Adria Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 Hello Everyone,Here's the problem. I keep getting more and more bruises all over my legs and I honestly cannot recall injuring myself. I called my primary care physician and he just said that my advair inhaler could be causing the bruising. I really do not believe that this is the case though since I have been consistently on this medication for over 2 years and this bruising issue is recent, as in just over a month or so. The bruises are not sore and are about the size of 50 cent pieces. They are bluish purple in color. I have no idea what could be causing this or even where to start in terms of research. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.- Adria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenniferInOhio Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 I always have at least 2 bruises on my legs (on a good day)...sometimes I have several on each leg and I can never remember how I got them. I never attributed to being POTSY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkoven Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 People with eds bruise more easily, because of the fragility of the tissue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lloppyllama Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 are you on any pain relievers, or medicines that would thin your blood other than advair? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adria Posted October 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 I am currently on narcotic pain relievers. I take Roxicodone daily due to a degenerating disc in my back and facet joint inflammation. I also have mepergan (generic demerol and phenergan) as needed for migraine headaches. I have been off of all NSAID pain relievers and tylenol for the past 3 months due to elevated creatinine and liver enzymes. I'm not really sure if any of my other meds have the ability to cause blood thinning. To my knowledge, I do not have any form of clotting disorder. -Adria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelika_23 Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 Hi,Are you on birth control pills? My sister had that happen to her, and they said it was her birth control pills. She had to stop taking that kind and start something new. Her bruises did not hurt, either, and they were little and round.I may be way off base, but that is what I thought of when I saw your post.Hope you get it figured out.Angela Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorguest Posted October 10, 2007 Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 Hi Adria,Easy bruising has many causes, including a clotting disorder, low platelet count (thrombocytopenia), other blood disorders, connective tissue and autoimmune syndromes, vasculitis, and medication side effects. Also, people with liver dysfunction may have abnormalities in clotting factors, which can cause easy bruising. You mentioned that your liver enzymes have been elevated. Have you had a recent complete blood count done? If your routine blood counts are normal, there are other blood tests that a doctor can do to further investigate the cause. Finally, herbal supplements and some vitamins can have a blood thinning effect. Besides your doctor, you may want to discuss whether you are taking anything that may be the culprit with a PharmD. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adria Posted October 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 Thanks Everyone. I really appreciate it. Definitely some food for thought.- Adria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_dancer_grl Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 yeah i bruise super easily...my legs look like I've been splattered with paint a lot of the time and I rarely can figure out how I got them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pastordari Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 I always seem to have unexplainable bruises on my arms and legs . . . more on my legs though.I have been wondering if this is POTS related or some medication I'm on or what.It seems to be a new thing for me.The bruises are small as you said and I have no recollection of bumping into anything.Very interesting . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajw4790 Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 Yeah, I am good at getting a lot of random bruises.... probably due to meds and that I am not very graceful!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calypso Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 I have always been an easy bruiser. Have you had any weight loss? This will cause your tissues to become looser and your muscle mass to possibly decrease, leading to increased likelihood of bruising.Amy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmyMom46 Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 I have problems with this, too. Usually they appear for unknown reasons. I've also noticed that when my skin is extremely dry and I'm scratching a lot, I end up with huge (fist sized) bruises. Then I tell my husband he needs to quit hitting me. (If you knew Daryl, you would definitely know that's a joke. He has always treated me with kid gloves.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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