healthy before probable ischemic stroke at 90. cholesterol high for years, then controlled by crestor (rosuvastatin). daughter stopped it, doctor stopped aspiriin. ?

Question

History of ischemic stroke. Went off crestor (rosuvastatin) for 3 mo, then more frequent symptoms of tias, related to hypercholesterol (high good and bad levels)?

Answer 1

Stroke prevention: The Aspirin may have been stopped by your physician at least temporarily to decrease the chance of GI bleeding. The stroke causes increased stress to your body and there can be an increase in production of hydrochloric acid in the stomach. Aspirin increases risk of bleeding because it inhibits platelets which are part of the clotting process. Your labs may have also influenced this decision.

Answer 2

Complicated: If you have bleeding, evidence of iron deficiency anemia, stomach upset or frequent nausea, Aspirin is problematic. If not, i'm unclear why your doctor stopped it - perhaps ask him/her? Crestor (rosuvastatin) lowers the risk of stroke. Unless you have gotten muscle aches from it, i would use it. High blood pressure is the biggest risk factor. Is your BP controlled? (but not over-controlled! too low is bad).

Answer 3

May be wise?: Every treatment has risk--i do not know your circumstances, but if you are above 90 and in fairly good health till stroke, you probably doing good you doctor and daughter may have good reason to stop meds ask why? But these meds cause complications-- staying physically active is probably equal in importance.

Answer 4

Either way: Value of lowering cholesterol drugs in preventing cardiovascular events at this advance age is uncertain and so with aspirin. Consider that both drugs have potential serious side effects specially at this age group particularly bleeding , i personally would! not strongly recommend either of both drugs.

Answer 5

Yes: It is safe to continue to nurse while on birth control. However, be sure to talk with your ob/gyn regarding the most appropriate form of contraception for you as estrogen (a hormone in many birth control pills) may significantly decrease your milk supply.

Answer 6

Yes: You certainly can breast feed on Depoprovera or the progesterone-only "mini-pill". The typical combined OCP like Yaz, (drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol) Orthocept, Yazmin, Seasonalle, etc. can decrease breast milk supply.

Answer 7

No: Moms breastfeeding newborns are recommended to use other birth control instead of oral contraceptives, in case the small amount of contraceptive hormone in the breastmilk can cause changes in a baby. After a baby is several months old, a doctor might approve a breastfeeding mom to take birth control pills (mainly the progestin-only pills), if she cannot use other forms of contraception.

Answer 8

No: In the most perfect of circumstances, birth control still can fail (but the "best" failure rate is approximately 3 per 1000 women taking the pill). Even today, there are factors that affect birth control reliability, such as obesity, drug interactions, absorption, dose of pill, etc. The number one cause of birth control failure? --- missing a pill or taking pills late!

Answer 9

Preventing pregnancy: No method of birth control is 100% effective against pregnancy. The oral contraceptives are the most effective as are hormonal implants.

Answer 10

Speak with your GYN: The first step is to speak with an ob/gyn. He/she will need to know what type of contraceptive you were using. I presume by your question you mean the "birth control pill." in general, women who conceive while on the birth control pill, do not suffer any adverse effects with their pregnancy and there is no conclusive evidence that the birth control pill will cause any birth defects.

Answer 11

See your doctor: With most methods of birth control you can simply stop what you were doing and see your doctor. Birth control pills, patches, vaginal rings, implants and depoprovera usually will cause no long term problems for the pregnancy. If you are pregnant with an IUD it is crucial to make sure the pregnancy is inside the uterus and not in the tubes --an ectopic pregnancy.

Answer 12

Stop them : Stop the pill immediately. Fortunately the chances of any serious problem occuring are minimal if you stop it by 10 weeks or so.

Answer 13

Don't Worry: Oral contraceptives as well as vaginal contraceptives have been extensively studied and show no harmful effects to the fetus. You should obviously stop them as soon as you find out you are pregnant. Do not worry and take your prenatal vits and iron.

Answer 14

Pregnancy on BC pill: Birth control pills aren't perfect, but they work very well if taken correctly. Missing a pill or pills may allow for an ovulation that cycle. Also taking an antibiotic may decrease the efficacy of the birth control pills for that cycle.

Answer 15

Method or use?: All birth control methods fail: rates are calculated for baseline failures in the method, as well as failure when used incorrectly. Some contraceptive methods like iuds have only a 'method' failure rate, while birth control pills are subject both to method-failure and use-failure. Method-failure for pills is mostly failing to prevent ovulation, which is more common with low estrogen pills.

Answer 16

Yes: Condoms and spermicides available over the counter typically have a 15-20% chance of pregnancy. Birth control pills are more effective with less than 3% chance of pregnancy. Iud's and implants are over 99% effective in preventing an unplanned pregnancy. There is even a small percentage of couples who will conceive after a permanent sterilization.

Answer 17

Yes: All forms of birth control have their own success/failure rate. Anything from a physician will have a very high success rate but they do fail occasionally. I recommend discussing this with your family physician or ob. They can fill in the details and discuss all the options. If you really want to reduce your risk of pregnancy then using condoms in addition to birth control is helpful.

Answer 18

Not likely but possi: Most studies put the pill at about 98% effective but medications or antibiotics can change the effectiveness. There is always a chance so get checked and do a pregnancy check if your cycle is late.

Answer 19

Nothing is perfect: Every form of birth control has a small percent failure rate. It does make it much more difficult but not completely impossible.

Answer 20

Birth control pill: You need to know how to take birth control pill properly. You have to take it everyday, in the same time. Don't miss any day- that will obviously increase the risk to get pregnant. Some medication like certain antibiotic etc can decrease the absorption of the birth control pills and make it less efficacious and that will increase risk for pregnancy. Discuss further with your gyne.

Answer 21

That depends: Depends on the type and if it is being used properly.

Answer 22

Birth Control: Very rarely yes. These events usually happen when one is not using the birth control correctly or are taking other medication that interferes with the hormone activity.

Answer 23

No: Aspirin was used for a long time to reduce fever in children, that is until doctors found an association between the use of Aspirin and reye syndrome. This condition happened in children who had the flu and received Aspirin for the fever. Reye syndrome is a potentially fatal illness that affects the brain and the liver. You should not use Aspirin to reduce your baby's fever.

Answer 24

No: Although rare, babies with certain viral illnesses who are given Aspirin for fever can develop something called reye syndrome. The symptoms include vomiting, confusion, seziures and can progress to coma and liver failure. So unless your pediatrician specifically told you to give your child aspirin, it's best to stick with Acetaminophen (tylenol) or, at 9 months or older, Ibuprofen (motrin, advil).

Answer 25

Liver failure: In the 60's & 70's a dredfull problem arose in kids with flu or chickenpox who seemed to get better, then lapsed into a coma & died of liver failure. After a link to Aspirin was found we quit giving it to kids unless they had rare illnesses like kawasaki or jra. It hasn't been recomended for kids

Answer 26

Depends: This should be discussed with your pcp. You may have risks that place your at high risk and need for asa or you may have other risks that would preclude your from being on aspirin. Not everyone is amenable to aspirin. Aspirin can have serious side effects. Your medications would dictate this too (or not). Be safe and discuss with your pcp/cardiologist/neurologit or other health care giver.

Answer 27

Answer: Aspirin is recommended for it's anti platelet properties, but before initiating a therapy on your own , talk to your primary physician, to rule out any contraindications or duplicate therapy, you might be on either Plavix or trental or Coumadin (warfarin) or fragmin, and he does not see the need to be on an additional drug.

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