Lionel was diagnosed with intermittent claudication, meaning not enough blood is getting to the muscles. Samuel Money, M.D., says it's a common problem in older people, especially men and smokers. The Food and Drug Administration recently approved the drug Pletal known by the generic name cilostazol. In studies, up to half of the patients who took it reported an increase in the distance they could walk and an increase in quality of life. The platelets tend to stick less.
Less clots form.
It also has been shown in animals to dilate some of the smooth muscle cells. Lionel now takes it twice a day. Doctors say some side effects, like headache and diarrhea, are possible. I can go up steps a lot easier. With that, he says he's back in business.