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What is good for bruising and swelling that won’t interact with blood thinners?

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moon53540
moon53540

Someone recommended arnica cream which I was using but I think it made it worse, then I read there is an interaction with anticoagulants. Anyone know anything that helps bruising and swelling that is safe?

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  • jen86183
    jen86183 moon53540

    Posted

    Hi moon,

    Are the briuses a result of the blood thinners? There is an arnica cream instead of pillules, maybe you could use that, it is excellent for bruises, muscle strain.

    • moon53540
      moon53540 jen86183

      Posted

      I was using the cream and it actually made the bruising and pain worse. To see if the cream was working, I used the cream on half of a massive bruise and the half I used it on got darker and spread! The bruises are from my injections of Innohep.
    • jen86183
      jen86183 moon53540

      Posted

      Moon, it is surprising how people react differently to a product. A lady I know fell over and was literally black and blue, she used arnica cream and the following week you could hardly see them, that is why I thought it would help.
    • moon53540
      moon53540 jen86183

      Posted

      I know I have heard nothing but good things about it, that is why I tried it, it’s probably because of the anticoagulants. It has something in it similar to ibuprofen which I am also not supposed to use. 
  • sue28123
    sue28123 moon53540

    Posted

    Check with your pharmacist. If they don't know, they can look it up. You don't want to mess around with drug interactions and the blood thinners you're on.

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