Plavix for blood clots

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Avatar m tn I have had coronary heart disease now for 7 years. A stroke in 2004 left me with left side weakness due from a large blood clot. Then another stroke in 2008 from another blood clot that hit behind the left eye. I had angioplasty in 2003 for a 75% and 90% blockage but no stents. After the first stoke I was put on Coumadin and thin soon thereafter put on only two baby aspirin.
1013028 tn?1250923267 Hi Linda, The lupus anticoagulants usually interfere with blood clotting and are also factors for thrombosis. Patients with a lupus anticoagulant are prone to excess bleeding, repeated miscarriages, thrombosis and strokes. Patients with a lupus anticoagulant that presents atleast twice and a history of thrombosis should be given indefinite treatment with anticoagulants. Thrombosis can be prevented with heparin administration and treated with heparin and warfarin.
Avatar n tn It would be best for her to be on Plavix to avoid blood clots. Doctors put patients on Plavix for 6 months to a lifetime, so it is relatively safe.
Avatar f tn Plavix has a unique mechanism of action by blocking the amplification of platelet activation by released ADP, and often used with aspirin to prevent the risk of clots for the first year after DES implant. Plavix and aspirin have different mechanism of action to prevent clots. After a year, plavix is usually discontinue as the risk for clots is decreased, and aspirin is continued long term. The risk of a clot is about 3%.
Avatar m tn DES sites may be vulnerable to blood clots, and stats show there is little risk after a year for clots. I discontinued plavix after 13 months about 5 years ago subsequent to DES implant Prior to an intervention such as colonscopy, there may be a period of 6 days without the medication to prevent the risk of uncontrolled bleeding in the event of polyp removal. It has been shown that generic drugs is not any different than the non-generic.
Avatar m tn Plavix may be recommended for patients that have a high risk for clots, and that risk exceeds the probability of excessive bleeding that can occur with plavix. Some heart conditions have a higher risk for clots such as arrythmia, etc. The doctor may want to treat for a long period of time. Hope this helps, and if you have any further questions or comments you are welcome to respond.
Avatar n tn Plavix reduces the probability of having blood clots that could block the vessels from normal blood flow and cause a heart attack. Blood clots can still occur, but the risk is reduced. Lipitor helps prevent plaque buildup in the vessels. With plaque buildup in coronary vessel that exceeds 70% may cause symptoms and require treatment to prevent heart failure or a heart attack. Hope this provides some insight, and thanks for the question.
Avatar m tn Both drugs are some what the same, they both work by keeping your blood platelets from sticking together and forming clots. Plavix is a adenosine diphosphate (ADP) receptor and Pradaxa is a direct thrombin inhibitor. Both do basically the same thing just in different ways.
Avatar m tn I am 60 yr. old male & ex.smoker .After having undergone Quad. CABG in April, I have been on Aspirin 75 mg , besides Plavix 75 mg, Metprolol 50 mg twice daily , & Atorvastatin 10 mg with Ezitimibe 10 mg daily. Since last 1 month, I have been taking COQ 10 dietary supplement . Recently I hae been observing some blood disc. with stools & have stopped Aspirin & Plavix , atleast temporarily. Cud it be a side effect to the blood thinners ?
Avatar n tn Without Plavix there is small increased risk of clots with a stent implant. So the benefits of Plavix or any other anti-coangulant should be weighed against the risk of bleeding or adverse side effects and that would require a professional opinion. A baby aspirin may be sufficient...
Avatar f tn Nattokinase enhances our body’s natural ability to fight blood clots, and has an advantage over blood thinners because it has a prolonged effect without side effects.
Avatar n tn However, the preferred protocol after drug eluding stent implant is a year or so with aspirin and plavix regimen for the treatment of the probability of restenosis (blood clots) at the site of the stent. No anti-platlet medication can off set the deleterious effects of nicotine, and small vessels are especially vulnerable for blood flow problem.
Avatar f tn I was on plavix for 18 months for my first stent and it never formed clots, but I believe there have been cases where it has happened. IF clots are going to form, they are usually very quickly as the plavix wears off. You don't have to ween off plavix, you simply stop it. It isn't a medication that affects your metabolism or mental state. Is it your general Doctor or Cardiologist who has stopped the medication? In the UK we are told we will be on Plavix 2-3 years or even possibly life.
