OTC pain killers & blood donation: How long before blood donation must one not consume an OTC pain Killer?

I routinely donated while on Prozac, & also taking ibuprofen. They asked, I answered truthfully, & I was allowed to donate..

i donate blood all the time and I have been on my period at times...make sure you drink lot's of water ... vitamins etc...one pint of blood sounds like a lot to us...but it really isn't ....

tottally up to you. i have never given blood. a friend of mine gave blood every month. its jest a choice.

I've never heard of it. If you are healthy, your body should replenish the blood you donate. I was a blood donor for about a year after 9/11, then stopped for personal reasons. I never had any...

You'll be fine that happens all the time.

well you just go to blood banks to give blood. in worse cases lf a patient needs blood and lf lts the same type of blood then lts there but l think lm pretty sure they can store the blood in a safe...

Absolutely false. There are very few side effects of donating blood. It is such an important ability to do and helps so many people.

It is normal. The bruise is the blood under the skin. The nurse could have been a little rough, or if you had taken any pain medication recently it prolongs bleeding and create a bruise at sight of...