I was taking one adult aspirin a day until my sister wised me up.
Posted on 03/22/2009 8:00:25 AM PDT by GonzoII
CBNNews.com - Men should start taking a daily aspirin at age 45 to lower the risk of heart attack by 20 percent, according to recent U.S. Preventive Services findings.
Doctors add that women should start a daily aspirin regimine at age 55 to protect against strokes.
However, some medical experts have concerns.
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I was taking one adult aspirin a day until my sister wised me up.
Might not be a good idea if you have an ulcer. Just sayin!
81 mg baby asprin....
That’s what I’m taking now.
You’d get the same protection drinking a cup of weak willow bark tea every day, without the ulcer problems.
Because they are white...and they work.
I called the cardiologist, and he told me to just quit the coumadin and dose him - twice a day - with a baby aspirin. I had the pharmacist confirm this remedy, and he concurred.
IMO, the whole prescription blood thinner program is a racket to keep a big segment of the medical community gainfully employed.
To date, the stents are still there....the clotting within them is at about 40%, and I take an aspirin a day; every day.
Coincidence?? You tell me.
Ulcer = Bad
Stroke or Heart Attack = Badder
Do the math
I wonder how many of the consultants on this project take money from the companies that make aspirin.
I use enteric coated aspirin. It’s never been a problem in five years.
Okay, let's just give up, it's useless./s
It certainly looks that way. The percentage of older people on the stuff is almost beyond belief. Testing and maintenance of this people on this stuff is an industry all in itself.
My cardiologist tells me that for a lot of heart arrhythmias like mine, statistically there is no benefit to anti coagulants. I have been six years without coumadin. But there are others that would have never let me off of it.
That said, each person ought to carefully and fully educate themselves on their own condition.
Not knowing why your dad was on it, I would think even on an aspirin they would need to keep a watch on his pro-time.
I'm 5'8", 120 pounds, haven't had red meat or caffeine since 1983 and my cholesterol stayed at around 500 because my liver only processes 1/2 of it.
I tried Lipator and Zocor but got leg cramps so I took red yeast rice which brought it down to 375.
My doctor told me to have a calcium screening...normal level is 400, mine was 1411.
I now have 2 stents, take Palvix, baby aspirin, Zetia and Crestor.
Only take 81mg/day, in other words a third of the normal pill.
To date, the stents are still there....the clotting within them is at about 40%, and I take an aspirin a day; every day.
Coincidence?? You tell me.
Is your doctor happy with your clotting level?
How often do you have a stress test?
What else do you take?
Yeah, that’s what I’m doing now.
There is no money to be made in aspirin for the big pharmaceutical companies.
The best thing that could happen to them is if aspirin were proved ineffective they they could push more Plavix and the other anti-platelet drugs.
Just for grins, go to Walmart and see how much a 6 month supply of baby aspirin runs, remember that walmart brand works the same as big brand name.
If a normal pill is 325 mg it’s one quarter.
If you have an ulcer why not take an antibiotic?
I didn’t mean take the aspirin for the ulcer. I meant it might aggravate the ulcer.
By the way, antibiotics don’t cure all ulcers.
Because it contains the same active ingredient as aspirin
Just eat Kiwi Fruit, much more tasty than asprin: http://www.everything-science.com/content/view/49/98/
Slipping, falling, breaking hip in bathtub=verrabad
Drunk drivers on the road=verrabad too
Doing your math I’d quit bathing and driving!
I had a long discussion with a NIH medical expert in 1965 who was convinced that Aspirin truly was a wonder drug. He recommended an aspirin a day. I took his advice, and nearly a half-century later I am glad I did. I will die of some damned thing, but the heart works fine and the carotid artery is as smooth as a baby’s bottom.
Yes, it does. However, as a liquid, it doesn’t sit in your stomach and burn a hole as it dissolves.
As a kid, we didn’t use aspirin for fever or headache. It was always willow bark tea. It’s the same thing, just easier on the stomach. Even if you try to dissolve an aspirin in water, it doesn’t dissolve completely.
It won’t overcome an allergy to aspirin, however.
LUCKY YOU!
I'm thin, never smoked, no red meat or caffeine for 25 years, plenty of exercise and my heart's a mess because my liver doesn't work right.
