Posted on 12/02/2021 7:32:23 AM PST by ConservativeMind
‘The three “newer” blood thinners appear to be over $450 a month.’
that’s after insurance, if I’m not mistaken; I take Eliquis for a-fib, and the cost breakdown on my benefits statement showed the raw price of over $1000 for a 90 day supply...the insurance (UHC) covered all but 250...
I am a pfizer retiree, and I get this drug free, which is a huge deal, because otherwise I’d be taking warfarin, aka rat poison...
I’m saddened to hear that.
My docs want me on aspirin in addition to the plavix also. I had been taking aspirin but I began to motice bruising in odd places on my body...like my boobs! And being a diabetic I have to take insulin injections several times a day so I had huge bruises every place I put a needle.
A year and a half ago I got an accidental severe cut on my lower leg and the bleeding was horrendous. I lost 2/3 of a cup of blood in seconds and had difficulty controlling it with a lot of direct pressure.
And the doctor wants me to continue the aspirin! I even quit smoking as they said it was the cause of my problems. Apparently it’s not.
All I know is that if I were in a car accident and got injuries, the likelihood of surviving till the ambulance arrived is very reduced.
I quit the aspirin and the random bruising stopped. I don’t intend to use the aspirin except for pain.
Taking aspirin with blood thinners is probably not a good idea at all. Even just aspirin taken regularly can make me bleed like a stuck hog.
This study is looks an awful lot like a ploy to sell more and more expensive drugs.
Greed of money knows no bounds. The truth about Fauci book shows him to be a medicine promoter and likely for money.
Nothing wrong with money so long as it is earned for good reason and ethically and legally. In the case of Pfizer and the jab I doubt any of this is true.
Could it be motivated by making money on the alternative?
Just a thought.
Wow. I bruise easy a get scrapes that bleed a lot.
Don’t even know I did it until I see blood running down my hand.
It’s a fine line we have to walk. I was really concerned about getting the jab because of clotting issues. With past history, my doctor was concerned if I didn’t. Didn’t have a problem with it, so...
I’m thankful that I’m not diabetic. It runs in the family.
Along with heart and vascular issues. Heart checks out, but they can’t always find a problem until you have a episode.
Good luck to you.
I don’t like grapefruit anyway, but have been told for years not to take anything but Tylenol, which I never take anyway
A small dose of gabapentin for neuropathy, which takes care of some minor aches and pains
Never really tried cbd. My state only allow the weak stuff, so I never saw a point in it
That’s what I was told, too. On Eliquis.
“Eliquis doesn’t have a generic.”
I read that there is a generic, as of a couple years ago. They’re just not letting us have it.
Brain bleed is bad. Sorry for your loss. That is why a Doctor should check you when bumped. He probably did not realize how serious it was.
That’s interesting. I’ve not known anyone that has been on warfarin that long. Dad and brother had pig valve put in and all three of us have had AAA repair. They got the zipper cut but I was able to do the Stent
I flew for the first time in 35 years last month, and found out that this endoprocethsis must set the damn thing off in security
One of those TSA agents still owes me dinner and drinks for that experience
Absolutely, could well be. Aspirin is cheap and effective for some things, we tend to overlook how good it is because it is so old...
Or, using something like Coumadin as an example, it could be trying to improve a blood thinner in a way that might minimize the problems of a previous medication. It has been a long time for me, but I recall Coumadin has to be carefully tailored and monitored to the individual which involves taking blood tests to see how things are going.
Lots of places to go wrong and have a bleeding problem.
A new medication that would be less “tailored”, require less ongoing monitoring, or be susceptible to serious side effects if things get out of whack wouldn’t be a bad thing.
I’ve had 3 strokes now. I can still function, but can no longer drive due to loss of peripheral vision
Right side works, but can’t feel hot and cold on that side. Burnt the crap out of my index finger on the grill when I first figured that one out
I simply can’t chance another stroke. I wouldn’t want to do it, but I keep a 9mm next to my bed if I have a good hand to use it with
I won’t go to a home and I won’t let my kids have to care for me like that
I already suspect I won’t see the next presidential election, so I’m making what plans I can, while I can
Dad and brother had pig valve and bypasses and pacemaker
Brother has pacemaker/defibrillator.
Neither one needed blood thinner afterwards
At 86, the heart surgery was too much for him. He lost hope and lingered for a year
Brother is 72 and still working in our excavating business, but slowing down
After was a concern after my stroke, but a 7 say monitor showed no abnormalities
A late lady friend friend of mine had the Watchman device put in and took care of the afib
She finally passed in home hospice from 12 years of renal failure right when covid hit
I’m glad she went when and how she did, or her family would have had to see her die in a hospital or nursing home without getting to see her
Hard, but a blessing in disguise. She was ready
Me too
Other things only gave me more strokes
Without insurance or GoodRX, eliquis is $495/mo at Kroger
Everyplace else was even higher
Read that too when I first had to go on it
Aspirin prevents and/or helps control some types of cancer ( beneficial effects in various cancers, including breast, ovarian, esophageal, and colorectal cancer)....
best drug to take in the "golden hour" getting to a hospitable after having a stroke
- helps prevent heart attacks,
cures headaches,
reduces inflammation,
fights symptoms of colds like high fevers, chills aches and pains,
functions as a blood thinner,
and for all we know aspirin helps with fighting COVID... etc etc etc...AND BOUGHT IN QUANTITY ASPIRIN COST LESS THAN 20 CENTS A PILL...
I have a wild guess why big pharma isn't thrilled it's an over the counter medicine...
Aspirin prevents and/or helps control some types of cancer ( beneficial effects in various cancers, including breast, ovarian, esophageal, and colorectal cancer)....
best drug to take in the "golden hour" getting to a hospitable after having a stroke
- helps prevent heart attacks,
cures headaches,
reduces inflammation,
fights symptoms of colds like high fevers, chills aches and pains,
functions as a blood thinner,
and for all we know aspirin helps with fighting COVID... etc etc etc...AND BOUGHT IN QUANTITY ASPIRIN COST LESS THAN 20 CENTS A PILL...
I have a wild guess why big pharma isn't thrilled it's an over the counter medicine...
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