OT d-i-y anti blood clot

john.west · 2017-01-12T12:59:45+00:00

The scariest thing to my mind is having a stroke. A friend of ours fit as a fiddle has one out of the blue, now he can't walk properly and can't talk properly. So if you are unlucky and are waiting for an ambulance to turn up, does the advice to take an aspirin work (or alcohol) or is there something else one can do? I understand that areas in Latin America that have the lowest number of strokes consume cocoa regularly. (cocoa powder for cooking made into a hot drink). So my question is: is it worth trying to get hold of some anticoagulant as a standby precaution?

Jan 12, 2017 44 Replies

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Huge 9 years ago

Clopidogrel's benefit is primarily in those who smoke cigarettes, with only slight benefit in those who do not.

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Cursitor Doom 9 years ago

You're basically having to make a choice with a certain amount of pot- luck here. You could take an aspirin and it might well save your life if it's a block, but might well kill you if it's a bleed. Question is, what is your overall health profile like? Which is it most likely to be for your profile type? And how lucky do you feel today, punk?

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