why an 81mg aspirin and not a 200mg one daily?
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low dosage is what is needed to slightly thin the blood. More dosage can and will do this to excess and can cause other bleeding problems.
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Drink coffee and take 2 aspirin. It works every time.
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The minute a patient has a heart attack, I start ordering five drugs:  aspirin, plavix, an acei inhibitor, a beta blocker, and a statin.  Pretty standard stuff.  Pretty expensive, unfortunately.
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2.  But it depends on your body, if you take approximately the same amount everyday it is normal for you.
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There are pros and cons to taking ANY medicine, including an aspirin. You have to decide if you are miserable enough to use the medication properly and let it work, or worry about the side effects it can cause.  Asthma is serious and needs medical attention. If your doctor has given you this medication, it is because he/she feels it will work to relieve your symptoms. If it isn't working after you use it faithfully and the way it is prescribed, then you need to let your doctor know.
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The maximum dose for oral aspirin is 4 grams/ day.  \n\n10 aspirin = 50 grains = 3.3 grams\n\nIf this was ingested you should be okay.  Please don't consume tha all at one time.  Why did this happen??
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Two things:\n\nThe aspirin is coated with a substance so as to dissolve in the gut instead of the stomach.\n\nThe aspirin is mixed with the basic ingredients, Calcium Carbonate and Magnesium carbonate, a small amount.
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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 comes first\n\nin the dictionary
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Yes... That is normal...\n\nHe wants to make sure you are not getting two different Rx that will confuse you and make you waste money on co-pays for no reason...\n\nThe medication can be a narcotic, so your doctor doesn't want you to have a bottle of codiene and a bottle of percodone...
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Aspirin\n\nOnly its acetylsalicylic acid
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The capsule is there to ensure that the medicine inside is only released when the gelatin is dissolved by the stomach's hydrochloric acid. Aspirin thins the blood and hence does not require a hard gelatin capsule because it is released in the bloodstream, not in the stomach.
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Dr Folts did the research on aspirin and it's roll as a anti platelet, he also found it does not work when the human body is under stress (when most heart attacks occur). He has been researching other alternatives and the best one to date is Grape seed extract. He has a patented formula marketed through a private company but it would be solicitation to say who it is here. But regular GSE is good for you also.
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concerning that you'd need both, actually.\n\nIf you tolerate ramipril, then that dose should be maxxed out first.\n\nIf maxxed out, and starting a second agent would use something not related to the angiotensin pathway (candesartan blocks AGII, and ramipril stops AGII from being made), probably a beta-blocker.\n\nYou may have non-classic elevated blood pressure, a potentially missed diagnosis of peculiar origins.... long list: renal artery stenosis, adreneline producing tumor, Conn's disease/syndrome... others
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NSAIDS each have the same basic property- inhibiting COX 1 and COX 2. However, people do respond to each one differently.  Some people with arthiritis swear by alieve, while others prefer Advil.  Like everything else, it is trial and error.  Each drug has a slightly different chemical form, which is why they are marketed under different names.  it is basically trial and error to find which NSAID is right for you. However, too much NSAID usage can cause GI upset/bleeding.  That is the side effect which everyone fears.  Use them sparingly especially with a prior history of ulcers.
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A good pharmacist would ask the doctor or the patient what is the COX-2 being used for, the reason for switching and if the patient has tried other similar medications in the past, and if they worked before.  The pharmacist should also ask about the patient's other pertinent medical history as NSAID's may not be a wise choice in a patient who has a history of kidney failure or GI bleeding.\n\nOnce all this information is elicited, then they should suggest a few that will work for the patient, keeping in mind price, effectiveness, and convenience for the patient (twice a day better than 4 times a day, etc.).
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If you have heart problems then I assume you are on aspirin. One of the hallmarks of aspirin is tinnitis (ringing in the ear). You may be wise to lower your dose slightly, after consulting your physician.