Guest guest Posted April 3, 2002 Report Share Posted April 3, 2002 Beck, I believe that hypercoagulation can have something to do with TIAs. Over two years ago I had what we believe were three TIAs in one week, during a stressful time. I haven't had one for over two years, since being treated for hypercoagulation. I have also taken rhodiola rosea regularly, which helps to slow down the body's chemical response to stress. If you go to Medline and do a search for rhodiola rosea, you will find abstracts, originally in Russian, that support this. Laurie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2002 Report Share Posted April 4, 2002 hi beck - i know another patient troubled with TIAs. heparin helps. i don't think she's on this list, but she's on the cfs_research list. the heparin also happened to help with pain and migraine type headaches. she tried a sublingual heparin for a while, and they started coming back. <<< I have just had another TIA-pain in left side of body head to toe, brain fogged this am as I tried to pay the bills. No carotid artery problems, low blood pressure. Does anyonee feel this could be related to hypercoagubility? I'm stumped, and all my doc will do is prescribe Plavix, a drug which makes the platelets less " sticky " . This is my third TIA since a more significant stroke in Oct 99. >>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ " Would they have found nothing, unless nothing was what they wanted to find? " - Agent Dales, X-Files @}{~{<<~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @}{~{<<~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ debbie s. - dlsherman@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2002 Report Share Posted April 7, 2002 what is a tia? and can they tell if you had a stroke from a mri? --- dlsherman@... wrote: > hi beck - i know another patient troubled with TIAs. > heparin helps. i > don't think she's on this list, but she's on the > cfs_research list. the > heparin also happened to help with pain and migraine > type headaches. > she tried a sublingual heparin for a while, and they > started coming > back. > > <<< I have just had another TIA-pain in left side of > body head to toe, > brain fogged this am as I tried to pay the bills. No > carotid artery > problems, low blood pressure. Does anyonee feel this > could be related to > hypercoagubility? > I'm stumped, and all my doc will do is prescribe > Plavix, a drug which > makes the platelets less " sticky " . > This is my third TIA since a more significant stroke > in Oct 99. >>> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > " Would they have found nothing, unless nothing was > what they wanted to > find? " - Agent Dales, X-Files > @}{~{<<~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > @}{~{<<~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > debbie s. - dlsherman@... > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2002 Report Share Posted April 7, 2002 michelle cervera wrote: > what is a tia? and can they tell if you had a stroke > from a mri? , Transient Ischemic Attacks see Google Yes, Strokes are diagnosed by MRI. Beck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2002 Report Share Posted April 7, 2002 Beck, In addition to hypercoagulation causing TIA's or strokes, alkaline blood can cause them. I had two minor strokes in 1996 and most likely had numerous TIA's. When the blood becomes very alkaline it causes arterial spasms which can then lead to strokes or TIA's. If you had your stroke or TIA's during a period when you found it more difficult to breathe it is probably the alkaline blood, if not, it is more likely the coagulation problem. Steve B. >From: Beck Spelce <beckhs@...> >Reply- > < > >Subject: Strokes-TIA's >Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2002 23:07:24 -0600 > >If you have had a stroke or TIA, please tell us about it. > >I have just had another TIA-pain in left side of body head to toe, brain >fogged this am as I tried to pay the bills. No carotid artery problems, >low blood pressure. Does anyonee feel this could be related to >hypercoagubility? > >I'm stumped, and all my doc will do is prescribe Plavix, a drug which >makes the platelets less " sticky " . > >This is my third TIA since a more significant stroke in Oct 99. > >Any comments would be appreciated. > >Beck > _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2002 Report Share Posted April 15, 2002 How do you no if you had a tia stroke? --- Bullock <reviewappraiser@...