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Today we learn that the aspirin can cut the risk of bowel cancer.
In fact, in recent years, I have read reports that the aspirin is really quite a miracle drug that can reduce the risk of all kinds of things, including I believe, heart attacks and strokes.
So my question is, why is it so bloody hard to get hold of any? Remember the days when you could just pop into Boots* and pick up a bottle of 200? These days you’re lucky if you can find a pre-packaged box of 6 that you need a degree in packaging design to even get open. And you’re even luckier if you don’t get stopped by the ‘pill patrol’ at the checkout till who demand to know what you intend to do with them.
Oh for those far off days when the very, very small number who took an overdose of any pills didn’t spoil things for the vast majority who used them properly. For the days before I had to be ‘protected for my own good’ by meddling politicians and do-gooders.
*Boots: they are the ones who used to be a chemist
This is some sort of suicide prevention. I’m depressed enough to kill myself but the thought of opening all those blister packs has put me off! How does that work?
Check out low dose aspirin, recommended for daily consumption to combat heart disease etc. It’s grossly overpriced! Why on earth should a pill with a fraction of the standard dose cost so much? I break a 300mg tablet into four pieces, two tabs a week – pennies. Interestingly, my late aunt who was a nursing sister and lived to a ripe age, was told by a surgeon over 50 years ago to take half an aspirin a day, every day. She followed his advice. What did this doctor know way back then?
I’m not sure if its the packaging or the exorbitant price that can be charged for a dozen overwrapped pills in glossy packaging that is supposed to put you off. Certainly whenever I needed ‘quantity’ medicines I used to stock up on my regular visits to the States where a bottle of 1000 was nothing. But alas, I have noticed recently that even they have started to ‘nanny’. But I WILL look out for the low-dose variety you mention.
Curiously, my mother-in-law is a retired nurse and she has said similar things about aspirin in the days when she was walking the wards. Perhaps one of them should tell these ‘researchers’ that they don’t need to bother after all!
I recently heard that one asprin every other day will keep migraines at bay. I don’t know if it’s true, though I heard it in a seminar on asprin at the hospital. Since I have thin blood and asprin is a blood thinner, I haven’t had any asprin in my home in 10 years, but I’m going to try it.
I wish you luck. My wife suffers from migraine so I realise how debilitating they can be. Sadly, she is also allergic to aspirin – amongst other things. I’ll watch your site for progress!
Don’t forget to put aspirin in your vase of cut flowers, it’s supposed to make them last longer. I don’t know if it works but my tulips haven’t had a migraine for years!