Reviewer: 5eirr5, 75 or over on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I took the first capsule, and ended up in the ER. Headache, extreme diarrhea, vomiting, dehydration. I fell twice. Daughter called ambulance.I was so weak I could not walk in to the ER. They put in an IV, rehydrated me, and within a few hrs.I went home, with the recommendation that I do not take that medicine again. It is a very expensive medicine, and now I don't know what to do. They rec ... Show Full Comment

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I took the first capsule, and ended up in the ER. Headache, extreme diarrhea, vomiting, dehydration. I fell twice. Daughter called ambulance.I was so weak I could not walk in to the ER. They put in an IV, rehydrated me, and within a few hrs.I went home, with the recommendation that I do not take that medicine again. It is a very expensive medicine, and now I don't know what to do. They recommended I be admitted for observation, but I refused as I was feeling much better after being hydrated. I was supposed to take this med twice a day. This is what the first small capsule did to me!!
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Reviewer: Subbu, 55-64 Male on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

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I had TIA three years ago. Initially i was Clopidogrel. But after 15 days developed very mild symptoms of numbness on face. I changed my neurologist and he suggested Aggrenox. I had headache for first two days and then nothing. I continued Aggrenox and now going to complete 3 years. The medicine works very well for me with no further TIA and side effects except mild acidity.

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I had TIA three years ago. Initially i was Clopidogrel. But after 15 days developed very mild symptoms of numbness on face. I changed my neurologist and he suggested Aggrenox. I had headache for first two days and then nothing. I continued Aggrenox and now going to complete 3 years. The medicine works very well for me with no further TIA and side effects except mild acidity.
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Reviewer: 45-54 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I had a small stroke 8 days ago. I have had 2 previous ones in 2011. The neurologist at the hospital prescribed Aggrenox. The 1st night I was up from 1am till 5:30am with the worst headache I have had. it hurt so bad, I was in tears. It also made me nauseated. This is day 7 of taking this med and I still am suffering headaches. I see my Dr next week. If the headaches continue, I will insist on ano ... Show Full Comment

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I had a small stroke 8 days ago. I have had 2 previous ones in 2011. The neurologist at the hospital prescribed Aggrenox. The 1st night I was up from 1am till 5:30am with the worst headache I have had. it hurt so bad, I was in tears. It also made me nauseated. This is day 7 of taking this med and I still am suffering headaches. I see my Dr next week. If the headaches continue, I will insist on another med. I very rarely have headaches until this med. I am tired and weak too but I am hoping that is from the stroke and will pass.
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Reviewer: BCiullo, 75 or over Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Caregiver)

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1 month after taking Aggrenox, my 92 year old father fainted and the ER determined he was severely anemic due to a gastrointestinal bleed. He received a blood transfusion and his Hgb increased from 7.3 to 10.4. We immediately discontinued Aggrenox and after 2 months, his Hgb rose to over 12. Added note: we would not allow hospital to perform a colonoscopy on him due to his age and the high risk an ... Show Full Comment

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1 month after taking Aggrenox, my 92 year old father fainted and the ER determined he was severely anemic due to a gastrointestinal bleed. He received a blood transfusion and his Hgb increased from 7.3 to 10.4. We immediately discontinued Aggrenox and after 2 months, his Hgb rose to over 12. Added note: we would not allow hospital to perform a colonoscopy on him due to his age and the high risk and fatalities in his age group. The ER physician got very angry with me for this decision. I am SO glad we trusted our instincts and knew it was the Aggrenox that caused the bleed and continued to have his blood tested after he left the hospital before deciding that such a risky procedure was necessary.
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Reviewer: marcwilson1216, 65-74 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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Having taken aspirin for years, the doc recently prescribed Aggrenox, because I had had a TIA about 10 years ago with no recurrence. I have met my donut hole, and the stuff costs a fortune. I've called the doc to find out if I can resume taking just aspirin, as I had for years. Before he gets back to me, can anyone tell me if they have noticed a perceptable difference between Aggrenox a ... Show Full Comment

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Having taken aspirin for years, the doc recently prescribed Aggrenox, because I had had a TIA about 10 years ago with no recurrence. I have met my donut hole, and the stuff costs a fortune. I've called the doc to find out if I can resume taking just aspirin, as I had for years. Before he gets back to me, can anyone tell me if they have noticed a perceptable difference between Aggrenox and 81 mg aspirin? Is it worth the outrageous price vs. $3 for a year's worth of aspirins?
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