Genes play a big part in how long a person lives.
And don't forget the Almighty. When He says it's time -- it's time -- no matter what.
Quote: The father of modern medicine was Hippocrates, who lived sometime between 460 B.C and 377 B.C. Hippocrates was left historical records of pain relief treatments, including the use of powder made from the bark and leaves of the willow tree to help heal headaches, pains and fevers.
By 1829, scientists discovered that it was the compound called salicin in willow plants which gave you the pain relief. Unquote
Aspirin or acetylsalicylic acid, is a derivative of salicylic acid ....
Source:
http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blaspirin.htm
So how did the health effects of a regular intake of aspirin get discovered...by a carefully controlled test? Forget it...no money to be made.
It wound up that people with arthritis virtually never had heart problems. The reason, megadoses of aspirin (it was the only pain relief option for decades...at least).
As to dosage, I take the full dose and will deal with the effects later, if any. I have no confidence in our medical community to figure out the right dose when couldn’t even figure out that a bloodthinner might just help people that tend to get heart attacks from clots, so I’ll get a bit closer to the arthritis dudes in dosage.
You’re right it won’t dissolve. That’s due to the cornstarch used as a filler not the acetylsalicylic acid. Cornstarch and water make a non-newtonian liquid. Look up cornstarch and water on line.
I’ve never had a problem with aspirin. I take an extra strength aspirin every day per doctors orders due to the stents in my heart. They’ve taken me off Plavix and some other drugs. My wife on the other hand has arthritis and she avoids it because it does cause stomach problems because of the dose she’d have to take (it would also cause bleeding problems).
The only time I don’t take my aspirin is for 48 hours prior to giving platelets at the Red Cross. You couldn’t take the willow bark tea for 48 hours prior to giving blood or platelets because of the blood thinning properties of the main ingredient in both.
How often do you have a stress test? I've not had a stress test since 2004. That one showed no blockage at all.
What else do you take? Metoporol, Zocor, and Altace...plus some OTC stuff (Selenium, etc.) I stopped taking Co-Q10 as the doc said there was no scientific proof it worked....and it is very expensive.
Nope. I was stating that the aspirin a day has more heart benefit, than the gastro dangers. But I kept it too minimal.
A perforated ulcer can sneak up on a body just as well as a heart attack. I won’t quibble with you over which is more dangerous, but you can’t make a blanket recommendation that everyone take aspirin to prevent heart attack.
Or would you like it added to the water supply? Of course not. Aspirin is a drug, not a vitamin.
And even vitamins can be administered to the wrong people.
“Preventive medicine.” Words to think twice about.
I must have missed that blanket recommendation I made. so I rescend it. my post was hasty. what my intent was that with all things equal aspirin benefits to the heart are greater than the threat to the stomach in HEALTHY PEOPLE.
If you’re wanting to debate this further, find someone that gives a rip.
Quit replying. I'd be delighted not to see your posts. This is a discussion forum and yet some people are awfully intolerant of different opinions.
He hadn't done a good literature search. There is at least one well-executed study with encouraging results. It IS expensive but it definitely works for me -- reduces pain by at least 50%. Have gone on and off multiple times to verify longitudinally.
I always reply to any post no matter how irrelevant it is.
And I generally do not, but offer my opponent the last word, the policy being "noblesse oblige." ;)
We have more in common than differences. Catch you later and call me if you decide to TP your neighbor’s yard.
Well....if it works, it works!
For me...I don't have the pain...yet. So I guess I'll stick with my regimen for now.
If you ever do need to take CoQ10, don’t try to scrimp on the dosage. Less than 100 mg/day doesn’t do much for me. I think some people buy the cheapest 50 mg bottle they find, take one a day, and declare it doesn’t work. I take 200 mg now and generally buy it at Costco.
We don't have a Costco nearby, but I'll check Sams Club to see what they have.
As I think I mentioned, my younger brother is a thorasic surgeon and cardiologist. I'm going to run this by him and see what he thinks...
I'll let you know.
But...when it comes right down to it....if it feels good, do it!
BTW....are you a CAD sufferer or more along the lines of the heart muscle itself?
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