William F. Magaletta
Ron - Thanks for the info, but my February stroke was hemorrhagic, not ischemic. Apixaban (Eliquis) is an anticoagulant (prevents clotting, not bleeding). I was on an anticoagulant (Plavix, or clopidogrel) when it happened, and the doctor took me off of it because it may have been a partial cause of the stroke. He thinks the stroke may have been caused by weak blood vessels in the brain (MRI showed that I have that), Plavix, and high blood pressure. He switched me to one baby aspirin a day, beginning 3 weeks after I left the hospital. During those 3 weeks I was taking no blood thinner (anticoagulant) at all. In fact, in the hospital they infused me with platelets, just the opposite of giving me a blood thinner.
I don't understand "anybody who wants to live sincerely" or what it has to do with taking apixaban. Does it have something to do with a religion?
Funny thing, I always felt like I had weak blood vessels in the brain. Maybe I knew something! :-)
Bill
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