06-26-2009, 04:18 AM
I'm not a medical doctor, but I know a bit about aspirin.
Ecotrin is a coated aspirin that's supposed to be easier on the digestive system than uncoated. They promote it for a healthy heart, but 325mg is far more aspirin than necessary for palliative purposes and risks gastrointestinal side-effects.
The "NSAID" in the name stands for non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. It's simply a way of describing the class of drugs into which aspirin falls.
People forget that aspirin is a drug. It's not perfectly harmless.
Dizziness is a known side-effect of aspirin, as it is with other blood-thinners. The effects may be more profound depending upon such factors as diet and fatigue and combination with other drugs or vitamin supplements.
If the dizziness is severe or if you discover other side-effects such as nausea, vomiting, digestive trouble, blurred vision, excessive bleeding or ringing in the ears then you should get your ass to a doctor ASAP.
Edit: I welcome any corrections from physicians.
Ecotrin is a coated aspirin that's supposed to be easier on the digestive system than uncoated. They promote it for a healthy heart, but 325mg is far more aspirin than necessary for palliative purposes and risks gastrointestinal side-effects.
The "NSAID" in the name stands for non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. It's simply a way of describing the class of drugs into which aspirin falls.
People forget that aspirin is a drug. It's not perfectly harmless.
Dizziness is a known side-effect of aspirin, as it is with other blood-thinners. The effects may be more profound depending upon such factors as diet and fatigue and combination with other drugs or vitamin supplements.
If the dizziness is severe or if you discover other side-effects such as nausea, vomiting, digestive trouble, blurred vision, excessive bleeding or ringing in the ears then you should get your ass to a doctor ASAP.
Edit: I welcome any corrections from physicians.