03-19-2016, 06:49 PM
Thanks for the welcome, Charon and forme. I see I've already broken one of the forum rules by mentioning countries of origin in my introduction post - That will teach me to read the rules first before posting anything!
forme, I do the 81mg aspirin per day thing as well, my Cardiac specialist recommended it after I was released from the hospital, and while I obviously don't notice a difference in how I feel if I miss a few days (on vacation, or whatever), I'm pretty strict with following all of the dietary, exercise, and medication related instructions I'm given by that particular Doctor (my family practitioner not so much...I figure at my age I know my body better than he does, and I don't need to be told to drink plenty of water and get enough sleep when I catch a flu
). Believe me, anyone who's had a major heart attack will do anything they can to avoid another one!
I was on blood thinners and prednisone for about 8 months after being released from the hospital, and I can't even begin to tell you how relieved I was to be taken off of those once I was stabilized, I've never been so miserable in my life - Sleepy all day, bloated and puffy, and barely able to make it through a day of work. The aspirin is really the only med I take anymore now that my heart has recovered to the extent it is expected to...It will never be 100% again, but we've gotten it back to 80% or so, and I'm grateful for that. My other conditions are fairly common, and my Psychiatrist is a great Doc - He's just one of those that doesn't understand (or want to admit) that when you've been on the same anti-anxiety med for 11 years at the same dosage, you've probably built up a tolerance and need the dosage bumped up a bit. I don't hold it against him...Some of them won't prescribe those types of meds at all, and tend to only prescribe SSRIs, which my wife tolerates perfectly and couldn't live without, but turn me into an emotionless zombie.
Thanks again for the welcome, and I'll keep the rules handy while posting for a few weeks until I have them memorized.
- b2g
forme, I do the 81mg aspirin per day thing as well, my Cardiac specialist recommended it after I was released from the hospital, and while I obviously don't notice a difference in how I feel if I miss a few days (on vacation, or whatever), I'm pretty strict with following all of the dietary, exercise, and medication related instructions I'm given by that particular Doctor (my family practitioner not so much...I figure at my age I know my body better than he does, and I don't need to be told to drink plenty of water and get enough sleep when I catch a flu
). Believe me, anyone who's had a major heart attack will do anything they can to avoid another one!I was on blood thinners and prednisone for about 8 months after being released from the hospital, and I can't even begin to tell you how relieved I was to be taken off of those once I was stabilized, I've never been so miserable in my life - Sleepy all day, bloated and puffy, and barely able to make it through a day of work. The aspirin is really the only med I take anymore now that my heart has recovered to the extent it is expected to...It will never be 100% again, but we've gotten it back to 80% or so, and I'm grateful for that. My other conditions are fairly common, and my Psychiatrist is a great Doc - He's just one of those that doesn't understand (or want to admit) that when you've been on the same anti-anxiety med for 11 years at the same dosage, you've probably built up a tolerance and need the dosage bumped up a bit. I don't hold it against him...Some of them won't prescribe those types of meds at all, and tend to only prescribe SSRIs, which my wife tolerates perfectly and couldn't live without, but turn me into an emotionless zombie.
Thanks again for the welcome, and I'll keep the rules handy while posting for a few weeks until I have them memorized.
- b2g