Aspirin and cardio health: My local TV station carried a report from the FDA stating in essence that the use of an 81 mg aspirin a day is no longer recommended except for people who...

hprinze Loc: Central Florida

My local TV station carried a report from the FDA stating in essence that the use of an 81 mg aspirin a day is no longer recommended except for people who have a history of heart problems. The report says that there is no evidence that a person having no history of heart problems will benefit from the aspirin.

Does anyone know anything about this?

bmac32 Loc: West Florida

For many people an aspirin a day is too much, the acid is their problem.

http://consults.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/01/a-hidden-danger-of-an-aspirin-a-day/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0

Me, I take a full aspirin everyday and have been for 12 years, the wife can't because of acid reflux.

hprinze wrote:

My local TV station carried a report from the FDA stating in essence that the use of an 81 mg aspirin a day is no longer recommended except for people who have a history of heart problems. The report says that there is no evidence that a person having no history of heart problems will benefit from the aspirin.

Does anyone know anything about this?

JimMe

hprinze wrote:

My local TV station carried a report from the FDA stating in essence that the use of an 81 mg aspirin a day is no longer recommended except for people who have a history of heart problems. The report says that there is no evidence that a person having no history of heart problems will benefit from the aspirin.

Does anyone know anything about this?

No Scientific Proof or Evidence to Rely on... Just My Believing that Anyone who hasn't taken Aspirin Regularly & Has a Healthy Heart Would - in My Mind - Not Need It...

"Don't Look to Fix Something That Isn't Broken"...

MrEd Loc: Georgia

hprinze wrote:

My local TV station carried a report from the FDA stating in essence that the use of an 81 mg aspirin a day is no longer recommended except for people who have a history of heart problems. The report says that there is no evidence that a person having no history of heart problems will benefit from the aspirin.

Does anyone know anything about this?

Taking an aspirin helps thin the blood a little so it helps people with heart conditions. Why would anyone in good health need to take a blood thinner? You don't need one and until you do, don't bother......

MrEd Loc: Georgia

bmac32 wrote:

For many people an aspirin a day is too much, the acid is their problem.

http://consults.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/01/a-hidden-danger-of-an-aspirin-a-day/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0

Me, I take a full aspirin everyday and have been for 12 years, the wife can't because of acid reflux.

For most people, there is no need to take a full aspirin a day, or 325mg. What they recommend is a baby aspirin, or 81mg. This is what my doctor told me and I go along with her. She is the one that went to school on this, not me.

bmac32 Loc: West Florida

Three doctors all had me on blood thinner and 81mg. I switched myself to the full and the next set of blood tests plus the EKG was back to normal, that's when I told him. Lowered pressure 12/8 to 124/76.

MrEd wrote:

For most people, there is no need to take a full aspirin a day, or 325mg. What they recommend is a baby aspirin, or 81mg. This is what my doctor told me and I go along with her. She is the one that went to school on this, not me.

Ve'hoe

Aspirin, is salicylic acid as the active ingredient, derived from willow bark, it has an anti-inflamatory effect which you can get also by chewing willow twigs, it reduces clotting, (Kind of the effect of thinning blood, making it easier to pump) so the heart with problems, doesnt have to work so hard. During a heart attack chemicals one called thromboxane is released form damaged cell walls, and aspirin inhibits its production.

But it is an acid, and any acid produces "H+ ions, "Hydronium," and those ions increase the acidity of the stomach, and are considered causal for ulcers.

quote=hprinze]My local TV station carried a report from the FDA stating in essence that the use of an 81 mg aspirin a day is no longer recommended except for people who have a history of heart problems. The report says that there is no evidence that a person having no history of heart problems will benefit from the aspirin.

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permafrost Loc: Minnesota

hprinze wrote:

My local TV station carried a report from the FDA stating in essence that the use of an 81 mg aspirin a day is no longer recommended except for people who have a history of heart problems. The report says that there is no evidence that a person having no history of heart problems will benefit from the aspirin.

Does anyone know anything about this?

They are looking at statistics, the people who had heart attacks had positive results from the aspirin. Those who had not had heart attacks had a very slight statistical bonus, but they also had side affects from the aspirin that the study found to be statistically worst then the benefits from the aspirin.

All the gabbing does not mean that an individual will not gain any benefit from the aspirin a day, only that a large group would collectively have more poor results than good..

If your doc put you on aspirin, do not stop..

bmac32 Loc: West Florida

Agree for the most part. IF high blood pressure or heart attacks run in the family it would be a good idea to talk this over with a doctor. IF you can tolerate aspirin with little or no side effects then by all means but watch things like if you cut yourself, does it bleed a lot or is there blood in your stool. Buy and use a blood pressure machine everyday after you've seen a doctor.

What works for one may not work for others.

permafrost wrote:

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alex Loc: michigan now imperial beach californa

hprinze wrote:

My local TV station carried a report from the FDA stating in essence that the use of an 81 mg aspirin a day is no longer recommended except for people who have a history of heart problems. The report says that there is no evidence that a person having no history of heart problems will benefit from the aspirin.

Does anyone know anything about this?

I heard the same report, but I have said for years that you should carry two or three aspirin with you so if you have a heart attack you can chew them but I will not take an aspirin every day even though I had a pacemaker installed in Jan. I convinced my Dr. that I wasn't going to take asririn

jetson

hprinze wrote:

My local TV station carried a report from the FDA stating in essence that the use of an 81 mg aspirin a day is no longer recommended except for people who have a history of heart problems. The report says that there is no evidence that a person having no history of heart problems will benefit from the aspirin.

Does anyone know anything about this?

When I was thirty five I had problems with dizziness. I said to my self, if aspirin can help after a heart attach, why not before one. I started taking one a day at this point. Never had no more dizziness. Blood pressure runs around 120 over 79. I'm going on seventy three today and will take my last one, the day I die. It want be long before they say, they are good for you again.

jetson

hprinze wrote:

My local TV station carried a report from the FDA stating in essence that the use of an 81 mg aspirin a day is no longer recommended except for people who have a history of heart problems. The report says that there is no evidence that a person having no history of heart problems will benefit from the aspirin.

Does anyone know anything about this?

When I was thirty five I had problems with dizziness. I said to my self, if aspirin can help after a heart attach, why not before one. I started taking one a day at this point. Never had no more dizziness. Blood pressure runs around 120 over 79. I'm going on seventy three today and will take my last one, the day I die. It want be long before they say, they are good for you again.

Ve'hoe

That is true,,, these are the same guys who told you that eggs were bad for you, then they changed their minds,,, and will again, on almost everything.

jetson wrote:

When I was thirty five I had problems with dizziness. I said to my self, if aspirin can help after a heart attach, why not before one. I started taking one a day at this point. Never had no more dizziness. Blood pressure runs around 120 over 79. I'm going on seventy three today and will take my last one, the day I die. It want be long before they say, they are good for you again.

JimMe

jetson wrote:

When I was thirty five I had problems with dizziness. I said to my self, if aspirin can help after a heart attach, why not before one. I started taking one a day at this point. Never had no more dizziness. Blood pressure runs around 120 over 79. I'm going on seventy three today and will take my last one, the day I die. It want be long before they say, they are good for you again.

As far as I'm concerned, you should take aspirin as you've been doing... Obviously, your dizziness was a sign of a problem... I say someone without ANY sign of problems should not think to use aspirin... Once something crops-up, aspirin may be a viable solution... But I still think seeing a doctor first is the way to go...

alex Loc: michigan now imperial beach californa

JimMe wrote:

As far as I'm concerned, you should take aspirin as you've been doing... Obviously, your dizziness was a sign of a problem... I say someone without ANY sign of problems should not think to use aspirin... Once something crops-up, aspirin may be a viable solution... But I still think seeing a doctor first is the way to go...

and try to find a DO instead of an MD, MD's are trained by the drug companies DO's are not