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I have heard that if you are on Coumadin, Lovinox, Heparin or high dose aspirin, that you should not take Vitamin K, ginkgo or omega fatty acids. What do you think?

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I have heard that if you are on Coumadin, Lovinox, Heparin or high dose aspirin, that you should not take Vitamin K, ginkgo or omega fatty acids. What do you think?

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Long story short, for medical-legal reasons you are correct and you should not take Body Language Vitamin Co MVI or the Antioxidant formulae. Some might also argue against the Essential Oils. Here is why: Coumadin, Plavix, Lovinox, Heparin and high dose aspirin affect the bleeding time and the thinness of blood. They are medications commonly used in people who have had deep venous thrombosis (DVT), lung blood clots, after some types of strokes and some heart attacks. There are many herbs and nutrients that can and do affect bleeding, both to help in clotting and to reduce clotting. Vitamin K will counteract coumadin, thus physicians usually recommend no Vitamin K supplements and they even go so far as to say avoid green leafy veggies, that are often high in V-K. The real answer is that although herbs like ginkgo and vitamins, like vitamin K do indeed interact and affect bleeding time. What REALLY needs to happen is that the patient, in my opinion, needs to say. “Doctor, I would r