Can I stop my Blood Thinner?

No one wants to be on a blood thinner. But while some people only need it for a short period of time, others will need to take a blood thinner for a long time. So how do you know if you can stop your blood thinner? At the end of the day you have to balance risk for clotting off of the blood thinner with risk of bleeding while taking it.

This video is about taking blood thinners after a blood clot (like a pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis). It is not about taking a blood thinner for atrial fibrillation. That is different.

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Here is a useful paper about how to use d-dimer: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/...

You can find useful risk calculators: https://rieteregistry.com/graphics-in...

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0:00 - Introduction
0:06 - We know why you had the clot
0:046 - We don't know why you had the clot
1:19 - Blood clots from cancer
1:46 - Clots from hormones
03:00 - Bleeding
04:13 - Balance risk of more clots
04:33 - D-dimer blood test
04:55 - Personalize the decision
05:41 - Hypercoagulable testing
06:13 - Summary

*Remember: This video is NOT meant as medical advice. There are many more factors that go into choosing a blood thinner. These are obviously prescription medications and you must always consult your physician.