I recently had hip replacement surgery and was on 325 mg. of aspirin twice daily. My bruising and thin skin became so fragile that I tore my skin at the slightest bump. Now I am finished with the aspirin treatment, but my thin skin still bruises easily and tears as well. I look very much like an abused individual. I am 75 years young and like to be active, but my bruising and tearing of skin has limited my activities somewhat. I wear combat sleeves around the house to protect my lower parts of my arms. Help!!!
Do any prescription or over-the-counter drugs thin the blood and cause bruising (age 50+) ?
Question posted by Battered and Bruised on 8 Nov 2015
Last updated on 3 December 2015 by sementec
3 Answers
sementec
3 Dec 2015
Aspirin, Naproxen (Aleve), Ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), and any prescription non steroidal anti inflammatory drug can thin the blood causing bruising with just the slightest bump. Vitamin E and Fish Oil can also promote bruising by thinning the blood. However, Aspirin is the biggest culprit even at doses as low as 81mg/day. Consult your physician about possibly using Tylenol Arthritis which is basically just a more convenient form of regular Tylenol taken every 8 hrs instead of every hrs. I hope this helps.
chuck1957
9 Nov 2015
You should check with your doctor and take all the medication your on to see which is doing this, The aspirin takes awhile to get out of your system if you just stopped it and as was said any anti-inflammatory medication to. But check with your doctor and make sure he or she goes over all your current medications encluding Vitamins and OTC medications. chuck1957
DancnDar
9 Nov 2015
Aspirin just like any other NSAID (Advil, Aleve, Celebrex, etc) can thin your blood. If you take fish oil this can also thin your blood. You should let your doctor know.
Battered and Bruised
9 Nov 2015
I have quit taking both fish oil and no longer take aspirin such as a daily dose of 81 mg. per day, but I still suffer from intense bruising. Unfortunately, my doctor just says that I should just wear long sleeves! No help there!!!
DancnDar
9 Nov 2015
See another doctor. Did you talk to your primary? If you asked the doctor who did the surgery he might not know the answer because it has nothing to do with the surgery itself. It's always good to get a 2nd opinion, especially if the first one makes no sense. All you need to do is take a fall and you could lose a lot of blood.
DancnDar
9 Nov 2015
See another doctor. Did you talk to your primary? If you asked the doctor who did the surgery he might not know the answer because it has nothing to do with the surgery itself. It's always good to get a 2nd opinion, especially if the first one makes no sense. All you need to do is take a fall and you could lose a lot of blood.
Battered and Bruised
9 Nov 2015
I have asked my primary doctor, and he said to wear long sleeves or live with it because of my age. My hip surgeon didn't really have any answer other than to avoid aspirin and no fish oil. I find that sometimes the medical community is not well-versed in what to do about challenging questions. I have read to take large doses of vitamin C, K, and use topical vitamin E as well as taking a collagen supplement. The question now is how much of the previous vitamins are safe and appropriate?
Thanks in advance for any help you might be able to give. DJH
DancnDar
9 Nov 2015
When I take vitamin supplements, I usually take the dosage on the bottle. I also buy the strongest one there is.
If you were taking the aspirin for your heart call your cardiologist abs let him know you had to stop taking it.
Hopefully it will improve the longer you are off the aspirin and fish oil.
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