Persantine 25mg was recently prescribed for me for stroke related symptoms. How effective is this drug in the prevention of stroke and what are the side effects?
Most physicians consider this drug worthless for stroke prevention. However, the options in women are limited since aspirin is of limited/no value in women (very effective in men) and the only option is Ticlid which is expensive and has some potential severe side effects. If you don’t have documented TIAs and/or significant vascular disease, I wouldn’t use Ticlid due to the risk/benefit ratio. There currently is no drug in women which has low side effects and is effective. Consequently, some physicians use Persantine, but the studies show marginal benefit at best.
