RichGotsPots Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 Hi everyone, just wanted to know what everyone's reaction to blood thinners were.Ever since my 1st POTS flare in 2006, I've been sensitive to Asprin. Not sure if it is because it is a blood thinner. There is somethine called the Asprin Triad that I have. Means I got allergies, nasal polyps and Asprin sensitivity. Asprin gives me really bad chills..I've never tried any other NSAID or blood thinner. But there is an interesting diet for people with Asprin sensitivity called the Feingold diet and they say Asprin like compounds in foods cause tons of problems for half the world... Even Mayo has info on the diet...Hope to here everyone's experiences.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
issie Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 I know my husband who has asthma is not supposed to use aspirin. There is also a doctor who is treating fibromyalgia patients by keeping them off of anything with salicylates in it - main thing with aspirin. He says, that people should stay off of anything herbal or any foods with that in it. I tried it once for about 6 months and was very strict on it - and it didn't make any difference with my pain levels. He would have you read labels- even on cosmetics. I saw though, that if you think it will help, give it a try. You won't know until you do.Issie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katybug Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 I don't have any adverse reaction to aspirin or other NSAIDs I've taken (with the exception of Ibuprofen which I am allergic to), but, I do definitely bruise much easier when my joint pain kicks up and I am taking Tylenol or aspirin daily. It's noticeable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 Katybug- I have noticed the same thing about bruising when I take NSAIDS or aspirin. (Not with tylenol however). Another member on here with EDS had mentioned taking Vit. C to help with the bruising that is so common with EDS issues. It does seem to make a noticeable difference for me in my tendency to bruise when I take it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemons2lemonade Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 Salycilic acid is chemically similar to aspirin and is used in a lot of facial cleansing products. One of my old chem professors said they used it orally before the pill form became available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clairefmartin Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 I have been on blood thinners for a year now, with no reactions. Not Asprin, but many rounds of heparin and then Lovanox. I would think if someone is hypovolemic with "concentrated blood" like I had during pregnancy, it may help a bit? NOt sure. And Ibupfofen actually helps me a lot - at least in the pain department, with no adverse effects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katybug Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Chaos - Thanks for the tip. Having issues now so will bump up my Vit C and hopefully prevent the bruises. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichGotsPots Posted February 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 I guess i wasn't educated on NSAIDs that much when i made this post. I just researched a little and now I realize that Asprin is really the only blood thinner out of the bunch. There are tons that aren't Salicylates too. Maybe I can tolerate them better than I do Asprin. hmmmm.. SalicylatesAspirin (acetylsalicylic acid)DiflunisalSalsalateAs for blood thinners/anticoagulant- I'm wondering if what affect they have on hypovolemia or blood pooling if any. it would seem like they would make it easy for blood to pool if it was thinner.. but not like i want the opposite, clotted blood either... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichGotsPots Posted February 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 On Wikipedia it says "As with other NSAIDs, ibuprofen may be useful in the treatment of severe orthostatic hypotension (low blood pressure when standing up)" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julieph85 Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 Rich- that's because NSAIDs raise blood pressure by blocking the effects of prostaglandins. I've also read an article by mayo that said people with MCAD are often sensitive to aspirin as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichGotsPots Posted February 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 Rich- that's because NSAIDs raise blood pressure by blocking the effects of prostaglandins. I've also read an article by mayo that said people with MCAD are often sensitive to aspirin as wellJuile- can you PM me that Mayo article? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hilbiligrl Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 I take asprin everyday, as soon as i wake up cuz i always wake up with one bad mega headache.... so i take a goody's powder.... if i take more than 2.... the breathin issues start up...... and other things. Many years ago before i was diagnosed with anything, i kept telling my old doc i fired, 'i think the aspirin in the goody powder is triggering my episodes (whatever the episodes are)' and she shrugged her shoulders and said 'nah'......... i still feel aspirin causes negative effects, first with the breathing.... but i have begged doctors for 13 years to help find me something for my headaches which are daily, all day long...... but no one will put me on anything..... so i keep taking the goody powders.... and yes, i know all about rebound headache, so i really watch how much i take and how often during the week. But my stomach can't handle nsaids, and im sure the aspirin isn't helping either. But how many times do i have to beg doctors to help me with the headache pain in order to get off of the aspirin???? ugh!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzysillyak Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 Nsaids can damage our gut villi. My endoscopy report actually stated that the damage I had was either from celiac disease or nsaids. They can't tell the difference. I've never had a bad reaction to aspirin, but I use tylenol for pain. Tc .. D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoozlyGirl Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 Rich- that's because NSAIDs raise blood pressure by blocking the effects of prostaglandins. I've also read an article by mayo that said people with MCAD are often sensitive to aspirin as wellJulie, have you also read that aspirin often helps selective MCAS patients? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
targs66 Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 Oddly enough, I can tolerate aspirin even though I have trouble tolerating many meds. I don't really feel any side effects when I take it. However, other NSAIDS can make me feel groggy (sometimes they seem to help me sleep).There's a condition called "Hughes Syndrome" or "sticky blood syndrome." I don't know much about it, only that the blood tends to clot too much which can lead to all kinds of problems (if I understand correctly, the red blood cells are "stuck" together rather than circulating as they should and distributing oxygen and nutrients, etc.). I got interested in it when I had some pre-surgery blood tests and was told that I was so anaemic that they couldn't do the surgery - only then they changed their mind and said I wasn't anaemic, it was just that my red blood cells had immediately clotted, so it appeared that I had very few to the person doing the red blood cell count. The next pre-surgery blood test - same thing happened. Good old NHS - did they look into it? Nah, just put a note on my chart saying to be sure to shake up the test tubes well when they drew blood. Anyways, because of that I try to take low dose aspirin a few times a week as a blood thinner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichGotsPots Posted April 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 the reason I posted this poll was because back in 2006 when I got my 1st POTS flare, I took Asprin and and it gave me the worse chills and adrenaline rush. I didnt know it was POTS back then and I thought I had simple asthma. I also got the worst nasal polyps a few months after and all three add up to something called asprin triad. But now that I know my breathing problem is related to POTS I'm wondering why I had such a bad reaction to asprin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichGotsPots Posted June 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 Question,maybe for a new post, but too lay right now to make on lol If some people have pooling or as suspected of pooling how can making the blood thinner not cause pooling to increase? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mytwogirlsrox Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 Rich-- I take aspirin everyday b/c I have a patent foramen ovale with an intra-atrial aneurysm. any who, I also have this varicose vein that has gotten so much worse since February since I started aspirin. Ive had the stupid vein since my first pregnancy and it got a little worse during my 2nd pregnancy, then was the same till feb of this year then BAM it seems like its getting worse by the week. It's either POTS (bad veins) or the aspirin, I'm not taking anything else (besides an Ssri) ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichGotsPots Posted June 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 I did a titled duplex ultrasound of my leg veins and they didnt find anything abnormal. I did a second TTT test yesterday and the dr looked at my legs and said color wasn't that bad, my toe nails looked a little purplish but no edema or purple in my legs.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamondcut Posted October 22, 2012 Report Share Posted October 22, 2012 i get extremely dizzy on standing when i take Aspirin, i literally stumble, so for me i know it effects blood pooling and blood thickness in me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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