my dad takes it daily to prevent heart attack. but he just worked out alot today for the 1st time in many years and is exhausted. is it recommended to take another aspirin even if he had his daily one in the morning? thanks
2007-03-26 16:37:00 · 8 answers · asked by nonphysical 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
Aspirin is used in this setting to decrease the tendency of platelets to aggregate and make blood clots in the coronary vessels. The dose of aspirin required for this is much less than the dose you would take for a headache, pain or fever. I assume he is on 50 mg or 75 mg a day. Taking an additional tablet is not going to either help or harm him but high doses of aspirin can irritate the stomach, produce peptic ulcers and kidney damage as well as certain rare syndromes in children.
2007-03-26 17:30:13 · answer #1 · answered by Vinay K 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's OK, but it varies from the optimum dose for heart attack prevention, so acetaminophen/paracetamol would be a simpler choice. If there's none in the house, the difference is so small I'd say save the trip to the store and take a few aspirin for a day or two, and that would certainly be a better choice than adding in other NSAID drugs like ibuprofen.
2007-03-26 19:34:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, its okay to take two asprin in one day. Still make sure you read the labels for the instructions. Also let him know to take it easy. When you work out for the first time and you haven't did it in a while, you can hurt yourself because your body is not used to it. So he can do only what he can and build himself up daily so he won't hurt himself. Take it one day at a time. Your heart is not used to it and it can cause a heart attack if you do too much at one time.
Take care.
2007-03-26 17:03:31 · answer #3 · answered by Ms. LAN 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is ok to take 2 aspirin in a day.
and ask your doctor and see what are the doses instruction on the medicine box
2007-03-26 22:12:32 · answer #4 · answered by Tannu 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's alright. He may want to calm down and feel like himself. His aspirin is a part of his life. Juice can help after a workout, sit down with it. Water is also helpful. Maybe a nap after a shower will help him. Don't forget to stretch the muscles and limber up before all this exercise.
2007-03-26 16:56:33 · answer #5 · answered by Marissa Di 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When all else fails, follow the instructions on the bottle.
2007-03-26 16:47:26 · answer #6 · answered by eric l 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
read what the instructions say on the bottle.
2007-03-26 16:48:13 · answer #7 · answered by penguins4869 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep, no problems with that.
2007-03-26 16:44:07 · answer #8 · answered by Christopher 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