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        <description> As an alternative to blood thinning drugs has anyone tried turmeric, vitamin E (higher than 200IU), ginger ot any other supplement?</description>
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            <title>Re: natural blood thinners</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ A few months after my ablation and version my doc took me off Eliquis and but me on baby aspirin.]]></description>
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            <title>Re: natural blood thinners</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ <blockquote class="bbcode"><div><small>Quote<br /></small><strong>ama1952</strong><br />
I guess they both work to stop blood clots but in different ways.  Antiplatelet drugs prevent platelets from sticking together to form clots, while anticoagulants make it harder for the body to form clots in the first place.<br />
I have no idea which one is more effective in stopping clots.</div></blockquote>
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Yes, It depends on your medical history and why you were prescribed a “blood thinner.” Afib patients are prescribed anticoagulants, generally the new generation ones like Eliquis or Xarelto.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jul 2024 21:02:06 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>Re: natural blood thinners</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ I guess they both work to stop blood clots but in different ways.  Antiplatelet drugs prevent platelets from sticking together to form clots, while anticoagulants make it harder for the body to form clots in the first place.<br />
I have no idea which one is more effective in stopping clots.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jul 2024 19:32:09 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>Re: natural blood thinners</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ <blockquote class="bbcode"><div><small>Quote<br /></small><strong>ama1952</strong><br />
Have you considered Policosanol?<br />
Here is some info from Cardiologist Dr. James Robert about this product derived from sugar cane-[<a href="https://heartfixer.com/MedicalTopics/Policosanol%20Tip.htm"  rel="nofollow">heartfixer.com</a>]</div></blockquote>
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Interesting, but this is an anti-platelet rather than an anticoagulant so is not comparable to a drug like Eliquis which is an anticoagulant.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Daisy</dc:creator>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jul 2024 17:38:14 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>Re: natural blood thinners</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ Have you considered Policosanol?<br />
Here is some info from Cardiologist Dr. James Robert about this product derived from sugar cane-[<a href="https://heartfixer.com/MedicalTopics/Policosanol%20Tip.htm"  rel="nofollow">heartfixer.com</a>]]]></description>
            <dc:creator>ama1952</dc:creator>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jul 2024 17:24:15 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>Re: natural blood thinners</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ <blockquote class="bbcode"><div><small>Quote<br /></small><strong>calvin</strong><br />
I have though of this for years. My question would be how do we test to see if they are working?<br />
Cal</div></blockquote>
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And I think this is the problem--there aren&#039;t standardized ways of measuring the very complex coagulation cascade that would show whether or not they are equivalent to the proven effects of the new generation of anticoagulants. For many of us, this would be too much of a risk as the stakes are very high with the higher incidence of stoke in Afib patients. <br />
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For instance, I used Nattokinase before I had Afib, but I wouldn&#039;t risk it now.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Daisy</dc:creator>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2024 20:55:13 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>Re: natural blood thinners</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ I have though of this for years. My question would be how do we test to see if they are working?<br />
Cal]]></description>
            <dc:creator>calvin</dc:creator>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2024 19:54:09 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>natural blood thinners</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ As an alternative to blood thinning drugs has anyone tried turmeric, vitamin E (higher than 200IU), ginger ot any other supplement?]]></description>
            <dc:creator>aikidorobbins</dc:creator>
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