[KC Burke]

I have taken a 81 mg daily until this year. I began when I was 54. I was in pretty good physical shape but surprising me, hypertension was showing up in all BP tests. I didn’t show a lot of blockage in stress tests but could not get BP lower without some BP medication daily. I was also told to take a 81 mg aspirin.

Now 15 years later, my BP is still fairly well controlled with daily medication but my wife’s cardiologist tells me that 81 mg aspirin is no longer viewed as a panacea.

Since both parents lived to about 90 and one had a stroke from a hemorrhage not a blockage, I have looked at the more recent studies and decided to quit taking aspirin.

[laplata]

I’m going on 68 and in good health. But my family has a history of heart disease so I’ll continue. If it only serves as a placebo, so what.

[Don Corleone]

cardiologist tells me that 81 mg aspirin is no longer viewed as a panacea.

Looks like the pill salesman from big pharma paid him a visit.