I’m trying to get them to switch my mom to a combo Natto plus aspirin to replace Plavix...
Yes, I understand this situation. I would love to eat natto but take effient (same class drug). And maybe like your mom, scared to go against the doc’s recommendations. IIRC, natto also helps keep that arteries clean, hence the reason why the antiplatets...had a Stent put in my heart artery last December.
I had my first Stent installed 8 years ago. First it was 3 months them 6, then a year. Finally, ready to get off Plavix and the cardiologist upped it to another year. I quit on my own at that point. But I didn’t know about the protective effects of natto then.
Yes, she had 2 stents placed last summer. She has been doing great, but the bruising is awful. I know they will never agree to put her on Nattokinase, since there are no studies on it, but if I could convince them To step back the dose and replace with aspirin, she wants to try the Nattokinase. She’s just afraid to take it while on Plavix.