I want to share my experience with a major bleed I am just now recovering from and solicit comments.
Background: long history of CAD and heart issues, currently dealing with refractory angina. I have been taking mix of Rx (lisinopril, atenolol, amlodopine, Ranexa) and had added Fish oil, aspirin, high dose VitC and high dose arginine. I began EECP in early Oct, but suffered heavy bruising on one leg and suspended the EECP treatments, stopped the fish oil, reduced the aspirin, and eliminated VitE.
Never thinking that VitC and arginine have antiplatlet properties, I continued these. After the leg bruising resolved, I resumed the EECP treatments around the beginning of Nov. As the angina episodes were reduced, even eliminated (the procedure seems to really work), I resumed low weight/high rep weights along with low effort aerobic exercise. I noticed swelling in my left elbow area which turned into a large bruise involving much of my forearm, and up part of my triceps area. The high dose VitC (6-8g/day spaced) and similar level of arginine was giving me continued bleeding risk, and the addition of the weights (low level bench and curls among others) resulted in some capillary breakage in the joint area or nearby.
I have stopped all VitC/arginine and weight exercising. Searching revealed antiplatlet properties in both arginine and VitC (found one article authored by Dr Ofonorow in 1999), but I never suspected I was at bleeding risk with these supplements. I continue my EECP, have a good streak of angina-free days, and will be cautious of VitC and arginine in the future. The arm bruise appears to be slowly resolving.
I am interested in whether anyone has had similar experience or has comments in general.
Thanks,
Ken45140