Why was the Senator taking Warfarin for his chest pain? Did he mix up his pills or did the writers make a mistake? He should have been taking nitrates
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Originally posted by Hypochondriac View PostWhy was the Senator taking Warfarin for his chest pain? Did he mix up his pills or did the writers make a mistake? He should have been taking nitrates
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Originally posted by Major Tyler View PostIt was a blood thinner. A lot of people take them to prevent heart attack and stroke.
So I guess it was a mistake by the writers, so they could have an excuse to get rid of the guy?
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Originally posted by Hypochondriac View PostI know that, but he took them when he was feeling chest pain, which is wrong. You take nitrates when you feel pain. Also you usually take warfarin once a day He took them 2 or 3 times within a few hours or each other
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Originally posted by Hypochondriac View PostI know that, but he took them when he was feeling chest pain, which is wrong. You take nitrates when you feel pain. Also you usually take warfarin once a day He took them 2 or 3 times within a few hours or each other
So I guess it was a mistake by the writers, so they could have an excuse to get rid of the guy?
However, having been on warfarin wouldn't have been as dramatic as the chest pain episodes, nor would it have given Chloe and TJ a way to try to intervene. So that's why they added the behavior that suggested he was on a nitrate, IMHO.
In the past they've done better with their drugs, I think. Warfarin might prevent a heart attack, but long term. Not short term. If you pop it like he was you'll surely kill yourself if even you're completely healthy.
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Originally posted by Eestlanna View PostMaybe he was just on shock, maybe he lost the other drug and that one was the only thing he had.
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It was necessary for the senator to take warfarin, a blood thinner, as he needed to be dying of internal bleeding so that he would the heroic self-sacrificing thing and save his daughter and everybody else w/o everybody feeling guilty about it.
However, TPTB have never been truly accurate with the medical stuff on the show. It can make you cringe big-time, especially when it comes to head injuries...
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Originally posted by prion View PostIt was necessary for the senator to take warfarin, a blood thinner, as he needed to be dying of internal bleeding so that he would the heroic self-sacrificing thing and save his daughter and everybody else w/o everybody feeling guilty about it.
However, TPTB have never been truly accurate with the medical stuff on the show. It can make you cringe big-time, especially when it comes to head injuries...
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maybe they werent heart pills at all..maybe the writers just put them in to screw with people who cant handle the smallest miniscule mishap in detailsI'VE GONE WIKI-MAD!!!!
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