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Doc subscribed 5mg Cialis daily for me, said is was good for the prostrate blood flow and often used for an enlarged prostrate. Google it. Extra benefit in there also.
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mr. ed
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FlatBroke wrote:Doc subscribed 5mg Cialis daily for me, said is was good for the prostrate blood flow and often used for an enlarged prostrate. Google it. Extra benefit in there also.
Interesting. I'm already taking a blood thinner (Eliquis), so that may help with the blood flow through the prostate (?).
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Stop doing any dairy. It causes an inflammatory response in the body. I went from getting up 4-5 times a night to 1. No milk, ice cream, cheese, yogurt.
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mr. ed wrote:FlatBroke wrote:Doc subscribed 5mg Cialis daily for me, said is was good for the prostrate blood flow and often used for an enlarged prostrate. Google it. Extra benefit in there also.
Interesting. I'm already taking a blood thinner (Eliquis), so that may help with the blood flow through the prostate (?). I believe that Eliquis is an anti-coagulant, not a blood thinner. An anti-coagulant won't do anything for blood flow through the prostate.
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Be careful posting medical advice based just on opinion:
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/eliquis#about
"Eliquis (apixaban) is an anticoagulant (blood thinner) known as a direct-acting oral anticoagulant (DOAC). It works by stopping a specific clotting factor called factor Xa from working."
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I use NOW brand, Prostate Support with pumpkin seed oil, it seems to help.
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aftermath
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fj12ryder wrote:Moderator wrote:Be careful posting medical advice based just on opinion:
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/eliquis#about
"Eliquis (apixaban) is an anticoagulant (blood thinner) known as a direct-acting oral anticoagulant (DOAC). It works by stopping a specific clotting factor called factor Xa from working." An excellent example, thank you. An anti-coagulant is not a "blood thinner". That is so common that everyone does it, but when you actually corner a medical person and ask "Is it an anti-coagulant a blood thinner?" they invariably say NO, it's just common practice to call it that for simplicity.
"Anticoagulants work by interrupting the process involved in the formation of blood clots. They're sometimes called "blood-thinning" medicines, although they don't actually make the blood thinner."
This not "just on opinion", it is a fact. Please do your due diligence.
I agree with the moderator on this one. I am going through this right now and have asked many questions of my "Doctor" at the anticoagulation office I go to. I was on Warfarin which is a drug that prevents coagulation. It is commonly called a blood thinner. I am now on Xarelto which also prevents coagulation and IS ALSO known as a blood thinner. If you want to get real picky they both do their jobs, only they do it differently. All three of my doctors, the anticoagulation specialist, my cardiologist and my heart surgeon tell me it is very important to let every medical contact I make know that I am taking a blood thinner.
Don't get caught up in semantics.
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Thanks for the lesson. I do have a couple of questions though. If Coumadin, Warfarin, Eliquis and Xarelto are all "anti-coagulants" then are there any blood thinners out there? Is there even such a thing as a blood thinner?
Second(third actually) question. Are all the doctors and specialists, pharmacists and nurses who all use "blood thinner" in their descriptions of these drugs, doing any harm?
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From the Eliquis website:
"ELIQUIS can cause bleeding, which can be serious, and rarely may lead to death. This is because ELIQUIS is a blood thinner medicine that reduces blood clotting."
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It is time to close this one. There have been too many unfounded, and dangerous, posts trying to give medical info and advice. Sorry folks, but when medical issues come to play it is best to 1) work directly with your doctor(s) and 2) recognize the importance of only posting medical advice, if you must, that is backed up with legitimate science.
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