asked by:
Norwester
on July 10th, 2008
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Hi,first post here,I'll try to keep it
fairly short and concise.
I'm almost 53 yrs old and had a heart
attack in Nov of 2006. I had two Cypher
drug eluting stents implanted. I've been
taking daily since then 1 Plavix and an
aspirin. My cardiologist told me at last
visit in January that I could quit taking
the Plavix as he actually recommends it
for only one year after surgery. At the
time I told him that the cost was no
problem and I really feared having a clot
induced stroke more than anything. He told
me that he would leave it up to me. Since
then my finances have taken a downturn
besides the fact that I'm getting tired of
excessive bleeding and bruising. I've been
considering getting off it,but I've just
become aware of the study regarding
"Plavix Rebound" that suggests that
incidence of heart attacks/clots strokes
etc are doubled within the 1st 90 days
after stopping taking it. I guess what I'd
like to know if anybody has any
experiences positive or negative to relate
or if theres been any further studies to
prove that tapering off may reduce the
risks?
Thanks for any replies
Jeff
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