Asprin for Herx? Thoughts?

I don’t like the idea of taking Asprin, but maybe it’s worth it if you feel like you’re noticing pain starting up in your body…

Anyone have any thoughts about this?

Sometimes I can literally just over the course of minutes and hours know that some sort of inflammation cascade is starting…

I wonder if taking some asprin can help quell this so that it doesn’t spiral out of control… a better risk/reward situation, as long as you’re not taking it daily

occasional use should be fine

long term aspirin has some ill effect that have been recognised and lead to a change in the general advice about people over a certain age taking it daily - due to a slightly worse risk vs reward equation than was previously assumed

yep - aspirin effects mainly the behaviour of platelets - blood cells that are involved in a part of the clotting process - so it doesn't really thin the blood in the conventional sense - more, just makes the platelets less likely to start to stick together

The way in which aspirin works was discovered by the British researcher Sir John Vane about 40 years ago. He showed that aspirin blocks an enzyme called cyclooxygenase. Cyclooxygenase produces a range of hormones known as prostanoids. In the blood, these prostanoids cause platelets to stick together, so blocking cyclooxygenase with aspirin reduces the formation of blood clots. Prostanoids also affect inflamed areas of the body, such as sprains and damaged joints. This is why in the past aspirin was used as a painkiller and anti-inflammatory drug.