All's basically well as I collect my various hospital records, watch my vitamin K veggies to be sure I'm not interfering
with my blood thinning medication, and work on regaining my keyboard and fretboard dexterity.
Note, goji berries interact
with blood thinners such as warfarin so please don't try if you take this or a similar medication.
One caution about alfalfa is not to use in
combination with blood thinning agents or medications as it is so effective it can interfere or amplify the effects of these.
A Pennsylvania state court jury on Friday found Bayer AG and Johnson & Johnson not liable in a lawsuit by a New Jersey man who said the drugmakers failed to warn about internal bleeding risks
associated with their blood thinner Xarelto.
Fortunately, I don't seem to have
issues with blood thinning / thickening, but I don't use a ton of it and use it maybe a few times a week or month — not daily.
However, many physicians and patients are deciding against long - term
treatment with blood thinners because of concern about the risk of bleeding.
Still, she cautions that in allowing patients to start the drug as late as 20 weeks into pregnancy the protocol may not have been ideal for exploring whether the drug helps prevent preeclampsia; experts in placental development often suggest
starting with a blood thinner as early as eight weeks, she says.
The risk: Bilberry may improve blood circulation, but speak to your doctor before taking it
along with blood thinners, because it may also increase the risk of bleeding associated with warfarin.
It should not be taken with other sedative herbs or drugs,
with blood thinner drugs or MAOI drugs or taken for more than 1 month at a time.
Keep in mind that if you take medications, you need to consult with your doctor to make sure that cinnamon use does not interfere with the medications (
especially with blood thinners).
Please note: According to WedMD, Goji berries can thin the blood and can cause an adverse
reaction with blood thinning medications like Warfarin so please check with your doctor before consuming them.
FYI: Some OTC enzymes can
interact with blood thinners or other medicines, so if you're on any medication, you should speak with your doctor before taking one.
With blood thinners such as ticagrelor, bleeding is the major side effect, and excess bleeding was seen in both treatment arms, though bleeding into the brain and fatal bleeding were not more common with ticagrelor, Sabatine said.
Herbal supplements such as garlic and ginkgo, meanwhile, can
interfere with blood thinners (most notably warfarin) and increase the risk of bleeding associated with those drugs.
Dong quai may interact
with blood thinners and hormone medications, whether herbal or pharmaceutical.
Ask your doctor before starting these, because they interact
with blood thinners and make bleeding disorders worse.