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Showing posts with label Aspirin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Aspirin. Show all posts

Saturday, August 11, 2018

Input & Aspirin...


This article is about research into the use of daily, low-dose aspirin to aid in preventing the spread of HIV.  I don't understand all the in's & out's.  It concerns inflammation & aspirin's ability to lower that condition.  Interesting read.

We saw Christopher Robin yesterday & it was great.  I'm glad we were able to see this is in the theater.  If we'd listened to the critics, we may not  have.   I use the word, critic, loosely.  These weren't people providing proper critical analysis of a piece.  No, they were mostly whiny, self-aggrandizing, narrow-minded brats.  That assessment of them is me being kind.  The reviews were awful.  I hate Yelp & other similar services.  It made these people's already gargantuan sense of self worth grow to a planetary size.  Their ego's & conceit know no bounds.

We waited & saw people, everyday folk, not alleged critics, were loving the movie.  I'm glad we ignored them.  The point is, even though others' input can be nice or even helpful, the decision is yours & you have to accept the consequences.  This movie was wonderful.  We had a good outing.  If we'd listened, we wouldn't have went.  That would've been because we placed stock in the word of strangers & their soap-box, fist-waving, ideology based blasting of a film.  

Your choices are yours.  Make sure you're making them for you.

Cya...

Friday, September 7, 2012

HIV & Aspirin Therapy...




This article talks about how few people who are + are taking part in a low dose aspirin regimen.  It's used to promote cardiovascular health.  I'm not denying that it works, but there are issues with it.  The most talked about are the gastrointestinal issues aspirin can cause.  Amazingly those weren't a problem for me.

My problem with this therapy is that is a time bomb for me.  I've tried it upon doctor's advice & not just once, but 4 times.  Each time within a week or so, I had a gout flare up.  These were unusual flare ups as well.  None of my meds or typical approaches to relieving the gout worked as long as I was taking the med. Within a couple of days of quitting the regimen, my symptoms began to fade.  

I'm willing to believe that once or twice, hell maybe even thrice might have been a coincidence, but not 4 times.   It wasn't just the repeat of the flare up, but when it happened & how long it lasted.  These episodes weren't my worse ones, but lasted longer.  Right up until I quit taking the aspirin.

Again, I'm not debating the positive qualities of the medication, I am saying, it's not for me.  I'd also warn any one with gout to wary of a possible flare up while taking this med.

Cya...