Aspirin May Not Be As Effective As Once Thought in Some People

Teri16

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Posted 8/10/2005 7:04 PM (GMT -7)

I take 325 mg. of aspirin each day per Dr.'s orders, so when I saw this I thought I'd put this up for others to see, instead of burying it under the "Heart News" thread...Hugs, Teri

Aspirin treatment sometimes a failure

"Scientists are warning there's now evidence aspirin may not be an effective anti-coagulant in some people and may not protect against heart attacks."

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_26242.html

heartangel

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Posted 8/10/2005 7:22 PM (GMT -7)

teri I take what yu do but one in am and one in PM I think i will print this out and show my cardio when i see her in NOV.

Heidi

heartangel

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Posted 8/15/2005 6:03 PM (GMT -7)

since so many of us take a daily asprin this needs to br rbought up to the top again.

Heidi

jtu91952

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Posted 8/16/2005 7:40 PM (GMT -7)

I always knew this. I was put on 325mgs of ecotrin. I stayed on it for four yrs. I started in 1999 and stayed on it until 2002. Unfortunately, i had a heart attack in 2000 and another one in 2002. After that i stopped taking asprin all together.

I did a drug tracker and discovered asprin interferred with my bp meds. It also caused me to have bleeding stomach. I now take vit. e to thin my blood.

jtu91952

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Posted 8/16/2005 7:41 PM (GMT -7)

I also hear that asprin in women over 50yrs does nothing.

Kathlyn1950

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Posted 8/17/2005 9:58 AM (GMT -7)

Eeks, I'm over 50 and take 325 mg of ecotrin aspirin. I'm going to ask my dr. about this as well. How many units of Vitamin E do you have to take jtu?

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