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cardinarky · 08-03-07, 10:16 PM

From personal experience, I can tell you that the aspirin therapy is good.
I had a coagulation problem with my blood for years. I had a heck of a time when a blood sample was required. The blood would plug the needle and multiple attempts were required to get a suitable sample.

It is very common for doctors to completely under-prescribe medication dosages when dealing with obese patients. They used the standard 150# male body for dosage recommendations.
I was told about 10 years ago to start with the 81mg "Bayer" coated aspirin to lower my opportunity for various circulatory problems. The kicker is doctors don't think like engineers. They have "scale-up" blindness because they have only one body size in their textbooks.
On all medications it is a good idea to divide your weight by a rule of thumb 150 and then multiply the prescribed dosage by the resulting fraction.
For example, I weigh 305 currently so 305/150 = 2 for all practical purposes. So any OC medication I would take 2x the recommended dosage to cover the body mass/volume variation. Unfortunately this can't work for prescription medications because you will run out in 1/2 the time that the scrip is written for.

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cardinarky Newbie Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Arkansas Posts: 17 Weight Statistics April 05, 2006 Start Date: 438 lb Start Weight: 300 lb Current Weight: 175 lb Goal Weight: -138 lb Weight Loss: December 25, 2008 Goal Date:	Re: low-dose, coated aspirin might not be as potent as once thought. From personal experience, I can tell you that the aspirin therapy is good. I had a coagulation problem with my blood for years. I had a heck of a time when a blood sample was required. The blood would plug the needle and multiple attempts were required to get a suitable sample. It is very common for doctors to completely under-prescribe medication dosages when dealing with obese patients. They used the standard 150# male body for dosage recommendations. I was told about 10 years ago to start with the 81mg "Bayer" coated aspirin to lower my opportunity for various circulatory problems. The kicker is doctors don't think like engineers. They have "scale-up" blindness because they have only one body size in their textbooks. On all medications it is a good idea to divide your weight by a rule of thumb 150 and then multiply the prescribed dosage by the resulting fraction. For example, I weigh 305 currently so 305/150 = 2 for all practical purposes. So any OC medication I would take 2x the recommended dosage to cover the body mass/volume variation. Unfortunately this can't work for prescription medications because you will run out in 1/2 the time that the scrip is written for. __________________