Avatar m tn However, this is related directly to benefits affecting stents, because both plavix and aspirin will continue to reduce clotting times in your blood as long as you take them. I am on plavix for life and not aspirin, because aspirin gave me too many gastric issues. I have also recently read that aspirin is based on a drug which has found to increase pain in patients with fibromyalgia. That's definitely something I don't want to end up with.
Avatar m tn My husband has been on plavix for about 10 years since having a stroke. He also has 2 stents in his heart. He is now experiencing internal bleeding and his hemoglobin count is down to 9. The cardiologists say he should stay on the plavix and baby aspirin every day. I am extremely concerned as he has extreme difficulty breathing due to the low blood count and is sleeping about 18 hours a day.
Avatar m tn I agree with Kenkeith. My husband only had to take his for one year after stenting. I've also never heard of a stent collapsing if not on the Plavix, it's used to prevent blood clots after stenting which has nothing to do with the stent collapsing.
Avatar m tn Now I am on plavix for life. It seems that the risk for DES blocking becomes higher in some people once plavix is stopped. They believe the problem associated with this is the drug delivery problem from the stent. If you imagine the stent as a mesh, there is a lot of blank spaces in between. None of the artery lining will be touched by the drug on the stent, only about 20%. So now in the UK they use drug eluting balloons, which obviously cover 100% of the artery lining with the drug.
Avatar m tn The usual protocol for the drug eluding stents is dual therapy of aspirin and plavix for a year. The reason for plavix is that DES has a tendency to clot when compared to bare metal stents, and less a problem for restenosis (overgrowth of tissue within the lumen). After a year medical consensus is to discontinue plavix as there is less risk for clots, but continue with aspirin for a lifetime. There may be some individuals that have a higher risk for clots so plavix may continued indefinitely.
1356561 tn?1277259220 Hello, Plavix is used to prevent blood clots after a recent heart attack or stroke, and in people with certain disorders of the heart or blood vessels. You can go in the sun when on Plavix but make sure to apply a good sunscreen. Also when sitting on the swings, avoid sports or activities that could result in a bruising or bleeding injury. It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided.
Avatar f tn There is concern raised by some cardiologists that they have seen patients forming clots quickly when taken off this drug, usually if taken for less than 2-3 years. I would report this quickly just in case the removal of plavix is causing restenosis.
Avatar f tn the cells in blood plasma from forming clots. They are most used in those who are at risk for heart attack, stroke, or aneurisms. A "blood thinner" can be composed of several different chemical formations. The most common blood thinner, and most often used is aspirin, taken in doses of 81mg per day, essentially one baby aspirin.
Avatar f tn So in addition aspirin (inhibits platelets) there is Plavix that reduces the risk of blood clots, and the usual therapy is to take Plavix for a year (after a year less risk for clots) and aspirin therapy is continued indifinitely to inhibit platelet formation. To prevent this, patients have to take two different anti-platelet agents. So, aspirin inhibits platelets, it's a fairly mild drug, and there's another drug we use routinely called Plavixl.
Avatar n tn Thank you for your answer. My cardiologist mentioned stopping the warfarin and going with lovenox for 3 days prior to a catherization but said there was no need to stop taking plavix.
Avatar f tn I am on Plavix for my Heart Attack and my husband is on Coumadin for a blood clot he had 3 years ago 1 month after he had broken his ankle and had to have surgery. I say he should be off the Coumadin already. He went back to work full time after the broken ankle and also lost 60 lbs. He says the Plavix is just as bad.
Avatar n tn Should a 59 years old male with severe CAD, Renal Insufficiency (has been on dialysis for 1 1/2 years), had cuadriple heart bypass four years ago and is getting a stent today for coronary obstruction and has been on Coumadin for several years, will have to add Plavix to his treatment or is Coumadin enough for anticoagulation and antiplatelet effect?
Avatar n tn I know I am hanging on by a thread because I need surgery very soon with this massive hernia and Gall Bladder, and have shortness of breath and I keep putting it off because I would have to be taking off of Plavix and Asprin for a few days, and if I have surgery, that is MORE blood clots.