Fifty Plus (50+) - Aspirin before riding

Anybody else take an aspirin before riding or am I just being overly cautious?

I occasionally take ibuprofen before riding, but only when I'm dealing w/ sore knees, achilles, etc.

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Cautious about what? Why are you taking preemptive aspirin?

I take advil before any ride of more than 20 miles. Helps keep the knee pain tolerable.

I carry ibuprofen with me on long rides, and take it as needed, but never before I start the ride.

Rick / OCRR

I take one 325 mg per day on cardiologists orders.

I haven't noticed anything out of the ordinary on my rides.

I think this post is concerned more with preventive measures for heart attack and not pain relief for knee pain or whatever else hurts that day. I take Aleve before most rides due to knee pain and sometimes back pain. I do not take an asprin, but maybe it is not a bad idea, just never thought about it.

ibuprofin

Take a 75 mg of aspirin every day- supposed to thin the blood.

But If I have a problem- headache- joint pain etc. Then I only take a prescription medicine for that problem. Aspirin works for a headache- so does paracetomol and codeine. Joint ache and try to find out what is causing the problem- then get it corrected.

Ibroprufen--Not for anyone with a heart problem- same with any Diclofenic like voltarol---Although Volterol cream is OK.

If you have an existing medical problem- Get any proprietary medicine checked out before taking it.

2 Naprosyn every day. Doctor prescribed for joint pain.

I avoid taking aspirin before bike riding because it thins the blood.

Risk of wreck = injury = no clotting = more loss of blood.

Unless, of course, the doctor advises it for heart issues.

Take a 75 mg of aspirin every day

same here, mostly...
been asked/advised/cajoled to take 1 baby assburn a day... haven't noticed that it has any effect, + or - on anything I can feel. But then, some days are just moe betta than others, these daze...
nice to have one day follow the other...
hope to hell my 'components' are more campy than they are melamine encrusted, stamped crappage from china

HRM, however, continues to be a close friend... haven't really thought about takin the assburn some tiime proximal to the 'ride-time'... couldn't hurt...:twitchy:
(luv that twitchy face !!!)

+1 Advil before long rides only.

I started this during my motorcycling days. I rode in three Iron Butt Rallies (11,000 miles in 11 days), and Advil was critical.

I take the 75mg of asprin in the morning along with 20 mg of an amphetamine. I suspect the amphetamine does more for my performance.

I frequently take an ibuprofen before riding. I've had lifelong issues with muscle stiffness and it does help.

No aspirin. I take ibuprophen before long rides to help with my arthritic shoulders and my back pain. If the ride is over 4 hours, I'll take more during the ride.

I take one 325 mg per day on cardiologists orders.

I haven't noticed anything out of the ordinary on my rides.

Ditto,

Remember that aspirin is a blood thinner.

I wouldn't take extra aspirin without a specific reason.

Quite often yes.. Never I am willing to go to bed early enough , for a 8:30 AM metric century.. Being late nite people; I have a hard time getting my priorities right.. I recommend at least 6 hours sleep before a major ride. But.. Should I actually be able to get enough sleep before a ride.. Post ride, I usually feel just great. No aspirins needed. Just maybe a cat nap. .

I have taken "vitamin i" when i have specific issues and to get me through a particularly important event (like qualifying for PBP) but NSAIDS actually interfere with healing.


... it is clear that NSAIDs inhibit the fibroblastic growth process and thus diminish an athlete's chance of healing. NSAIDs are used because they decrease pain, but they do so at the expense of hurting the healing of the injured soft tissue.

https://www.caringmedical.com/sports_injury/nsaids.asp

They weaken muscles as well. Not a good argument for regular use.

2 naprosyn every day. Doctor prescribed for joint pain.

+1

20 mg of an amphetamine

With a PM maybe you can help us score? :D

As for the topic, I thought low dose aspirin was a pretty common prescription as a preventative measure for you older folk.

I take a full strength asa twice weekly. I do it primarily for the positive heart benefit and for the anti-inflammatory action on those days I play r-ball or ride long.

I always take 2 befor I ride ! Back 12 yrs ago I had a heart attack and the first thing they handed me at the emergency room was 3 asprins . I told them no thanks I took 4 befor I called the ambulance . Dr told me that did my bypass they most likely saved my life . I worked in a emergency room as a young man and remember a couple a docs telling me that 30+ yrs ago . Now I take one everyday and 2 when I ride my Dr agrees .

