Free Republic
Browse · Search
Bloggers & Personal
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Taking ibuprofen could raise heart risk by a fifth
Daily Mail ^ | Sept. 29, 2016 | Sophie Borland

Posted on 10/11/2016 7:36:29 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper

Ibuprofen and other painkillers may trigger a heart condition which affects almost a million Britons, a major study has shown. Patients who regularly take the pills are up to 20 per cent more likely to develop heart failure. Long-term use of the medication causes chemical reactions in the body which place extra strain on the heart, research suggests. This can lead to heart failure in patients who have a history of previous heart attacks or high blood pressure. An estimated 900,000 adults in Britain have heart failure which occurs when the muscle becomes too weak to pump blood around the body.

It causes extreme tiredness, breathlessness and swelling of the legs and is a long-term condition that can’t be cured.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: heartdisease; ibuprofen; nsaids; nsauds
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-74 last
To: Pelham

I don’t have nephrotic syndrome but I do have CKD (stage 3) so have to be careful with a number of things.


61 posted on 10/11/2016 11:14:28 PM PDT by oldteen
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 52 | View Replies]

To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

Try some Vitamin C supplementation, it strengthens capillaries. DId magnesium help or worsen the bruising? I’ve never heard of it causing bruises, just the opposite in fact.


62 posted on 10/11/2016 11:14:39 PM PDT by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 60 | View Replies]

To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

Have you had a CBC lately? If so, how’s your platelet count?


63 posted on 10/11/2016 11:27:00 PM PDT by oldteen
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 60 | View Replies]

To: Berlin_Freeper
When you thought you were done quitting...
Speaking of quitting... some days ago I cleared out a deep drawer of old obsolete papers, manuals for stuff we don't even own anymore, etc. At the very bottom I found a paper with dates, two of them read:
Quit smoking June 29, 1998
Quit drinking May 12, 2002
Put those dates back on my calendar. :)
64 posted on 10/12/2016 1:55:17 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: Leaning Right
But you do make a good point. when it comes to the liver, acetaminophen is much worse.

As I recall, in 2008, the FBI's alleged Amerithrax culprit, Bruce Edward Ivins, committed suicide by overdosing on acetaminophen.

65 posted on 10/12/2016 2:14:32 AM PDT by cynwoody
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 13 | View Replies]

bfl


66 posted on 10/12/2016 2:45:42 AM PDT by Faith65 (Isaiah 40:31)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 32 | View Replies]

To: umgud

Me too, and it’s been the same three years... :)


67 posted on 10/12/2016 3:26:35 AM PDT by Does so (Vote for Hillary...Stay Home...==8-O)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 17 | View Replies]

To: Mears

That must have been a long time ago. There is a quick efficient antidote now.

Watched a suicide by acetaminophen in the late seventies. It is essentially a liver failure, nasty long death.


68 posted on 10/12/2016 3:49:02 AM PDT by Chickensoup (Leftist totalitarian governments are the biggest killer of citizens in the world.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 31 | View Replies]

To: umgud

I’ve never had hi BP, never hi cholesterol, no arrhythmia, yet he has me on metropolol, Lipitor, Plavix, aspirin
+++++++++++++++

Get a second opinion if that is true.


69 posted on 10/12/2016 3:52:33 AM PDT by Chickensoup (Leftist totalitarian governments are the biggest killer of citizens in the world.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 49 | View Replies]

To: Berlin_Freeper

All OTC anti-inflamatories will destroy you GI track.

Tylenol is the only safe GI pain med. Yet to much will do a number on your Kidneys.

Then we have the Granny can’t have PAIN MEDS from DUMBO and his DEA. Many people have diseases that are incurable, their only resort is pain control so the can semi-function. Yet we are being denied and restricted the meds even if they only drop the pain level from a 9 to a 5. There will never be total pain relief for them just enough control to function and not be dependent on others for their care.

Shortage of pain meds
http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/4/13166594/dea-opioid-epidemic-manufacturer-2017-substance-abuse


70 posted on 10/12/2016 8:32:53 AM PDT by GailA (Ret. SCPO wife: A politician that won't keep his word to Veterans/Military won't keep them to You!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: oldteen

I just had a physical and a full blood screening. Everything was normal.


71 posted on 10/12/2016 9:00:44 AM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (<<<<< he no longer IS my 'teddy bear'.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 63 | View Replies]

To: Talisker

I’ll have to try those.


72 posted on 10/12/2016 9:01:35 AM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (<<<<< he no longer IS my 'teddy bear'.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 62 | View Replies]

To: Talisker

bkmk


73 posted on 10/12/2016 4:46:10 PM PDT by AllAmericanGirl44 (If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 18 | View Replies]

To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

“I just had a physical and a full blood screening. Everything was normal.”

That’s a good thing.


74 posted on 10/13/2016 4:11:24 PM PDT by oldteen
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 71 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-74 last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
Bloggers & Personal
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson