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Can Aspirin Be Taken After The Age Of 50?

Posted on Mon, 5 Oct 2015

Question: Can Aspirin be taken after the age of 50?

http://www.YYYY.com/YYYY/panel-YYYY-low-dose-aspirin-for-people-ages-50--0000

is it good for me?

Answered by Dr. Divakara (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Can be taken.

Detailed Answer:
HI

Greeting from Dr.Divakara.P
Thanks for posting your query,

Yes it is good . But what you need to know is that , it is a medicine which is to be taken for prevention of Heart attack and stroke which may or may not happen. Also it reduces the risk of future attacks but doesn't eliminate them.

Also Aspirin has got side effects like Acidity, vomiting, gastric ulcers and increased bleeding tendency.

If you don't have any Acidity problem or Gastric ulcers then you can definitely start taking Aspirin.

Hope this information was useful to you.
Any clarifications feel free to ask.

Regards.

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

Follow up: Dr. Divakara (2 hours later)

i had a Valve replacement and Angina i had Stents put in over a year a go

I take aspirin 81mg clopidogrel 75 mg atorvastatin 20mg sometime pantoprazole sod dr 40mg
vitamin D3 2 a day Centrum 1 a day

Answered by Dr. Divakara (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Continue same medication.

Detailed Answer:
HI

Thanks for the information.

In that case you need to continue these medicine. Regarding Vitamin D , you need to get it checked ( if not done in past 6 months ) and if it is still llow only then you have to continue Vitamin D3.

Regards.

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