aspirin , plavix, I'm concerned as I don't know if the dr....
... colonscopy last year, I was asked to stop the plavix and aspirin 5 days prior to the procedure. Since at that time...
- I need some advise please 17th October 2007
... a heart attack, the AMA and AHA recommend taking 2 aspirin and then call 911.
If you could get a prescription...
- Elevated hs-CRP - Is It Really That Bad? 13th October 2007
... It's especially troubling because I already take aspirin and Motrin which ought to be reducing inflammation ... day, prilosec 40 mg/day, multi-vit (2/day), B-12, aspirin 650 mg, Motrin 2400 mg, and I'm going to start Crestor...
- Aspirin or No Aspirin 11th October 2007
... Yes Aspirin is proven to reduce instance of heart attack and as ... life at risk but has to be considered.
Search aspirin and cancer rates on your browser to read some of the ... found the increase in Pancreatic cancer with taking Aspirin was not clearly explained however. They were an all ... overweight people on their feet all day might be relying on aspirin for knee and ankle pain, the study could still be ... and ASA, but have also not come out in support of Aspirin as helping the other forms that studies show it seems...
- inderal interactions 11th October 2007
... have one question: I wanted to start taking an 81mg aspirin a day... I have read in the past that aspirin and...
- Popping Sensation in my chest 9th October 2007
... taken a few antibiotics in my entire life-not even aspirin or anything else for headaches) i asked the doctor...
- Is This Normal Practice The World Over? 8th October 2007
... for the heart to pump against (relaxes vessels) and aspirin to help prevent clots, etc....
- Longer lasting chest pain 4th October 2007
... t take it already - I would start today taking an aspirin a day (150mg, or better still 75mg twice a day) until...
... from the hypertension. I'm on lisinopril, diltiazem, aspirin and simvastatin. I try to eat healthily and am increasing...
... while this is rare, it is a mis-truth to say that aspirin is 100% safe/...
- Anybody familiar with Fasprin? 3rd October 2007
... the past and their doctor told them to start taking aspirin every day. I told them I would do some research and ... told me about Fasprin, which I guess is a new type of aspirin . He said that it is low dose and dissolves in your ... better. He told me that his dad takes it daily for an aspirin regimen. The only place I have been able to find this...
... problems and their doctor told them to get on a daily aspirin regimen. I have been doing some research and a friend ... every day called Fasprin. He said was was a low dose aspirin that dissolves in your mouth so it works faster and ... better than normal aspirin , and doesn't cause stomach problems. The only place...
... I take Fasprin on a daily basis - small dosage aspirin for heart health and stroke prevention. Easily chewed...
- Coronary Artery Spasms...Anyone? 24th September 2007
... Coreg CR (40 mg), Norvasc and Nitro Spray plus an aspirin a day. After I got out of the hospital, they gave...
... Coreg CR (40 mg), Norvasc and Nitro Spray plus an aspirin a day. After I got out of the hospital, they gave...
- A few general questions about my friend. 18th September 2007
... reasonable. My husband also takes Niaspan - takes an aspirin 1/2 before with a low fat snack - and he only has...
... medications such as an Ace inhibitor. You did not list aspirin as one of his medications. Dual anti-coagulant therapy ... (plavix and aspirin ) after stent implantation is almost mandatory unless ... he is allergic to aspirin or for some reason he cannot tolerate it or he might...
... He stated that he believes he had a reaction to aspirin years ago and was sent to an allergist who felt it ... too "risky" to test him to see if he is allergic to aspirin for sure. This has caused my friend to be somewhat ... upset because he thought it was safe to test for aspirin otherwise why send him to an allergist.
Other ... unusual to have no blood thinning drugs? And, can aspirin be tested fairly safely for a reaction?...
... thinning medicaton, usually plavix in addition to aspirin when tolerated. I am not sure of the risk involved ... in aspirin allergy test. If he does not get a satisfactory answer...
- When dare I go back to the gym? 6th September 2007
... controlled by medication. I'm on lisinopril, diltiazem and aspirin . I had a negative thallium scan in April (I was symptom...
- Exercise frequency 3rd September 2007
... angiogram 4 days later.
Good luck and remember an aspirin a day is recommended by the AHA :)...
... under the NHS I have what they give me!
I'm on aspirin , lisinopril and simvastatin....
- Medication 27th August 2007
... Coumadin is an anticoangulant and the low cost of aspirin may be a good substitute.
Digoxin increases the...
- Length of time needed on plavix? 22nd August 2007
... definitely 9 months is more than enough and continue aspirin therapy. When reading about the 4 week recommended...
