Ischemic Stroke Questions

Can I take aspirin and drink beers?

Posted 20 Jun 2013 by tallwoman • 1 answer

I am on aspirin after a mild stroke, and I understand that beers are good for you, so I want to know if drinking beers and taking aspirin will cause a problem

Is a nose bleed associated with side effects of aspirin? my dad is allergic to it but the doctor?

Posted 13 Aug 2013 by brightstar11 • 4 answers

recommends he take aspirin to thin out his blood. He has had 2 mild strokes and a heart attack in 2mths space of time, he is 86

Do foods high in vitamin K interfear with taking Xarelto? What foods should be avoided?

Posted 1 Apr 2013 by Puzgrl • 1 answer

Taking to prevent stroke. Most blood thinners react with vitamin K. Can I still eat all the leafy green vegetables I like. I eat alot of salads and spinach and broccoli and carrots too. I want to keep eating healthy so can I still eat all of the above veggies.

Must I stop Xarelto before undergoing dental surgery?

Posted 20 Jan 2013 by Grant II • 1 answer

Dentist will need to surgically remove a tooth because it is broken below the gum line. Must I forgo taking Xarelto prior to the procedure? If so, how much stroke risk do I then fall under? I have occasional atrial fib, reason for the prescription. Is there some other method of minimizing ...

My doctor prescribed irbesartan 75mg I read if you had a stroke or kidney had a warming why?

Posted 4 days ago by Cshel • 0 answers

I am having trouble with my bp it can go up in an instant doctors get mad at me they say I don't follow their dirctions I've lost teeth i felt like a tens unit was zapping my heart had bruising and the doctor said it weird my skin has felt like it was on fire I have trying to see what ...

Thromboembolic Stroke Prophylaxis - What foods may increase INR-taking Coumadin for past strokes?

Posted 7 Apr 2017 by mzweifel • 0 answers

INR has been increasing over the past 3-4 wks. Squirt soda was suspected to the cause, as since stopped this, but IRN, after having two results as MD request within his normal range, but now has again elevated. A change in activity, life style-he has taken a job, after being retired for 3+ yrs. ...

Husband had a stroke,thorazine was prescribed for hiccups,a month 1/2 later still has hiccups???

Posted 26 Mar 2017 by Tina57 • 1 answer

What if anything can we do to help him with the chronic hiccups? The thorazine works after 5 days of taking it but only for short periods! The man is exhausted from no sleep and the pain from hiccups... At a loss for what to do?

Ropinirole - This drug has been a blessing for me. I began taking low dose a few yrs?

Posted 25 Mar 2017 by Lauralee17 • 0 answers

... ago. Graduated to a 6 mg extended release. New meds for other illness have brought me to a crazy level of trimmer. Any suggestions. FYI (female,52,Caucasian,dx restless "body" post stroke from blood clot@age 35, unstable hypertension,(TBM-100% Dynamic airway colapse,PHH,PF. Dx in past ...

History of 2 strokes. MY PT RESULT IS 13.7 / INR IS 1.1. IS THIS SAFE RESULT?

Posted 9 Feb 2017 by lduffell • 1 answer

Taking eliquis

Abbokinase - Hello I am Waleed from Jordan My father have brain stroke from 6 days and there is?

Posted 8 Feb 2017 by Waleedneedal • 2 answers

... clot in the?

How long can you take Plavix before the dose should be increased or changed?

Posted 18 Jan 2017 by elaurence • 1 answer

My mother was prescribed Plavix in the winter of 2009,after an stroke. She has been on the same dose, 75mg 1x a day, except for surgeries of procedures. In these 16 years NO one has done tests to determine the effectiveness. Please help

Can you drink alcohol (sensibly) with clopidogrel without impeding its benefits?

Posted 26 Jan 2017 by Bloberty • 0 answers

My Dr prescribed 325 aspirin but I only have 81mg. Can I just take 3 of the lower dose?

Posted 6 Dec 2016 by Peg mercieca • 1 answer

Strattera - How do I find a doctor who can correctly administer ADHD medicine?

Posted 27 Dec 2016 by Quandry • 1 answer

My doctor is concerned about my blood pressure (146/70) as it can cause heart attacks and strokes. Don't all ADHD medicines have issues with higher blood pressure, heart attacks, strokes, seizures, etc? Strattera does not work and I'm having issues coming off of it. My doctor is not ...

Oxybutynin - I lost the feeling in my left side body and face it's all come back and there are no?

Posted 14 Jan 2017 by dawnyb190122 • 0 answers

... signs of a stroke but I've been left feeling like I've wet myself and my gp prescribed oxybutynin still feel the same after 2 weeks