Aspirin gives me a stomachache. We can and should ask our doctors questions but we also need to trust their expertise and/or get second opinions. Anagrelin works to lower my blood platelet level and I've learned how to control its side effects. I've recently started medicating for sleeping. Sleeping better at night means fewer headaches during the day plus fewer nightmares that wake me up at night. I resisted this in the past out of fear of dementia or addiction. My ET specialist said taking something for sleep was OK plus not sleeping well could be another cause of dementia. What I take is an over-the-counter sleep aid, 25 mg Diphenhydramine (Benadryl), plus 5 mg Melatonin. This is of course a personal decision and something to check with doctors about.

Are you taking the gastro resistant aspirin? If not it’s worth a try

My MPN doctor in Miami started me on 2 a day about a month ago one backed off Hydrea to 1000 mg a day. I feel same. My MPN doctor in Mexico agreed with the dosing. Will get my labs done again this coming week.

I take one baby aspirin daily, for ET and then for the transformation to PV 3 years ago.

I felt pretty good with HU but after about a month I just couldn’t sleep. Hu acted like a stimulant for me.
I just googled “ aspirin dosage for ET “ and a lot of information came up. Maybe google two low dose aspirin for ET patients