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Is this an American thing? I've never heard of people (without any preconditions, or feaver, pain or illness) taking Aspirin on daily basis. But apparently 30 m
by woodpanel 5y ago
Is this an American thing? I've never heard of people (without any preconditions, or feaver, pain or illness) taking Aspirin on daily basis. But apparently 30 million US citizens do. How did that happen? (Was this only caused by the pre-reversal recommendation?)
- evgen 5y agoStudies several decades ago indicated that daily low-dose aspirin (80mg or less per day I think) led to fewer heart attacks and strokes and this led to a lot of people taking a low-dose aspirin with their daily vitamins. When statins and other daily blood thinners started to be prescribed there was a group of people who learned that you should not mix aspirin and statins but in general the trend continued. Now it seems that the advice is that there are downsides in addition to the benefits and that they probably cancel out. Me, I will continue to take my daily aspirin given a family history that indicates this might be wise.