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(Message started by: jmorgan52 on Sep 19^th, 2003, 9:56am)

Title: Bayer AG bullshit news?
Post by jmorgan52 on Sep 19^th, 2003, 9:56am

I just read this in a newsletter from my medical aid. I know this refers to Migraine but....... still sounds like a load of bollocks to me.

what is Aspirin Migraine?
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Aspirin as good as new drugs for migraine

German pharmaceutical giant Bayer AG says new studies have found that its century-old Aspirin drug is as effective in easing migraine headaches as a newer, standard therapy sold by GlaxoSmithKline. Bayer said an independent study in Spain had found that two 500mg Aspirin Migraine tablets reduced pain after two hours as effectively as 50mg of sumatriptan, the ingredient in Glaxo's Imigran. A second study found Aspirin and sumatriptan had similar effectiveness in relieving migraine symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and sensitivity to light and noise.

Title: Re: Bayer AG bullshit news?
Post by Hound_Dogg on Sep 19^th, 2003, 10:08am

http://www.theonion.com/images/248/article1789.jpg

;D 8)

Title: Re: Bayer AG bullshit news?
Post by hopefull on Sep 19^th, 2003, 10:57am

The only time aspirin has worked for me was when I took 9 in a 4 hour period chased by IB....hour later....excedrin PM...And that was for a migrain....never works for CH...trust me I've tried!

Title: Re: Bayer AG bullshit news?
Post by maggie_may on Sep 19^th, 2003, 11:16am

I don't know about anyone else, but I'd rather take the triptans than the asprin - if it did work (but it does't). As often as some of us take Trex, if we took the 1000mg of asprin that often, we'd probably all die from stomach/liver problems.

maggie

Title: Re: Bayer AG bullshit news?
Post by hopefull on Sep 19^th, 2003, 11:19am

ya well my nuero flipped out over it....made me stopp of course thats when i was told i had CH

Title: Re: Bayer AG bullshit news?
Post by Opus on Sep 19^th, 2003, 12:34pm

Here is the link to Sucrosa,

http://www.theonion.com/3936/news2.html

It is pretty funny.

Opus/Paul

Title: Re: Bayer AG bullshit news?
Post by cathy on Sep 19^th, 2003, 12:39pm

Okay im gonna put my head on line here now...BUT since Wes has had his heart attack he has been (along with a few other drugs) Asprin, and has only suffered shadows and a couple of rouge hits..now im not saying it is the Asprin but I know Svenn wasn't hit for ages after his HA, maybe there is something in it...it thins the blood, maybe not one or two asprins but taken on a daily basis who knows...anyone willing to try..??

Cathy

Title: Re: Bayer AG bullshit news?
Post by hopefull on Sep 19^th, 2003, 12:43pm

I know they have given it to family memebers with heart problems on daily basis to keep blood thinned .... small amounts but one a day...keeps clogs from forming I think.....or is it moving....

Title: Re: Bayer AG bullshit news?
Post by ClusterChuck on Sep 19^th, 2003, 2:04pm

Cathy, good idea, I only wish it was true. I have been on aspirin since my first heart attack, over a year and a half ago. I am chronic, and I have not noticed a difference since then, except I am now in the worst flare up (or if I can call it a cycle, seeing I am chronic) that I have ever been in.

One of the problems with trying to get this cycle under control is that many of the drugs that work for CH's are bad for the heart, or at least my heart.

It would be interesting to see how other heart condition people have reacted since their heart condition. If good, I still think it is a rather high price to pay to get relief!!!

Chuck

Title: Re: Bayer AG bullshit news?
Post by Prense on Sep 19^th, 2003, 6:49pm

on 09/19/03 at 09:56:33, jmorgan52 wrote:

Bayer said an independent study in Spain had found that two 500mg Aspirin Migraine tablets reduced pain after two hours as effectively as 50mg of sumatriptan, the ingredient in Glaxo's Imigran. A second study found Aspirin and sumatriptan had similar effectiveness in relieving migraine symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and sensitivity to light and noise.

Only 2 hours eh? After 2 hours, I normally do not need any type of meds. ;D

I never...at least rarely get vomit or have sensitivity to light.