Baby Aspirin the cause?

meggowiggle · 06-05-2009, 01:49 PM

I had an early miscarriage at the beginning of May, and though I don't know for sure what the problem was (because it didn't stick enough to be confirmed), I know baby aspirin can do the trick in many cases. Plus, I suspected my blood was "thicker" than what it should be--- anytime I go to draw blood my blood flows slowly. The techs almost always comment on it, so I figure that it isn't normal. So I've taken baby aspirin for two weeks.

I noticed this week when I went in to draw blood for my T3/LH/TSH that my blood flowed so fast that I could actually hear it shooting into the phial. It filled up in no time, I was shocked!! I assume this is due to the baby aspirin?

This morning I had a nose bleed out of the blue, which never happens. The baby aspirin again?

AnotherDreamer · 06-06-2009, 04:58 PM

Yes, the reason your blood would be like that is because of the Baby Aspirin. It prevents clots, anbd without clots your blood moves more freely, such as with the blood draw and the nose bleed.

Have you discussed taking BA with your doctor? It should always be dicussed with your doctor prior to starting a BA regime. In some woman it can do more harm than good, it's all a matter of whether you need it or not. It may be a minor anti-clotting agent, but it can be powerful if you don't need it. Which is why I am a little concerned for you, a nose bleed from taking it can't be good.

Some doctors do tell woman to take it though, but that's usually after several unexplained losses or because they did test positive for a clotting disorder. -My sister takes it in pregnancy, along with Heparin shots, because she has a clotting disorder. -And I take it because I have two losses, and repeat loss testing gave me no answers.

If you do end up stopping it, you'll need to slowly stop, by taking it every other day until you wean yourself off it. If you stop too suddenly it can cause health problems.

meggowiggle · 06-06-2009, 09:24 PM

I haven't discussed it with my doctor, because it such a run-of-the-mill medication for pain, that I figured what can it hurt? Especially at this low dose? I reasoned that I don't ask my doctor when I want Tylenol or Advil, so why is it necessary to ask her about low dose aspirin. Maybe that is stupid way to look at it. I was talking to DH just now and he's like "but you take it every day.... there is a difference there". He has a point.

My worst fear is that I'll ask my doctor, and she will have me stop taking it for whatever reason, and I'll have another miscarriage, only to later find out the baby aspirin would have made all the difference. On top of this, my pregnancy in May was not able to be confirmed because by the time my blood was drawn, my HCG was already less than 1. So as far as my medical records show, I was never pregnant and therefore I should have no reason to be concerned about a repeat miscarriage. Because of this, I fear my concerns would not be received seriously.

I just... want to do what I can. And I know doctors can sometimes brush you off when you have a legitimate concern or course of action, even when they have your best interest at heart.

I will call my doctor Monday and talk to her about it regardless, though. Maybe she'll have me continue taking it, who knows. I have done a little reading online, and there seems to be conflicting information about taking it. Some articles say to only take it alongside of a prescribed anti-coagulating agent such as heparin, and other articles say it doesn't hurt to take it, and there are no studies that show it hurts--- ("how can increased blood flow be a problem?") I am wondering myself how it could possibly be harmful, especially since I suspect my blood runs slower than normal anyway.

AnotherDreamer · 06-07-2009, 12:03 AM

It can be harmful because if your blood doesn't clot properly you can get internal bleeding easily, you could start bleeding and not be able to stop... it can definitely be dangerous. There's a reason that woman who are on it in pregnancy have to stop taking it two weeks before labor... because they can bleed out. It might be a "small" dose, but it thins your blood and prevents clotting. And that can be extremely dangerous.

I'm not trying to scare you, or anything like that. I am just genuinely concerned about you taking it, mostly because of the nose bleed. I'm worried that if it did that in just two weeks... it really may be too much for you. Maybe if you cut it down to just every other day, or something, it wouldn't be as strong on your body...

meggowiggle · 06-07-2009, 12:19 AM

Wow, that makes sense. I'm cutting it down to every other day until I can speak with my doctor. Thank you for the information!

ljl7171 · 06-08-2009, 09:51 AM

You also have to watch for stomache issues, apirin is very hard on your stomache. My mom was told to take a baby aspirin everyday because of her health issues. (she's in her 70's) anyways, she ended up getting ulcers (most likely not caused by the aspirn but they irritated the issue). She ended up in the hospital severly anemic, in congestive heart failure (due to the anemia) all due to a bleeding ulcer. As noted above, the apirin didn't allow her blood to clot appropriately and aggrevated the whole situation.