If your having chest pain take 3 asprins and go to the ER . Won't hurt and could save your life IMHO .

I haven't gotten around to that during biking yet, but near the end of my career as a soccer ref I would take advil before the games. There were days during state tournaments that we would do 4 90 min games in a single day. Unless you were really dogging it, that amounted to a lot of miles. Biking is much much easier on the knees.

75 mg aspirin? I've never seen anything but 325 mg and 81 mg aspirins. If you're taking them as a regular measure to help with heart problems, you take one a day, every day, regardless of your biking.

About ibuprofen...from the Mayo Clinic's drug information site (http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/drug-information/DR602345):

This medicine may raise your risk of having a heart attack or stroke. This is more likely in people who already have heart disease. People who use this medicine for a long time might also have a higher risk.

Nuttin' honey--but now you guys have got me thinking.

I used to take a lot of ibuprofen and other NSAIDs, but the warnings scared me off it. Not only heart attack/stroke risk and healing issues already mentioned, but concerns about rebound pain. That's when pain meds actually cause pain, especially headaches. And even Tylenol can cause liver damage if you take it frequently.

I'm just recovering from an injury complication that caused severe pain. I took plenty of narcotics when I needed them, now I don't take anything for the mild pain. I do take one adult aspirin daily per doctor's order as blood thinner. And I take the NSAIDs when my doctor tells me to for osteoarthritis flareups, but I take the lowest dose he reccommends.

Cautious about what? Why are you taking preemptive aspirin?

This would be my question, too. I have a few friends who take aspirin/ibu/Tylenol before major rides, but it's never appealed to me. A little muscle pain/soreness isn't necessarily a bad thing--I kind of appreciate it, as a reminder that I've done something. Aspirin also can cause stomach problems and, in large doses, slow clotting.

My doctor has me on the 81 mg aspirin a day. It's for the old ticker, mainly because my mom has had some problems with hers. Then the olde chlorestoral med too. Just a blast getting old, isn't it?!

I always take 2 befor I ride ! Back 12 yrs ago I had a heart attack and the first thing they handed me at the emergency room was 3 asprins . I told them no thanks I took 4 befor I called the ambulance . Dr told me that did my bypass they most likely saved my life . I worked in a emergency room as a young man and remember a couple a docs telling me that 30+ yrs ago . Now I take one everyday and 2 when I ride my Dr agrees .


My doc tells me to take no more than one of the small 81mg as a daily medication. For a while I was taking a single 325mg and he cautioned me against it.

I always take a couple of the sealed foil packs of aspirin in my saddle bag, in case I need them during a ride. Very easy to take, would not like to need them and not have them.

As I approached 55 (yo not mph) several years ago a friend (ER specialist) suggested "it was time to take asprin" as a precaution.... In speaking with my GP he did not bat an eyelid and suggested the same. So I started a daily 80mg of it. Now that I am approaching 61 I also take Lipitor as a precaution and several other drugs as precautions.

So far, so good. I take all under the advice of physicians and with their prescriptions. I do NOT self-medicate with over-the-counter products although YMMV.

I have never had any side effects and understand that it takes a week or more for many of these meds to have any real effect on my physiology.....

I devoured lots of aspirin back in the days when I raced, due to chronic knee pain. When I had back surgery back then I almost bled out on the operating table and the doc was mad as hell at me, chewed my ass out in front of my wife when I woke up in the recovery room. I 'm very careful with it now; but, I do take Advil before every long ride.

I take Tylenol before, and after a ride. My ARSE is still usually very sore!

I always take a couple of the sealed foil packs of aspirin in my saddle bag, in case I need them during a ride. Very easy to take, would not like to need them and not have them.

Asprin takes some time to thin the blood. It does NOT work like nitroglycerine nor like epinephrine, nor is it taken/prescribed as a substitute for either of those products - which work in a different way to asprin. PLUS their action is "immediate" as compared to asprin.

If you think you "need" asprin while on a ride, sorry buddy, but you will need ER treatment and something different than asprin/ASA. Sad, but that is the real world :-(

Asprin takes some time to thin the blood. It does NOT work like nitroglycerine nor like epinephrine, nor is it taken/prescribed as a substitute for either of those products - which work in a different way to asprin. PLUS their action is "immediate" as compared to asprin.

