Check Out These Drugs....Do You Take Any With Grapefruit?

buddy67 (53) in food • 7 years ago

7 years ago by buddy67 (53)

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chicagochicago (41) · 7 years ago

Very interesting... had no idea that grapefruit could badly interact with medications!

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buddy67 (53) · 7 years ago

me neither til now.

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sonnyknight (37) · 7 years ago

Never knew such a harmless fruit could be so harmful when taken with OTC drugs. Also, Grapefruit has not necessarily been my favorite but has it's own healing properties .

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buddy67 (53) · 7 years ago

I agree all around

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tryskele (64) · 7 years ago

I know for sure with the Anti-cholesterol medicines it just renders them useless. When I was on simvastatin for a short time, my pharmacist made sure I knew not to consume grapefruit in any form.

Nice reminder and definitely more interactions than I knew were there.

Thank you for sharing.

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buddy67 (53) · 7 years ago (edited)

you are welcome and I'm glad I could remind you. :)
BTW: Oatmeal and Cheerios will do the same thing as that medicine
and no side effects, except being full.... :)

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tryskele (64) · 7 years ago

That I did find out. It's how I got off the medicine, besides a few other diet changes. Thankfully it was never really high. It just seemed stuck.

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buddy67 (53) · 7 years ago

I ate oatmeal for 6 months (breakfast) and had my cholesterol checked, never knowing it was oatmeal,(the one food I never ever liked!) that had lowered my numbers from 210 down to 150. I still eat Cheerios (with fruit) and my numbers have been pretty good. Happy eating Tryskele! :)