Vioxx alternative

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Jan O'Keeffe - 16 Jul 2005 21:02 GMT

A recently retired cardiologist friend was here yesterday. He is
volunteering in a free clinic and said he was amazed to find so many middle
class people without health coverage--not only the poor showing up. He said
they are using the following regimen to replace Vioxx and having acceptable
results. I'm just passing this along--no medical advice here.

2 Tylenol
2 Ascriptin
take 3 to 4 times per day

Good luck. Jan O'

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Walt Hanks - 16 Jul 2005 22:10 GMT

>A recently retired cardiologist friend was here yesterday. He is
>volunteering in a free clinic and said he was amazed to find so many middle
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> Good luck. Jan O'

Ascriptin is an old coated aspirin that has a long history of causing GI
bleeds. Unfortunately, it's probably no worse than the alternatives, except
for Celebrex. And, that would have to be normal strength Tylenol, not extra
strength. Otherwise, that regimen would represent an overdose of tylenol.

As always, no one should be on any NSAID regimen without getting regular
(monthly) blood work to check for bleeds and check kidney function.

Walt

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Newsgroup Spambuster - 17 Jul 2005 07:44 GMT

Walt,

Is taking aspirin and tylenol together more dangerous than just taking a
nsaid alone? Seems like it would be!

Donna G

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Walt Hanks - 17 Jul 2005 11:13 GMT

> Walt,
>
> Is taking aspirin and tylenol together more dangerous than just taking a
> nsaid alone? Seems like it would be!
>
> Donna G

If taking them together allows for a lower dose of each than if only one was
being taken, then I think it would be less dangerous.

But tylenol is not an anti-inflammatory, so while it might help reduce the
pain, it isn't going to help reduce inflammation. Therefore, to get
adequate relief from the inflammation, you still have to take a therapeutic
dose of the aspirin or other NSAID. So I really don't see any reduction in
risk using this model, just the addition of the risk associated with Tylenol
use.

It isn't something I would do, but that's just me.

Walt

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