my dad had a heart attack and they put him on blood thinners, he got a bleeding ulcer so had to go off them is there a medication that will thin the blood without causeing these problems
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No, just aspirin.  BUT - if  he has a bleeding ulcer he can take shots.  There's Lovenox and Heparin.  I've taken both.  Lovenox is stronger, but the needle is bigger and the short hurts more.  Heparin you need to take 2x a day and the needle is just like an allergy or insulin needle.  Shots suck, but they are more effective than coumadin.
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Aspirin will help your risk, but it not at all a substitute for the statins.  You do need to drop the cholesterol levels..you can try diet and excercise first, but if it does not work, statins are very good drugs to take.  You can also ask your doctor about more natural options like Benechol and fish oil.  \n\nFYI, here is a very neat tool that assesses your own risk of heart disease:\n\nhttp://www.chaicore.com/h2hv2/intro.html...\n\nFollow the tool until the end. It is based on data from several large studies. It is important to note that its answers aren't the "absolute truth," but rather the best estimations of it as based on our studies to date. In the last segment of the tool, you can add or delete aspirin from your regimen and see how that affects your risk. That's the benefit. Then you have to think of the bleeding and ulcer risk, but if you are otherwise healthy and have no personal or family history of these conditions, then you are probably ok.
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Aspirin thins the blood. This means that your blood flows easier, and takes longer to clot.\n\nThis is dangerous during surgery as you will bleed alot, and may loose alot of blood because the cuts dont stop bleeding for a long time. \n\nThere is also a risk of interactoin with other chemicals given in the anasthetic, and pain medication given afterwards.\n\nINFORM THE DOCTOR if you have taken any within 48 hours of the procedure, as the complications may be life-thretening, even for a small procedure!
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there are no alternatives to meds that i know of. if your meds help you mentally then you need them. the problem with you stomach is possibly due to the fact that the dosage is to high. or maybe you have developed a stomach ulcer that your medication is a irritant to. i would suggest consulting you dr. asap because it can only get worse. ask him to possible give you a sample of previcid it is a med. for all sorts of stomach irritants. or ask him to switch you to another brand of meds.
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You may develop stomach ulcers if the medicine is not effective. I would suggest you go see a gastro enterologist so that a gastroscopy can be performed. You simply swallow a camera and the doc can then determine if there is an ulcer and whether it's on the verge of rupturing. Believe me, you don't want to wait. I once saw a woman bleeding to death IN A HOSPITAL and there was nothing the doc could do.
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Aleve works best for a painkiller, I've found.  It depends on if you require a painkiller or an anti-inflammatory.  Be careful not to take too much Aleve, as it will thin your blood and make you goofy (and not in a pleasant way).  Be careful taking too much ibuprofen (the best anti-inflammatory otc), too - it hurts your stomach & liver.  Always take whatever you take with food - and never too close to bedtime unless it's specifically formulated for that!
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Vitamin E is good but when medication causes this problem there is not a lot you can do. Discuss this side effect with your doctor! Being a nurse i know this is a common problem associated with quite a few medications. Especially those used to treat heart problems and highblood pressure. Some times it just takes patience and time. Good Luck and really be sure you talk to your doctor. He or She may be able to find a alternate medication for you.
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Well, the other reply was correct about any anticoagulant added having to be safe; not cause complications for the recipient of the blood, but wrong about chilling being able to stop blood coagulation; it is not very effective.\n\nWhat is wrong with the present additives?  AFAICR, they add glucose and citrate and adenosine.  The citrate can be metabolised by the recipient, as food energy, so it will not cause trouble.  It works well, AFAIK.
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I know when you donate blood you can't donate even if you take aspirin. You might want to find out if you can because people who have medical problems can't donate.
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Kerlex - is a type of gauze that you can wrap around an arm/leg.  There is a product that has iodine infused through it that can be used to pack wounds that are being allowed to heal without stitches.  I'm sorry, I can't think of the name of it - what we use has gauze about one inch wide, comes wrapped into a roll in a brown bottle.\nThere is also a product called Gelfoam that can be used to absorb blood to facilitate clotting.  When I worked in the nursery, we used it to help stop a circ  from bleeding.\nI would think any of them could be found in a comprehensive pharmacy.\nHope some of that helps!
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It depends on the medication mostly. But yes many medications can cause bleeding on their own, and the chances of this are increased if you take it along with other medications.\n\nNSAIDs (Non-steroidal anti inflammatory drugs) have this as a side effect. this is why many people who take aspirin on a daily basis are advised to take the aspirin ec, which is entericoated and causes the  medication to be released inthe intestinal tract rather than the stomach.\n\nOther meds inthe NSAID category are ibuprofen (advil and motrin), and naproxen sodium (aleve). These should not be taken together.\n\nIf you take aspirin as a maintenance drug and need a pain reliever, it would be wise to ask your doctor for specific instruction but mostly they recommend tylenol (acetometaphen) since it is not an NSAID and doesn't upset the stomach as much.\n\nAny time an NSAID is taken, drink milk or take it after eating something.
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Try eating plenty of garlic either in the food you eat or in capsule form ,garlic cleans fat deposits out of your arteries and veins leaving more room for the blood to flow.
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what other meds are u taking? If you are taking aspirin, plavix,or zantac, talk to your doc. They can all lower your platelets. Since you had heart surgery, you received heparin during surgery and after to transition you to Coumadin, right? Maybe ask your doc about a HIT panel(heparin induced thrombocytopenia). Heparin will lower your platelet count. Dialysis can too. Obviously, you wont be stopping that. Procrit increases red blood cells not platelets. Long story short, talk with the doc.
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When my father died, my mother had the same question.  There is too much liability involved, so this is not feasible.  BUT, my mom has volunteered at her local senior center for years, and she took the medications in there.  She asked around and found a few folks who used some of the same meds, so a few were used.  The seniors felt comfortable taking the meds because they knew my mother personally.
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You need to check your blood pressure and choleterol levels,either one can lead to poor blood flow. Might try taking an aspirin a day and see if that helps.
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There are tablets which you can take which aren't hormone based but which help to decrease the flow and the pain.\n\nMefenamic Acid is an anti-prostaglandin (prostaglandins cause the pain during your period) and you take it for a few days before your period is due and for the first couple of days of your period. It help reduce the pain, and also over time reduces the amount of blood loss.\n\nTranexamic acid is an anti-fibrinolytic and is used to reduce blood flow. \n\nBoth tranexamic acid and mefenamic acid can be used together to reduce blood flow during a period. However, the best thing really is to go onto the birth control pill - it dramatically reduces bleeding and pain.\n\nAlso, since your periods are irregular, it may be worth speaking to your doctor about having blood tests done, or possibly an ultrasound to see whether you may have something like PCOS.
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Both can be bad if over done, due to there high caffeine content. caffein speeds up the heart rate,and if over done can cause a heart attack. As for food, eat vedgitables fruits and items hige in protien and low in fat. If you have an ulcer, contact your doctor, and have him or her give you a referral to a hospitol diatition.