> wrote: > > Beck, > > In addition to hypercoagulation causing TIA's or > strokes, alkaline blood can > cause them. I had two minor strokes in 1996 and > most likely had numerous > TIA's. When the blood becomes very alkaline it > causes arterial spasms which > can then lead to strokes or TIA's. If you had your > stroke or TIA's during a > period when you found it more difficult to breathe > it is probably the > alkaline blood, if not, it is more likely the > coagulation problem. Steve B. > > >From: Beck Spelce <beckhs@...> > >Reply- > > > < > > >Subject: Strokes-TIA's > >Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2002 23:07:24 -0600 > > > >If you have had a stroke or TIA, please tell us > about it. > > > >I have just had another TIA-pain in left side of > body head to toe, brain > >fogged this am as I tried to pay the bills. No > carotid artery problems, > >low blood pressure. Does anyonee feel this could > be related to > >hypercoagubility? > > > >I'm stumped, and all my doc will do is prescribe > Plavix, a drug which > >makes the platelets less " sticky " . > > > >This is my third TIA since a more significant > stroke in Oct 99. > > > >Any comments would be appreciated. > > > >Beck > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print > your photos: > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2002 Report Share Posted April 20, 2002 --- In @y..., michelle cervera > How do you no if you had a tia stroke? KEN HERE (Laurie's husband)... often you do not know unless something dramatic happens (with Laurie, her knees gave out, she could not stand up any longer)... One very good symptom is the absence of much of the memory of what happened before... Common symptoms (TIA) Unilateral weakness heaviness or 50% clumsiness Unilateral sensory symptoms 35% Slurred speech 23% Transient blindness (one eye) 18% Unsteadiness (ataxia) 12% Dizzyness (vertigo) 5% Double vision 5% Bilateral leg weakness 3% From http://www.curtin.edu.au/curtin/dept/physio/podiatry/ppmed/paul5/tsld 004.htm Sudden weakness or numbness of the face, arm, or leg, especially on one side of the body Sudden confusion or difficulty speaking or understanding Sudden problems with vision such as dimness or loss of vision in one or both eyes Sudden dizziness or problems with balance or coordination Sudden problems with movement or walking Sudden, severe headaches with no other known cause From http://www.fhshealth.com/health/cardiac/stroksgn.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2002 Report Share Posted April 20, 2002 In a message dated 4/20/02 6:17:50 PM Pacific Daylight Time, klassesen@... writes: > 2) Piracetam 4 @ 600 mg (imported from Europe where it is used for > strokes) > 3) Niacin (regular flushing 500mg) > > Ken Ken, is the niacin at 500mg's considered to be a high dose? I take niacin and it is Nature's Way (100mg's) and I think the bottle says take one a day. I have to check on this but it think that's what it says. I have always felt I needed a little more niacin later in the day but was always afraid to take it. Then, I see you wrote 500mg's. Do you know if it is okay to take 500mg's on a daily basis or did you just mean that you take that much when you need to be attentive? I am also afraid of liver trouble while taking the niacin. Thanks, K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2002 Report Share Posted April 20, 2002 As a further FYI... for a long time we carried " Stroke Kits " , consisting typically of: a) Lovenox Syringe -1 (once it was prescribed) Aspirin 325 mg c) Piracetam 4 @ 600 mg (imported from Europe where it is used for strokes) d) Niacin (regular flushing 500mg) e) vin f) Bromelain g) Serrapeptase h) Grape seed Extract -------------------- Often if we are dragging and need to drive or be attentive... 1) Aspirin 325 mg 2) Piracetam 4 @ 600 mg (imported from Europe where it is used for strokes) 3) Niacin (regular flushing 500mg) Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2002 Report Share Posted April 21, 2002 I was told to take 1000mg a day by my doctor. My mother-in-law said many of the older women she knows take grams a day for high cholesterol. You may have to work your way up because of the flushing though. People in my family turn beet red and itch and burn like crazy, but it means we really need it (we have genetic defect that causes excess fibrin buildup in the blood). After a while the blood is thinned out and it doesn't happen much. You also can prevent flushing by taking 1/2 aspirin a half hour before. Doris ----- Original Message ----- > Ken, is the niacin at 500mg's considered to be a high dose? Do you know if it is okay to take > 500mg's on a daily basis or did you just mean that you take that much when > you need to be attentive? _________________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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