Daily Aspirin

[Darts]

If you are a healthy senior, do not take daily aspirin, if you want to stay healthy. (Just another way for drug companies to make money.)

https://www.npr.org/sections/health...pirin-has-no-benefit-for-healthy-older-people

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-45511362

 

[OnTheWayOut]

Like most medical ideas there are people arguing both sides. What is good today will kill you tomorrow. If you have relatives that lived to a ripe old age, do what they did. As good as any other advice you'll find but at least it won't change next year.

 

[PornAddict]

If you are a healthy senior, do not take daily aspirin, if you want to stay healthy. (Just another way for drug companies to make money.)

https://www.npr.org/sections/health...pirin-has-no-benefit-for-healthy-older-people

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-45511362

I would suggest keep a bottle of daily aspirin in the medicine cabinet. Reason if someone or you have a heart attack or feel you having chest pain or having a heart attack or help with a stroke. Take two daily aspirin and chew it and dissolve into your blood stream ! It known to thin the blood and can save your from a heat attack and buy you some time while some call an ambulance! It only a few dollars per bottle and can save your life.

You can ask your family doctor for advice on taking daily low doses of aspirin.

PS Bottom line I figure if you not taking a your healthy maybe keeping a bottle in a medicine cabinet for emergency.. It can hurt and it there if you needed!

 

[danmand]

At least it is not an expensive drug.

 

[IFUSEEKAMY]

Why do I always read aspirin as ass-spearin’?! A few years ago one of my playmates arrived at my room incredibly stressed and since he had a history of heart issues, we thought it best for him to take some of the aspirin I fortunately had in my backpack. It helped calm him down enough to eventually play so I was pretty relieved and grateful. I’ve tried to make sure I keep some with me just in case. It makes sense though that if you’re already pretty healthy, it may be unwise to mess with your chemistry.

 

[Damondean]

That's what happens when you hang out with old guys. But I guess they have the $$. )

I knew a lady in the biz a few years ago whose client had a heart attack while performing. She stayed cool, called an ambulance and he recovered. His family gave her a huge tip. True story.

 

[IFUSEEKAMY]

That's what happens when you hang out with old guys. But I guess they have the $$. )

I knew a lady in the biz a few years ago whose client had a heart attack while performing. She stayed cool, called an ambulance and he recovered. His family gave her a huge tip. True story.

Haha older men tend to have a wider array of impressive skills and accomplishments. They’ve experienced amazing things in amazing places and have cool stories to tell.

 

[niniveh]

I remember that backpack!

 

[IFUSEEKAMY]

I remember that backpack!

LMAO Backpacking is a way of life :yo:

 

[drstrangelove]

After 3 doctors asked me if was taking daily aspirin, I decided it was a good idea and have been doing so ever since.

 

[essguy_]

I think this advice has to be weighed using family history, personal history, etc. For a healthy person - taking a mini-aspirin does reduce the risk of a heart attack (as stated in the article) - it's just that for "Old" people - you also increase the risk of bleeding (eg: a brain bleed). I started taking a daily dose "baby-aspirin" a year ago, on the advice of my doc. No history of heart problems in my family - but a pretty harmless measure. What bugs me is the way "baby aspirins" are usually more expensive than regular.

 

[niniveh]

On the other hand here is the latest study 19k subjects and NIH funded $50m John J McNeil of Australia ASPREE study published today in NEJM daily aspirin does more harm than good in healthy subjects.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/aspirin-seniors-health-heart-study-1.482680