Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
How long am i supposed/ going to be on clopidogrel? is it for life? i am hypertensive. i've been on it for 3 years now, no issues or reactions so far. i'm 56?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
Clopidigrel or Plavix is approved and used for heart attack and stroke prevention in specific circumstances, it is not an antihypertensive. Please clarify with your prescriber at next visit goals and duration of treatment.
Answered 7/10/2023
0 views
Thank
Related Questions
A member asked:
Asd cath closure on 05/13, now on plavix (clopidogrel) and low-dose aspirin for full year. Isn't 6 months standard? No echo for 1 year - isn't 3mo or 6mo typical?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Should I change from (aspirin&plavix) to Apixaban to reduce embolus risk in 72yr hypertensive male with paroxysmal Afib,scr1.7 cause I'm afraid ofbled?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
If a72yr hypertensive with paroxysmal Afib kept in sinus rhythm by cordarone (amiodarone) 200(rh,control) take aspirin&plavix,is changing to anticoagulant amust?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Had endarterectomy both right and left 2 years later had a Tia 1 year ago put on clopidogrel how long should I take this?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
After placement of four drug eluting stents two years ago I have been on plavix (clopidogrel) since and want to quit. My cardiologist is ambivilant. Help.?
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
People also searched for:
Why does a TIA occur inspite of taking aspirin(150mg) & clopidogrel(75mg) and atorvastatin(40mg) daily in a hypertensive obese female 58 year old?
Clopidogrel is prescribed mainly for post stroke, heart attack and present/post PAD. A person who is hypertensive with multiple moderate/high mg. meds can maybe benefit form clopidogrel in the absence of a heart attack? Off label possible?
Please I would like to know why do have diarrhoea almost every month, it comes once I feel a kind of heaviness around my lower abdomen. I am hypertensive and on bp medications; lisinopril, furosemide and aldactone and clopidogrel. I eat healthy. ?
I'm 86 years old and on Plavix (clopidogrel). I need three molars pulled. The dentist says I should stop taking my plavix (clopidogrel) for three days and all will be ok. ?
Been on plavix (clopidogrel) 75 mg since december (switched from effient) dr. Will now stop after a year. How long until the plavix (clopidogrel) is out of my body.
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HIPAASecure
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHOAccredited
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
