Why Daily Low Dose Aspirin for Heart Attack Protection Should be Discouraged

[lake rat]

Thanks for the article. I'm on 325 mgs a day and have had light flashes in my eyes and stomache aches for a while now. Getting old sucks!

ETA...I'm done with the aspirin thing. I'll think about telling my cardiologist or not....depends on if I'm in the mood for a lecture.

[1Ms. America]

There have been various articles stating that the asprin doesn't work for women, but that it was more beneficial for men.

[Purity]

If younare on aspirin therapy tho, be aware that stopping suddenly triples the risk of stroke.

Tho I first heard that from an endocrinologist, I googled it and it's true.

[lake rat]

Thanks for the advice....I'll wean myself slowly from the aspirin and move on to the apple cider vinegar. It amazes me that doctors don't warn people of the potential side affects. I was warned to take the coated aspirin to prevent ulcers but that was it. Im not taking any chances with my eye sight. I'd rather have the heart attack than go blind!

[nchomemaker]

I have learned the hard way that any over the counter pain reliever has side affects. Had been taking Advil every 4 hours for Migraine headaches, then started taking Excedrin Migraine. I am now suffering from damaged kidneys because of it. Every thing else has been ruled out. I have learned that tylenol can damage your liver, what the heck is left? I still have migraines and osteo arthritis, so not suppose to take anything for that? I cannot go all day for sometimes more than 5 days out of the month with migraine pain.

[countrymouse]

a number of herbs thin the blood. Ask Summerthyme here for more exact info, but off the top of my head I believe cayenne (red pepper), garlic, ginger, cinnamon, tumeric, and others. Ask Summerthyme or someone experienced in this before you attempt to substitute these for the baby aspirin--I took too many different ones (for different things) once and my heart rate speeded up considerably (probably because I had over-thinned my blood) and I was very weak and light-headed for a while till it wore off.

[Earl Sinclair]

You want to thin the blood - Omega-3 oils do that. Find that in fish oil and flax oil.

Another bad side-effect of aspirin is it diminishes Vitamin-C in the body. Taking aspirin in cold & flu season may make you more susceptible to catching viruses.

Also, Vitamin-D is good for general cardiac health as well. There's even a cardiologist using it for post-cardiac event mitigation.

Earl

PS( Desertrat - you still racing cars? :) )

[OneDayAtATime]

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...Qjs6jA-XZET5gA

Who Should Take an Aspirin a Day?
The American Heart Association (AHA) currently recommends that patients who have experienced
a heart attack, unstable angina, ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA’s or ministrokes) should consult their physician about starting daily aspirin therapy. It is important to
know that daily aspirin therapy should only be considered after consultation with your
physician.

[Jethro]

Thanks for the article. I'm on 325 mgs a day and have had light flashes in my eyes and stomache aches for a while now. Getting old sucks!

ETA...I'm done with the aspirin thing. I'll think about telling my cardiologist or not....depends on if I'm in the mood for a lecture.

I quit the daily aspirin thing. I now mix 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar with a glass of water and drink it daily. If you do this, don't take the aspirin, as the vinegar acts as a blood thinner anyway. At least that's what I've read.

[dstraito]

From what I understand, the asprin is not so much to prevent heart attacks as to prevent clotting forming, breaking off and causing a stroke.