If you think you "need" asprin while on a ride, sorry buddy, but you will need ER treatment and something different than asprin/ASA. Sad, but that is the real world :-(

Right, 911 is the first thing if you think you're having a heart attack. Then they say to chew a couple aspirin while you're waiting for the ambulance.

When I had a heart attack, I drove myself to the hospital. I did take a couple aspirin first, at least. Then they gave me more aspirin in the ER, plus the clot busting drug that's like aspirin times 1000.

I believe it takes aspirin about 15 minutes to work. When I'm out riding the rail trails, I frequently don't see anyone on my entire 20-30 mile rides. So if I have a problem, it is probably going to be a while before anyone gets to me. If I had a serious heart attack, then the aspirin isn't going to help. But short of that, I think its a good thing to have some along. If I feel some pounding in my chest or pressure or shortness of breath, then I'm taking my aspirin, resting, and checking my cell phone to see if I'm in a coverage area (which I'm frequently not).

If I ever do have a serious problem when on a rail trail ride, then there's a good chance I'll die out there. No cell phone coverage, no one else happening by for an hour or two. Would have to drag myself out to a trail-road intersection, which could be a couple of miles. I don't worry about it though, if that happens, then it happens.

Does anyone else here feel a bit funny about popping pills that aren't prescribed? I'm not saying the asprin or whatever isn't effective in some way, I'm just questioning the need/desire to go taking drugs when a doctor hasn't told you you need them.

Mind you, you could say the same thing about the glass of red sitting by my keyboard :rolleyes:

Richard

Mind you, you could say the same thing about the glass of red sitting by my keyboard :rolleyes:

Richard

Red wine + Keyboard =:cry:

I have taken "vitamin i" when i have specific issues and to get me through a particularly important event (like qualifying for PBP) but NSAIDS actually interfere with healing.



https://www.caringmedical.com/sports_injury/nsaids.asp

They weaken muscles as well. Not a good argument for regular use.

Interesting article.

Now I'm wondering if the 'fragility' I seem to have developed in my knee area during the past two years has something to do with taking one 325 mg aspirin per day for three years.

I prefer drugs I can grow myself...

Does anyone else here feel a bit funny about popping pills that aren't prescribed? I'm not saying the asprin or whatever isn't effective in some way, I'm just questioning the need/desire to go taking drugs when a doctor hasn't told you you need them.

Mind you, you could say the same thing about the glass of red sitting by my keyboard :rolleyes:

Richard

I was going to say, "This assumes of course that what the doctor prescribes is actually needed, or that you don't need something just because a doctor dosen't prescribe it." But I've changed my mind. Instead I'll say, "No, I feel OK about it."

My doctor has me on the 81 mg aspirin a day.

Same here, but it's to reduce the chance of stroke by 30%.

My doc tells me to take no more than one of the small 81mg as a daily medication. For a while I was taking a single 325mg and he cautioned me against it.

Same here. A daily dose of anything larger than an 81 mg Aspirin would be worrisome due to internal bleeding after a crash, especially in the case of a head injury. Doesn't anyone here read Bicycling? The way they repeat crap, it's probably been mentioned 3-4x in the last year. :D

I don't take it every day, just sometimes if I feel crampy.

75 mg aspirin? I've never seen anything but 325 mg and 81 mg aspirins. If you're taking them as a regular measure to help with heart problems, you take one a day, every day, regardless of your biking.

About ibuprofen...from the Mayo Clinic's drug information site (http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/drug-information/DR602345):

This medicine may raise your risk of having a heart attack or stroke. This is more likely in people who already have heart disease. People who use this medicine for a long time might also have a higher risk.

75 mg is the recommended dose over here as a daily dose for anyone that has had a heart problem. This does cause a problem if I have a headache and take more aspirin. If I cut myself- I bleed like a stuck pig- and Paracetomol has no effect on me.

chek'd mine... itz the 81 mg kind...

hey, anyone mebbe wanna do a group bulk buy :lol:

The 81 mg dosage must be an American peculiarity. We do lots of things differently from the rest of the world.

The 81 mg dosage must be an American peculiarity. We do lots of things differently from the rest of the world.

Remember, those are American measured milligrams, not European. Sort of like the difference between metric time and American time.

Remember, those are American measured milligrams, not European...

HUH ????? :wtf::wtf::wtf:

I take Tylenol before, and after a ride. My ARSE is still usually very sore!

I can see the adverts now:

Avoid Bare Arseburn. Take Bayer Aspirin.