As a survivor of serious heart issues I will be on Aspirin therapy for the rest of my life...and gladly so. Dr.
Virend Somers, is a Cardiologist from the Mayo Clinic, who is lead author of the report in the July 29, 2008 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Most heart attacks occur early in the day, generally between 6 A.M. and noon. Having one during the night, when the heart should be most at rest, means that something unusual happened. Somers and his colleagues have been working for a decade to show that sleep apnea is to blame.
If you take an aspirin or a baby aspirin once a day, take it at night. The reason? Aspirin has a 24-hour "half-life"; therefore, if most heart attacks happen in the wee hours of the morning, the Aspirin would be strongest in your system.
FYI: Aspirin lasts a really long time in your medicine chest -
for years – and when it gets old, it smells like vinegar.
Something that we can do to help ourselves - nice to know.
Bayer is making crystal aspirin to dissolve instantly on the tongue. They work much faster than the tablets.
Why keep Aspirin by your bedside? Heart Attacks!
Symptoms of a Heart Attack
Most heart attacks occur early in the day, generally between 6 A.M. and noon. Having one during the night, when the heart should be most at rest, means that something unusual happened. Somers and his colleagues have been working for a decade to show that sleep apnea is to blame.
If you take an aspirin or a baby aspirin once a day, take it at night. The reason? Aspirin has a 24-hour "half-life"; therefore, if most heart attacks happen in the wee hours of the morning, the Aspirin would be strongest in your system.
FYI: Aspirin lasts a really long time in your medicine chest -
for years – and when it gets old, it smells like vinegar.
Something that we can do to help ourselves - nice to know.
Bayer is making crystal aspirin to dissolve instantly on the tongue. They work much faster than the tablets.
Why keep Aspirin by your bedside? Heart Attacks!
Symptoms of a Heart Attack
There are
other symptoms of a heart attack, besides the
pain on the left arm. One must also be aware of an intense
pain on the chin, as well as nausea and of sweating profusely;
however, these symptoms may also occur less frequently.
Note: There may be NO pain in the chest at all during a heart attack.
The majority of people (about 60%) who had a heart attack during their sleep did not wake up. However, if it occurs, the chest pain may wake you up from your deep sleep.
If that happens, immediately dissolve two aspirins in your mouth and swallow them with a bit of water. Then immediately do the following:
pain on the left arm. One must also be aware of an intense
pain on the chin, as well as nausea and of sweating profusely;
however, these symptoms may also occur less frequently.
Note: There may be NO pain in the chest at all during a heart attack.
The majority of people (about 60%) who had a heart attack during their sleep did not wake up. However, if it occurs, the chest pain may wake you up from your deep sleep.
If that happens, immediately dissolve two aspirins in your mouth and swallow them with a bit of water. Then immediately do the following:
- Call 911 - Say "heart attack!" and that you have taken two Aspirin
- Phone a neighbor or a family member who lives very close by and tell them the same thing
- SIT! on a chair or sofa near the front door, and wait for their arrival…DO NOT LIE DOWN!
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