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A 63-year old female asked:
Prasugrel 10mg for 14 mth what is your opinion?
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A 44-year old female asked:
I am now taking effient what should I watch for?
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A 30-year old asked:
Is there something cheaper than effient that i can take?
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A male asked:
I've been on effient for 2 years. I find it very expensive. Is it really worth paying more for? If not then which would you recommend me switching to?
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A 62-year old female asked:
Is there a cheaper replacement for effient?
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A 38-year old female asked:
Can I take Cystex Plus if I take Effient? I also take bp pills and diabetes meds.
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A 53-year old female asked:
I have 4 stents in my heart, should I be worried when i stop taking effient for 2 years?
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A 62-year old female asked:
Iam taking effient because ihave a stint in my heart. It is very expensive. Is there an alternative to that drug.?
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A 53-year old female asked:
Is it normal to be so afraid was taken off effient after 2 years with 4 stents in my heart. I am so scared that something is going to happen?
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A 78-year old female asked:
I took pro tonic for four years along with Effient metaprol. I quit proteomics after 4 yrs and replaced it with Pepcid (famotidine) will it be as effective ?
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A 49-year old male asked:
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.
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A member asked:
I am taking effient and it says one of the side affects is stomach bleeding. How can I tell if I have stomach bleeding?
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A 49-year old male asked:
Dr. Just switched me from effient to plavix (clopidogrel) strongly suggestion that effient can cause shortness in breath.Totally believe him..Any thoughts?
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A member asked:
Can effient cause a low platelet count?
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A 64-year old male asked:
On effient and found blood in bowl after voiding. Pretty sure it's hemorrhoids but what should I do now?
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A 49-year old male asked:
Once effient is started must you wait one year before it can be changed? I have 2 stents in LAD artery.
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A 49-year old male asked:
Is plavix (clopidogrel) still a first line treatment for those with stents(i have 2 in lad) or is effient now the drug of choice?
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A 39-year old female asked about a 66-year old female:
I was taking Effient and doc changed me to Plavix (clopidogrel). My blood is dark and thick now. Will this go away and it is caused from changing blood thinners?
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A 49-year old male asked:
Take 161 asp-metropol succer ER 12.5-isosorbide 15 and cymbalta (duloxetine) 60 at 7am is this ok..Stopped taking effient and metropolol together..Breathing better?
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A 38-year old male asked about a 72-year old female:
My mom, 72, is on Effient until Feb. A month ago she got huge bruise on her leg. Looks better now but the pain, surface numbness are extreme. Advice?
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A 42-year old female asked:
Stemi 4 months ago. When is it safe to sto effient for thyroid biopsy? Had 2 stents in rca. One clotted in20 min so they put another one in as emergen
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A 49-year old male asked:
Is it possible for shortness of breath to be a side effect of 10 mg of effient and can plavix (clopidogrel) do the same thing..Effient cost is ridiculous?
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A 58-year old male asked:
Can lipitor, (atorvastatin) carvedilol, effient or Xanax increase blood sugar?
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A 27-year old male asked:
Can effient be used instead of Plavix if patient is bad metabolizer for stroke prevention. History of ischemic stroke and TIA ???
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A 43-year old male asked:
I have cad, stent lad, saw my CBC show mpv is 12.4. if lab is accurate how concerning? take 81mg asp. stopped effient after 12mo. what to do?
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A 43-year old female asked about a 68-year old female:
Is it safe to stop effient 5 days before colonoscopy? Cardiac md ok but we are concerned. Stemi 10/2013,complicated. Re clotted 20 min after stent
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A 52-year old female asked:
Been on plavix (clopidogrel) for 6 month, drug eluting stent. Is it safe to switch to effient? My cardiologist wasn't sure. Will it be better for anxiety problem?
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A 49-year old male asked:
Since i started effient-aspirin-isorbide-losartan-coreg ..Never had breathing problems in my life ...What is going on?
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A male asked:
I am thinking of getting a tattoo currently i am on the following medication. Effient 1 a day temsig 50mg 1/2 day ramipril 2.5 1 a day aspirin 1/day is it advisable to get a tattoo as I have 2 stents and have had a heart attack in the last 18 months?
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A 38-year old asked:
Effient 10 mg & 162 mg asprin has lowered my dad's platelet count to 38k after 3 mon. Of angioplasty (1stent-lad). Should his doctor stop effient?
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