- Admitted to hospital & waiting for an angiogram 20th August 2007
... the news about late-stent thrombosis) in addition to aspirin . Such long-term therapy carry the risk of bleeding ... advantage lies. You still have to be on life-time Aspirin therapy.
3. Angioplasty alone with no stent placement...
... The only medication I am on right now is a 325 mg aspirin , and it is my personal belief that unless there is...
- My blocked arteries 10th August 2007
... Altace (Ace inhibitor)
Metoprolol (Beta blocker)
Aspirin (2 a day - 80 mg each)
Stopped taking Lipitor, and...
... Also remember that the AMA recommends to take and aspirin and call 911 if you feel that you are having an mi...
- Coumadine ?? Help needed 7th August 2007
... could stop the coumadine and just take the 81 mgs. aspirin . He said clots from the medicated stents can happen...
... mmendation is a good one but if so I would NOT trust 81 mg. aspirin and would opt for a full sized 325 mg. tablet.
... small doses of coumadin, as low as 2 mg./day) WITH the aspirin . I presume he has had his INR regularly measured? ... Coumadin, so DO trust the cardiologist (except for the aspirin ;))....
...
I mentioned to the Cardio about a higher dose of aspirin but he said 81 mg. was suffiecent.
His coumadine...
... could stop the coumadine and just take the 81 mgs. aspirin . He said clots from the medicated stents can happen ... anti-coagulant, that is sometimes prescribed when aspirin is ineffective. Your husband should have a test to ... risk of Reye's Syndrome increases with the amount of aspirin taken.
Follow doctor's regimen for 81 mg aspirin...
... population do not get clot prevention from 81 mg. aspirin and many cardiologists are beginning to recommend ... 2 x 81 mg. aspirin as minimal.
Your husband has shown that he is PRONE ... time it takes to get new unprotected platelets after aspirin therapy.
Thus he must be judged high risk for another ... would you both feel IF he switched to just 81 mg. aspirin and threw another clot with another ensuing MI. And ... won't return your calls.
For anyone who has taken aspirin and coumadin along with aspirin over a two year period ... , a 325 mg. aspirin will produce ZERO chance of bleeds.
IF your husband...
... the best preventive therapy is the combination of aspirin /plavix up to two years with some patients and possibly ... longer. Take the low dose of aspirin as the doctor recommends and blood test for effectiveness...
... almost 3 years ago now, and I'm still on two (2) 81 mg aspirin and Plavix. My cardiologist is of the school that ... Coumadin, but I'd definitely be taking at least a regular aspirin (325 mg), not a baby one (81 mg), and getting blood...
... almost 3 years ago now, and I'm still on two (2) 81 mg aspirin and Plavix. My cardiologist is of the school that ... Coumadin, but I'd definitely be taking at least a regular aspirin (325 mg), not a baby one (81 mg), and getting blood ... Coumidin, and why would you recommend a high dosage of aspirin ? YOU should not be a guinea pig, and if you are taking ... read!
I agree with the doctor for a lower dose of aspirin .. And why would you suggest the highest dose prior...
- I had a pause? 7th August 2007
... youu get the matter resolved PLEASE take a 325 mg. aspirin every day.
Oy, no insurance probably rules out...
- Please Help... Need Your Advice!!!! 6th August 2007
... show a distinct difference.
Make sure you take an aspirin a day...anyone with rhythm irregualrities should,...
... definately do MGO, will try anything. When it comes to aspirin ... not allowed due to magor spinal fusion surgery ... (aspirin and aspirin g related meds may prevent fusion process).
I don...
- Any Help 21yrs old living with A Fib 2nd August 2007
... last 2 years is nothing to fret about. Take daily aspirin to lessen the chance of clotting.
No insurance...
- stent clogged in 2 days? 31st July 2007
... 25 miles away, and was given morphine, nitro, baby aspirin , and other stuff not sure of. When I got to the hospital...
... 25 miles away, and was given morphine, nitro, baby aspirin , and other stuff not sure of. When I got to the hospital...
... the problem was that I was never given Plavix or aspirin after the stents. I had a heart transplant on 11...
... the problem was that I was never given Plavix or aspirin after the stents.
Fran, sometimes I can scratch...
- Questions about Heart Events--symptoms or experiences? 30th July 2007
... pass out. I had cold sweats, nausea, and chewed 2 aspirin as soon as it started. However, since I had NO chest...
- Too young for heart problems??? 30th July 2007
... cholesterol checked? You should also try taking a low-dose aspirin daily... see if it helps. However if you think the...
- chest pains and low blood pressure 20th July 2007
... as possible.
