Can Blood Thinners Be Taken When Suffering From Mini Strokes?

Posted on Fri, 25 Apr 2014

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Question : Should my elderly mother who has mini strokes be on blood thinners?

Answered by Dr. Benard Shehu (21 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
She needs only antiagregants...

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

I have gone through the medical history of your mother and feel sorry for the situation your mother is in.

As long as your mom is not having fibrilation and she is old, then, there is no need to take anticoagulants (e.g.warfarin, etc.).

To my opinion, she needs only antiagregants, e.g. aspirin, clopidogrel, et.

Hope it helped!
Dr.Benard

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Benard Shehu (1 hour later)

How much aspirin? Her body is strong. We want to prevent cumulative dementia from XXXXXXX strokes before her body wears out

Answered by Dr. Benard Shehu (4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Recommended daily dose of aspirin is 100 mg....

Detailed Answer:
Hi back,

The recommended daily dose of aspirin is 100 mg.

Hope it helped! Let me know if you need further clarifications. If not, kindly give your feedback while closing this thread.

Dr.Benard

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar