Fish Oil and stent meds?

[p1954]

Is there an objection to taking supplemental fish oil with aspirin and plavix?   This small study suggests it helps and there are any health benefts to getting sufficient Omega- 3 in diet


Omega 3 study

[skydnsr]

If I were in your place, I would want to look at what were the two blood-thinners in the study and whether the patients were on both blood-thinners plus Omega-3 supplementation at the same time.

[p1954]

here is the path to the study which did not save my first post:

http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Heart-Disease/Fish-Oil-and-stent-meds/show/1811437

Study Highlights:

Patients who received omega-3 fatty acids combined with two blood-thinning drugs after stent implantation in affected arteries had weaker clots than those who got only blood thinners.
New evidence indicates omega-3 fatty acids found in salmon and other foods may work with two blood-thinners to reduce the risk of heart attack in stent patients. DALLAS, May 26, 2011 –  Omega-3 fatty acids, combined with two blood-thinning drugs, significantly changed the blood-clotting process and may reduce the risk of  heart attacks in patients with stents in their heart arteries, according to research reported in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology: Journal of the American Heart Association.

[Flycaster305]

Great question.
My Cardiologist had me on all three products when I was really struggling with CAD, but after bypass surgery, I'm now only taking 81 mg aspirin.  I have a problem with thin skin that will tear easily, my cholesterol is under control and he suggests I simply eat salmon at least once a week, easy to to where I live.  Both Plavix and fish oil have been withdrawn.  I try and eat salmon I catch or wild, troll-caught salmon, and avoid farm-raised salmon.  

[ed34]

Yes as far as I am aware omega oils are great for many things in the body, including the circulatory system. However, I'm not sure about taking pills, I'm not a great believer in supplements. I firmly believe the body much prefers to remove goodness from foods, and it's very good at it. I would just eat omega rich foods. It seems to be becoming a trend where people read about what happens if you are low in certain nutrients, so they push tons of pills into their stomach believing the more the merrier. (I'm not aiming this at you personally, I'm just saying in general). Every time I read the newspaper, magazine, look at the internet, there are ads everywhere saying how you will benefit from vitamin, mineral and oil supplements. If you lack something it's simply because your diet isn't balanced enough. Omega is easy to top up from foods.

[skydnsr]

I would be very careful with that, because it would put you on three different anti-platelet agents at the same time.  I would only do something like that with a doctor's approval and supervision.  Good luck.