In the meantime take a whole adult aspirin every day.
It sounds most like you suffered a severe...
- Heart Cath. Questions 19th July 2007
... lowering your cholesterol to superb levels amd take an aspirin every day if you don't already....
... recommended for about a year or more with DES. Take an aspirin to keep the blood thin.
Where is the evidence opening...
... is headache and a speedup of the heart rate.
Daily aspirin however is a good idea up until a week before you...
... recommended for about a year or more with DES. Take an aspirin to keep the blood thin.
Where is the evidence opening...
... will eventually let me go off it and continue on just aspirin (and fish oil, which he won't let me take now because...
- Have Any of You Had a Minimally Invasive Bypass? 13th July 2007
... with the mi. I have an extremely hard time tolerating aspirin . Did the Plavix cause you adverse side affects? Plavix...
... tiny nick or scratch. I do also take 325 mg coated aspirin so it might have been the combination of the plavix ... and the aspirin but I think it has more to do with the plavix since ... I have been taking aspirin for over 20 years. I feel a lot better in general...
... while taking 75 mg of Plavix, and 325 mg of buffered aspirin each day. So sorry about the nose bleeds...
Boy...
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I have read that the combination of Plavix and aspirin increases the likelihood of internal bleeding. Actually ... ulcers many years ago that were caused by the abuse of aspirin and NSAIDS in general. I have taken the Nexium type...
- Test results 11th July 2007
... reduce the inflammation by consuming crushed flaxseed, aspirin , statins and niacin (I take vit.B multi instead). ... reduced mine to ESR16 and CRP1. (P.S. hold off on the aspirin unless your doctor puts you on it). :)
There are...
- Pain management after bypass 10th July 2007
... more pain relief too.
Since she is probably taking aspirin already maybe something like 4 aspirin a day would...
- Recent heart attack 9th July 2007
... the ambulance was there in under 5 mins. I was given Aspirin and conveyed to the hospital with the sirens going...
... rather slight, on exertion.
Make sure you are on aspirin (at least 160mg./Plavix) for 60 days and then aspirin...
- Positive Stress Test resulting ECG suggestive of myocardial ischemia 8th July 2007
... outpatient being prescribed with Lipitor, Metroprolol and Aspirin to take. I have had an appt with a cardiologist whom...
... origins...but it can be.
Keep taking the daily aspirin , in fact until they do the angiogram make it an adult ... aspirin (325 mg.)
I think if you had shown confirmable...
... think you are having a heart attack, take two adult aspirin and call 911. Hope all goes better for you :)...
- 75 yr old - diagnosed with a-fib - HELP! 4th July 2007
... they increased his rhythmol to 325mg and he takes an aspirin to thin his blood.
Is he a candidate for some type...
... resulting in life threatening stroke or heart attack. Aspirin will lighten the probability of clots, and there is...
- What would YOU do now? 26th June 2007
... get to the bottom of the issue, make sure you take aspirin daily as a wise precaution....
- Nuclear Test Questions 22nd June 2007
... confirmatory so don't over-worry.
Take your daily aspirin and good luck quitting the "coffin-nails.";)...
... I am having a problem taking aspirin because of severe indigestion when I take it. I take...
... largest meal, and try to take at least 162 mg. If coated aspirin causes problems, try the regular uncoated cheeapie...
- re-do of by- pass after 10 yrs?? 21st June 2007
... diabetes) and to take his prescribed medications, aspirin , exercise, not smoke, reduce stress and watch his...
- AFIB and scared 20th June 2007
... fun. So for now, they have him on coumadin and one aspirin a day; also, he has to get his blood drawn quite often...
- Aspirin versus supplements 16th June 2007
... Hello,
I may need to start taking aspirin daily.
My supplements include garlic, fish oil ... though I feel could do without the garlic.
If I take aspirin along with my supplements, I'll run a risk of serious ... daily amount, an effective alternative to a daily aspirin ?
Which would be more beneficial overall?
Thank...
... daily amount, an effective alternative to a daily aspirin ?
Which would be more beneficial overall?
Thank ... supplements you mentioned to be an alternative to aspirin for clot prevention. Only aspirin, among the listed ... platelet initatiation in the clotting process. Only aspirin has been conclusively PROVEN to prevent heart attacks ... .
Aspirin is by FAR the better choice overall, but there's no...
... not believe that it would be nearly as effective as aspirin ....
... preventing properties without the nasty side effects of aspirin . Still much needs to be researched on this stuff,...
- Post-stent heart stress test questions 14th June 2007
... provided relief to an over burdened heart. Additionally aspirin to prevent clots and medication to increase heart...
