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My experience is with 100mg delayed release over 10 years.

And jesus, 500mg? Holy crap

The "childrens' aspirin" often used by aspirin regimen patients is 81mg (though the general advice is to not give children aspirin due to Reye Syndrome[1]), 500mg daily would cause gastric distress for many people (certainly me).

1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reye_syndrome#Aspirin

As far as I know, the over the counter 500mg dose is sold over here as a painkiller, it's certainly not meant for long term preventative use.

Sounds pretty damn irresponsible to me.

Im glad my dr is a sane one. I dont see anyone needing high doses unless your dealing with a mayocardial infarction where high doses of aspirin are administired to prevent damage to the heart.

> the over the counter 500mg dose is sold over here as a painkiller, it's certainly not meant for long term preventative use.

Most def', but if you ask for aspirin without specifying any further that's what you get (that's what I'm given every time anyway). I'm not sure you can even get 75~80mg, 100mg seems to be the lowest dose available (for long-term use after infarction & stuff, and for toddlers).

In the US and UK one can get ~80mg (75, 81) OTC, at any drug store / chemist.

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