Hello all - I haven't been on here in awhile...but have been doing pretty well overall. One issue I'd like to bring up later, but for now...I have a question I'd like to pose to the guru's on here:) I have been taking a supplement that has gingko biloba in it for awhile now, and all is fine. I'm on the blood thinner Eliquis, and would like to take a bit more of this in another version of the supplements I've been taking. I believe that gingko has a reputation for thinning the blood a bit too, and want to know if any of you know if this is a real concern or not. I'm on 5 mg. of Eliquis twice/day... Does anyone have any information on this? Happy New Year:) ~ Barb H. https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,156337,156337#msg-156337 Thu, 22 Oct 2026 20:03:08 +0000 Phorum 5.2.23 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,156337,156348#msg-156348 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,156337,156348#msg-156348 30 mgs. max of the ginkgo/day. I don't take aspirin and I'm inconsistent with the fish oil, but when I do take it, it's about 3600 mgs. of that...again, I probably should take that more consistently, but I don't.

Given the low dose of gingko biloba I'm wanting to take, it seems like it should be OK...I have been taking about 10-15 mgs./day before and since I've been on Eliquis, and all seems fine. Increasing it to 20-30 mgs. is what I want to do (as it's part of a supplement I want to take now)...

Am I wrong about this? Barb]]> tobherd AFIBBERS FORUM Wed, 04 Jan 2017 04:58:57 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,156337,156347#msg-156347 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,156337,156347#msg-156347 GeorgeN AFIBBERS FORUM Wed, 04 Jan 2017 03:55:22 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,156337,156343#msg-156343 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,156337,156343#msg-156343
Kind of wish I had the closure done at the same time as my ablation, but I guess it wasn't quite ready at that time.

Barb]]> tobherd AFIBBERS FORUM Wed, 04 Jan 2017 00:38:34 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,156337,156342#msg-156342 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,156337,156342#msg-156342
I agree with you that 10 mg of the Ginkgo should be a minor amount in your blend.

Please stay in touch so we know how you are.

Best to you,
Jackie]]> Jackie AFIBBERS FORUM Tue, 03 Jan 2017 19:00:29 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,156337,156341#msg-156341 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,156337,156341#msg-156341
Unfortunately, last year I was sick with walking pneumonia and when the doctor ordered a Cat scan, it showed a 'wedge' in my left kidney...which after much discussion with various technicians, was determined to likely be a blood clot. I believe I got this after severely pulling a muscle in my left side the year before, but since the doctor did not see a shadow, he wasn't convinced it was when it happened. I DO think that's when it happened as I never felt a pull like that in my life....but after this test was done, my Cardiologist felt that I wasn't on a strong enough dose of Eliquis (she said she wasn't sure where the clot came from and isn't sure it didn't come from my heart)....So I went from a dose of 2.5 mgs to 5 mgs. BID......and probably will never be able to convince her to lower it again.

While the Eliquis itself doesn't bother me, I don't like having to worry about interactions with other things - in this case, a great supplement.

Bleh....]]> tobherd AFIBBERS FORUM Tue, 03 Jan 2017 18:28:48 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,156337,156340#msg-156340 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,156337,156340#msg-156340
Started adding chunk ginger to daily veggie juicing and
that seems to be why Doc had to up warfarin
from 40mg WEEK to 47.5

Also another trigger that sent me on an AFIB trip:

PSEUDOEPHEDRINE, decongestant.
Bad bad!]]> daledint AFIBBERS FORUM Tue, 03 Jan 2017 16:50:44 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,156337,156338#msg-156338 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,156337,156338#msg-156338
I have always been a big fan of ginkgo biloba and used it daily for years. However, once starting on Eliquis, I knew there were contraindications for using it with blood thinners because I had used it specifically to help thin my blood in the previous years of Afib for just that reason, to help avoid adverse clotting because I was not using warfarin.. (I used Ginkgo and other natural substances that help keep blood thin).

So, when I began Eliquis, I stopped the ginkgo. However, because of the benefits to the brain, I was reluctant to give it up completely so when they changed my Rx dosage to the 2.5 mg twice a day, I decided to take ginkgo 3 times a week.
My dose for one capsule is 80 mg.

I seem to clot normally with minor cuts so I'm using this as a guide to avoid overthinning complications.

You can Google "ginkgo and blood thinners" and see various reports warning about not using with blood thinners.

I would proceed with caution, Barb, while you are still taking the 5 mg twice a day.

Best to you,
Jackie]]> Jackie AFIBBERS FORUM Tue, 03 Jan 2017 14:00:34 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,156337,156337#msg-156337 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,156337,156337#msg-156337
I have been taking a supplement that has gingko biloba in it for awhile now, and all is fine. I'm on the blood thinner Eliquis, and would like to take a bit more of this in another version of the supplements I've been taking. I believe that gingko has a reputation for thinning the blood a bit too, and want to know if any of you know if this is a real concern or not. I'm on 5 mg. of Eliquis twice/day...

Does anyone have any information on this?

Happy New Year:) ~ Barb H.]]> tobherd AFIBBERS FORUM Tue, 03 Jan 2017 03:39:57 +0000