... humanly possible and that not a day goes by without aspirin ...325 mg. ("Poster adults" can't afford to play around...
... Aspirin 81 is the amount prescribed for my eschemic chf and...
- BYPASS PROBLEMS, Please Help 8th June 2007
... Thankyou for your reply, I am on meds, I take Cartier ( Aspirin ) 100mg. 1 per day / Lipitor 40mg 1 per day/ Minnax...
- Any suggestions? 7th June 2007
... rapid heart beats all the time. I take a low dose of aspirin daily and I also take Lipitor, Aciphex and an anti...
... need to take a blood thinner? I'm on a low dose of aspirin but I wasn't sure that would be enough. Again, thank...
- Rita-2 7th June 2007
... exercising, different medication between group (plavix vs aspirin ), etc....
... study. (For example if everyone in America was given aspirin , and the results ascertained, must any conclusion...
... people had MORE or LESS second heart attack with taking aspirin , or those who found out whether or not peole contracted ... aspirrin daily...they were placed into discrete groups ASPIRIN /NO ASPIRIN...HEART ATTACK/NO HEART ATTACK. Absolutely...
- Bleeding Nuisance 6th June 2007
...
I strongly recommend that you get back on the aspirin ...if only a QUARTER dose.
Ask your doctor to do a ... bleeds.
I bleed like crazy too (I take 650 mg. aspirin /day) but it's a small inconvenience compared to the ... is to bleed. :D :D
<aspirin !>>...
... them to my GP and he suggested I drop down to an 81mg aspirin . I havent done that yet, because my Heart doc told...
...
You could do a compromise and try 162 mg. (half aspirin )...odds are good that you'll get enough platelet destickyfy...
- FINALLY! A diagnosis! Enlarged Heart-HELP!!! 4th June 2007
... heart, discontinued), increase heart contractions, aspirin and plavix (discontinued).
Helpful is not smoke...
- Never Too Young for Heart Problems!!!! 30th May 2007
... eye) and am taking a tablet for that as well as the aspirin , beta blockers etc
My point is you are never too...
- My feet are so sore, is it the meds. 27th May 2007
... Caduet 5/80mg., Lisinopril 50 mg., Plavix 75mg., Aspirin and Furosemide 80mg.
I do have Gout, but I don't...
- Yet ANOTHER question about whether chest pain is heart-related 23rd May 2007
... very low, your HDL as high as possible and take daily aspirin . You might find that a beta-blocker helps keep the...
- angina-like pain in bed 19th May 2007
... coronary arteries. Might this be the case?
I take aspirin and cholesterol lowering medication. I am due to...
... condition than stable angina though, so never forget that aspirin . And yes, it is related to arterial spasming....
- Bypass surgery 17th May 2007
... implant. Most likely you will still have to take aspirin for life. If you have enough confidence in your...
- Low-dose aspirin best for preventing heart attacks 14th May 2007
... So much confusion concerning aspirin for preventing heart attack. I read an article which ... cancer and that Doctors in England won't recommend aspirin . Yet another article recommends instead of aspirin ... attokinase. Yet another says dark chocolate is better than aspirin ....
... decrease in platelet stickiness with the low dose aspirin and that of the 25%, something like 2/3 of these non ... to go for the increased protection.
I know that aspirin is also a very potent anti-inflammatory agent. Many ... plaque deposition. I think it is logical to assume that aspirin is most likely beneficial to our hearts via this route ... the effect on inflammation is not present with tiny aspirin doses.
Those who prescribe 81 mg. doses to the general...
... I have been taking the full dose 325 mg enteric aspirin since my stent placement over 15 months ago. I did ... that found that "A daily dose of 300 milligrams of aspirin taken for 10 years can cut colon cancer risk by as...
- Freaked out by earlobe crease 12th May 2007
... then it dawned on a few wise people that perhaps the ASPIRIN that arthritics took by the handfuls might have something ... to do with it. They tested and VOILA', we're all on aspirin .
Obviously the first doctors who saw it called...
... rooter will one day be as common place as taking an aspirin ....
- Had WPW and ablation surgery but heart still races. 11th May 2007
... potassium in my diet. He also told me to take a baby aspirin 1 a day. I have one of those metabolisms that just...
- Left side chest pain 10th May 2007
... any blockages. I'm sure he will agree.
Take daily aspirin come Hell or high water....
... any blockages. I'm sure he will agree.
Take daily aspirin come Hell or high water.
I actually had my first...
- Cardiac Ischemia 10th May 2007
... bargained for and thought out.
Take your daily aspirin ....
