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Information for Caregivers

Information for Caregivers

Whether you are a spouse, son or daughter, sibling, in-law, or friend, your job as caregiver during heart attack or stroke recovery is an important one. It is also a challenging one. Caregiving can be exhausting, both physically and emotionally.

Heart attack patients and those with heart-related chest pain often can't handle all the tasks they once could. While dealing with heart attack or stroke recovery, they may have to deal with dietary and lifestyle changes and manage a regimen of medicines. Stroke patients may have problems getting around and caring for themselves, as well as have problems with speech, language, and memory. Some patients with peripheral artery disease, or P.A.D., may also have limited mobility.

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Becoming a caregiver for someone during heart attack or stroke recovery may require a long-term commitment of time and energy. And, it can be a real challenge. Don't try to go it alone. Involve a wider circle of family and friends to help you in your new role as caregiver. Help for those undergoing heart attack or stroke recovery can also come from your local community or medical and social services organizations.

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PLAVIX is a prescription medicine recommended for people who have suffered from a recent stroke or recent heart attack or have been diagnosed with peripheral artery disease, or P.A.D. (poor circulation in the legs).*

Always talk to your doctor before taking aspirin or other medicines with PLAVIX, especially if you?ve had a stroke.

*PLAVIX is not indicated for the treatment of symptoms of P.A.D.

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