What are the best treatments for Polycythemia Vera?
Treatments for Polycythemia Vera: what real patients say works for them, alongside a medically reviewed overview citing sources like NIH GARD and Orphanet.
Aspirin and phlebotomies are the most common treatments. Medications such a hydroxyurea are used to reduced blood cell counts in people who are at high risk of having a clot.
At the age of 56 I was working full time but began having headaches daily and feeling fatigued. The fatigue got worse, as did the body aches. I went to the doctor and was diagnosed with PV.