Clopidogrel side effects and natural alternative medicine

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Clopidogrel Information

is used to prevent a second heart attack or stroke in people with atherosclerosis, and is known as an anti-platelet drug. At the time of this writing, no evidence of nutrient or herb interactions involving clopidogrel was found in the medical literature.

Summary of Interactions with Vitamins, Herbs, and Foods
(for details about the summarized interactions, read the full article)

Depletion or interference	None known
Side effect reduction/prevention	None known
Supportive interaction	None known
Reduced drug absorption/bioavailability	None known
Adverse interaction	None known

An asterisk (*) next to an item in the summary indicates that the interaction is supported only by weak, fragmentary, and/or contradictory scientific evidence.

Medication Reviews & Side Effects for Clopidogrel

Write an online review of Clopidogrel

Review Date: 5/21/2007
Medication: Plavix -

- Stay Far Away
Medication Type: Brand Name
Length Taken: More than 1 month but less than 3 months
Strength: 75 mg X 1 times per day
Side Effects: Depression, Constipation, Mood Swings, Gave Me Gas or Made Me Bloated, Loss of Energy, Increased Irritability
Other Products Taken: Aspirin, Prozac, Trazodone

Debilitating depression and terrible heart palpitations. I had a medicated stent put in (even though the cardiologist knew I was being treated for depression) and was prescribed this medication indefinitely. I am tapering off, even though the new "medicated" stent has the potential to cause a deadly thrombosis. (The previous unmedicated stents didn't cause thrombosis). I have to choose between laying in bed all day with depression or being active with a small chance of being killed by a blood clot. Buyer beware in the American system of healthcare!

Anonymous
WI, USA

Review Date: 9/2/2008
Medication: Plavix -

- Stay Far Away
Medication Type: Brand Name
Length Taken: More than 1 year
Strength: 75 X 1 times per day
Side Effects: Depression, Nausea, Stomach Pain, Constipation, Mood Swings, Dry Skin, Rapid Heartbeat, Increased Irritability
Other Products Taken:

This medication depress' me, changes my moods, tears up my stomach and I'm told I have to keep taking it so the stents they put in won't close up. The stent I had put in 2006 was closing and they just put another one next to it. I was taking Plavix the whole time but I had cut the dosage because of my stomach.

Margie Nelsen
Wisconsin USA

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