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I looked into the numbers and it's a wash for people under 45. The risks are greater than often presented, likely because the marketing is targeted at people at heightened risk who really do need to be convinced to take it.
Is it worth it to carry around aspirin to take if you even worry you might be having a heart attack, for people under 45?
carrying a small first aid kit in your day bag is pretty reasonable.
If you worry about having a heart attack, there are better things than aspirin to carry with you.
This post would be much more helpful if you had listed those things. The only thing I'm seeing suggested besides aspirin is nitrates of some form, which appear to be prescription.
I am not a doctor and I don't want to give medical advice to unknown people over the 'net.
If curiousepic has a medical condition that causes him to have a well-founded fear of a heart attack, he really should ask his doctor -- who, among other things, will know what that condition is and can write prescriptions.
Wouldn't it be better to say something like "ask your doctor, who can give you answers tailored to your medical history," then?
No. It is a condescending answer which provides no information. My answer points out that things better than aspirin exist but leaves open the question of what would actually be appropriate for the OP. Essentially, it tells him to explore the matter further.
Why do you think it's condescending?
But is that true? As far as I can tell, the other things that are available are recommended to people who cannot take aspirin for whatever reason, and so to call them "better" seems not quite right.
But saying "explore the matter further" in response to someone saying "is X worth it?" seems profoundly unhelpful, especially when you don't actually say that, compared to saying "explore the matter further by talking to your doctor" or "explore the matter further by looking into miracle drug X."