Recurring mini strokes
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I am a 78 year old male who had a mini strike in June 2013. I had the MRI, CT scan, ETC and was released from the hospital in 24 hours. The doctor placed me on EXforge HCT 10-325-25 and
Clopidorgrel 75mg and.a aspirin.I quit smoking and feel a little better but not much.
I must say that I smoked
in excess of 65 years. Evidently the frequency of Tia's is unpredictable so I guess I would like to
know what is the average time between mini's that you might know of
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roland42275
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jim70620
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mini stroke and I have no intentions of changing. I must admit that I am certainly on the borderline
with the smoking issue. I am certain smoking caused my problem but I can't get it out of my
block head. The logic inside me says if you smoked for over 65 years and this only happened
once go do it again because how long do you expect to live Amen.
roland42275
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MrsO-UK_Surrey
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Now that you are on Clopidogrel and aspirin, hopefully you are protected from having another TIA. This is how I reassure myself following my son's stroke (clot to the brain) 18 months ago leaving him with reduced peripheral vision. He is on exactly the same meds as you plus statins. He has never smoked, played amateur league football and attended the gym a few times a week. I hope it helps to know that my Mum had aTIA when she was 80 but didn't have another for over 8 years. The only medication she was put on at the time was BP pills.
Roland - I don't know whether coffee itself can raise BP or whether it's the caffeine. I drink the occasional decaffeinated coffee - if I drink coffee with caffeine I get palpitations. I also drink decaffeinated tea.
Good luck to both of you.
roland42275
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