Prophylaxis roof brain stroke patients

If you have had a stroke or TIA ischemia, your doctor may recommend medications to help reduce the risk of another. These include:

Antiplatelet drugs. Platelets are blood cells initiate clot. Antiplatelet makes these cells do not stick and less likely to clot. The antiplatelet medications most often used as aspirin. Your doctor can help determine the correct dose of aspirin.

 

Your doctor may also consider the provisions Aggrenox, the combination of low-dose aspirin and dipyridamole antiplatelet medications, reduce blood clotting. If aspirin does not prevent TIA or stroke, or if you can not take aspirin, doctor instead - can prescribe an antiplatelet drugs such as clopidogrel (Plavix) or ticlopidine (Ticlid).

Anticoagulants. These drugs include heparin and warfarin (Coumadin). They affect blood clotting mechanism in a different way than antiplatelet medications. Heparin acts quickly and is used for a short time in the hospital. Warfarin acting slow to be used long term.

Warfarin is a blood thinner strong, so will need to properly follow instructions and monitor side effects. Your doctor may prescribe this medicine if you have a blood clotting disorder, a number of arterial abnormalities, abnormal heart rhythms, such as atrial fibrillation or other heart problems.