Does platelet count go down with blood thinning drugs for seniors?
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Platelet count and Blood thinners
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No. Because blood thinners work on the clotting factors in your plasma, not on the platelets themselves.
You might find this helpful: medlineplus.gov/ency/articl...
Which medications specifically >?
So clopidogrel itself works by inhibiting a receptor on the platelet surface - not by actually lowering the platelet count itself.
However there have been reports of it lowering the platelet count as a side effect : medicines.org.uk/emc/produc...
If you have concerns, discuss with the prescriber.
Thanks.....I have been going along with counts ranging from 135,000 to 102,000 since 2018 without any significant impact on my day today life...I have been referred to a hematologist to find out reasons for the low platelet count....By the way,
what are the main functions of Platelets?
Thanks for the response....If that is so, platelets would seem to counter the desired effect of blood thinning....Pl. also respond to the following.
1)Are there any other functions of platelets?
2) What are the symptoms of platelet deficiency?
3)What are the remedies to raise the platelet count?