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Originally Posted by MelodyL
Hi to anyone who knows the answer to this one.
He's having a tooth pulled next week and he was told to go off of Plavix and aspirin for 7 days.
He just asked me if he could still take his Omege 3 fish oil supplement.
I said "I believe that fish oil is also a kind of blood thinner" but what do I know!!!!
So I'm coming here and asking the experts.
So if anyone thinks that Alan should also stop taking the Omege 3 for the next 7 days prior to having a tooth pulled, please let me know, okay?
thanks much
Melody
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I would go off. And here is the reason:
Alan has had aggressive anti clotting drugs for a long time.
The contribution of the fish oil is less, but added to the others,
it might be more. Fish oil is NOT a drug. It is a food. So going without for a short time is NOT a hardship.
Better safe than sorry! No loss by going off the fish oil, or stopping eating fish for a short time. He should be in a good place for healing. Vit C and some zinc will speed recovery.
High dose Vit E if he uses that should also be stopped.
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