Taking aspirin in the old age – Aspirin is beneficial if taken in proper way

There is more risk of heart attacks and paralysis at a certain age, for many people.  The min reason for this is formation of blocks in the blood vessels of heart and brain. When the cholesterol gets deposited in these blood vessels, blood here gets clotted and thereby blocking the vessels. Heart attack is caused when the blood vessels are blocked in this way and paralysis arises when the vessels of brain are blocked. This kind of risk will be more in the old age people. Hence, doctors advice to take fewer amounts of aspirin after reaching certain age. This aspirin will make the blood to get diluted and decreases the chance of clotting in the vessels. So, thereby it lowers the risk of heart attack and paralysis.

Who should take?

Those who have high risk of heart attacks and paralysis should take aspirin daily. This risk will be more in the smokers,  high blood pressure people, high  cholesterol people, people who have less exercise, diabetic people, people with more stress,  people with drinking  habit, people who have hereditary of heart attacks and paralysis.

If any two of the above said risks are present, aspirin should be taken daily on the advice of doctor. Those who have got heart attack or paralysis can be away from it for the second time by taking aspirin.

These measures are necessary…….

But one should be careful in taking aspirin. Otherwise bleeding, asthma, ulcers in digestive system, failure of heart may take place.

• If aspirin and ibuprofen are taken simultaneously, the benefits from aspirin will get decreased.
• Those who take aspirin daily may have high risk of heart attacks and paralysis if they stop them suddenly.  If the patient wants to stop them, taking doctor’s advice is necessary.
• In case of undergoing surgery, patient has to inform about usage of aspirin before hand, if any. Other wise there is a chance of bleeding.
• People taking aspirin should lower the drinking of alcohol.
• As soon as the heart pain is observed, doctor’s advice to chew aspirin tablets. Those who take aspirin daily can follow this. But aspirin should not be used when paralysis symptoms are seen.  (It is because; paralysis may be caused due to breakage of blood vessels in the brain. In this case, aspirin will cause more harm).
• Those who check the prevention of the clotting by using warfarin medicine may get bleeding of blood if aspirin is also used. In the case of using artificial ……….., taking fewer amounts of aspirin along with warfarin will be beneficial . But they should be taken only on the advice of doctors.

Side effects:

There are some bad effects of using aspirin. They are:

• Paralysis due to bleeding of blood
• Ulcers in the digestive system
• Allergies
• Disturbance in ear and difficulty in hearing

In general, aspirin is beneficial in the old age. But they should be used smartly.