I've been taking aspirin after a couple of strokes about 10 years ago. In the last 3 years, compounded with a deviated septum, I've been having increasingly critical nose bleeds. Impacts my life in every way possible. After 3 ENTs told me, "You're SOL. Can't do anything for you", I stopped the thinners 3 months ago. No more bleeds. I can work out again. I can walk on the street without my nose exploding. Eat in a restaurant. Have a beer with a friend in public. I can't tell you what a difference it makes. My doctor? She dismissed me as a patient for not following her treatment recommendations.