Posted by sid on March 4, 2002, at 20:23:01
In reply to My Thumb vein broke??, posted by SoS on March 4, 2002, at 3:36:24
It might have to do with your meds indeed. Many ADs (SSRIs especially if I remember well, as well as Effexor) can make you bleed more easily than usual.
I bruised a lot the first couple of months I took Effexor XR, with no or little apparent reason, so I asked my doc about it. She suggested NOT taking aspirin or anything else that may have anticoagulent properties with my AD. I was taking Aspirin for headaches, so now that I switched to Tylenol, I bruise a bit less easily, although more than without ADs.
There were a few links about unusual bleeding on this board in the past few months too. It seems to be a pretty common problem. You should probably tell your doc about your thumb on your next visit.
- sid
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