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Essential Thrombocytosis: Do platelets ever decrease without meds?

Posted by sunnylane @sunnylane, Jun 29 7:52pm

I am 72 and have essential thrombocytosis, calreticulin positive, asymptomatic with a platelet count of 848. If it goes much higher doctor will prescribe Hydrea. I have been taking 720 mg of 100% allicin garlic and platelet levels have remained under 900. I just started to drink 100% pure cranberry juice, because I read that it will reduce platelet levels. I read that Hydrea has a lot of bad side effects. Questions: Will my platelet levels ever decrease on their own without medication? Are there any other things I should try to reduce my platelets? How did the error in mutations occur to cause platelets to increase? Thanks!

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dewz13 | @dewz13 | 1 hour ago
In reply to @garyr443 "In my case, a month of substituting cranberry juice for Hydroxyurea (another name for Hydrea) resulted..." + (show)
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In my case, a month of substituting cranberry juice for Hydroxyurea (another name for Hydrea) resulted in my platelet count increasing. So, I have gone back to Hydroxyurea. I can't say whether cranberry juice might work for others, though. I just don't know.

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@garyr443 I am sorry your experiment with cranberry juice didn’t work out the way you wanted. You did inspire me! I am still trying to consume fruit with Vit C in the hopes of reducing inflammation which I hope will indirectly help my platelets stay at a healthy level.

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