Re: Hiv,, inflammation and daily aspirin :

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HoppeFaith,By this logic, people taking a full dosage of of aspiring (325 mg) regularly as many people do, would have hemorrhages in their brain. We all know that there is no perfect medication. Patients and their doctors must weigh the risk/benefit ratio. Remember that doctors are trained to be conservative on their opinions. I suppose it may be theoretically possible, but studies that have been conducted that do not suggest aspirin causes hemorrhages in the brain. Association does not always mean causation. The jury seems to be out on this issue.In Europe, diets are different that using EU countries as a comparison is invalid. For instance, French diets with

their heavily saturated fats do not have higher incidence of cardiovascular disease. Maybe is the red wine that is consumed that keeps their hearts healthy.Search in Google this words in the search box: "aspiring brain hemorrhage." (Remove the quotes in your search.) You will see both arguments when it comes to aspirin.I've been taking a 325mg coated aspirin for years because I remember reading that 81mg is not enough.for cardiac health. Now, my hiv doc says that 81mg is better and that in Europe , they use 50mg. He said that the increased mg strength that I am using, might be an increased risk for bleeding in the brain., etc.. Any thoughts? thanks

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"By this logic, people taking a full dosage of of aspiring (325 mg) regularly as many people do, would have hemorrhages in their brain. We all know that there "Aspirin is a potent inhibitor of platelet aggregation. It dramatically increases the time it takes for clot formation. Even on 81mg per day, I "ooze" a bit more than I might, otherwise.The prime risk is for gastric/GI bleeding. The 81 mg dose is standard therapy for cardiac protection, and I stick with it. I accept that in protecting my heart, I might actually very slightly increase my risk of a hemorrhagic stroke.People who take aspirin to calm "inflammation" probably are doing nothing for HIV disease. Inflammation is a huge construct, not really all that well understood on a unified basis.JB