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Can you eat grapefruit or drink grapefruit juice while taking Lescol for cholesterol?
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Can you eat grapefruit while taking nexium?
You can eat the fruit or drink the juice. When taking grapefruit to lower cholesterol,you must eat the fruit rather than drink the juice, because the pectin is in the pulp of the fruit. Grapefruit, as the fruit or juice, is generally recognized as safe by the FDA.
Can you drink grapefruit juice while taking perindopril?
The warning label for Cardura does not say anything about grapefruit or grapefruit juice. Therefore, it should be safe to drink grapefruit juice while taking this medication.
Can you drink Crystal Light Ruby Red Grapefruit drink while taking Lipitor?
Yes, a person could drink Crystal Light Ruby Red Grapefruit drink while taking Lipitor. The reason for this is that there is no real grapefruit contained in the drink mix.
Can you drink grapfruit juice with clonazepam?
You can, it won't kill you. But it's not advised.
Can I drink juice with suboxone?
why cant you eat grapefruit while taking suboxone
Why patients taking theophylline should not take grape juice?
You can drink grape juice when taking theophylline. What you should not drink is grapefruit juice. This is because grapefruit juice can decreae the effects of taking theophylline. However, at this time, it has not been determined how serious this effect is.
Is grapefruit bad for high cholesterol?
Those taking statins (and many other medications) should avoid grapefruit as it changes the rate certain drugs are absorbed into the bloodstream. With several cholesterol lowering drugs like simvastatin, for example, grapefruit juice can boost the level of statin to potentially dangerous levels. However, if you are not taking a statin to lower cholesterol, eating red grapefruit has been shown in a small 2006 study to lower cholesterol.What Was The Study?A research study was conducted in 2006 among "patients suffering from Coronary Atherosclerosis," and the results were published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. Though it was a small study of just 57 people, all had undergone coronary bypass surgery and had been unsuccessful trying to lower cholesterol with prescription medicine. The research study participants ate a low-calorie, low-fat diet for 30 days, and were split into three equal sized groups: one group ate a red grapefruit daily, one group had white grapefruit daily, and the diet of the third group was not supplemented with grapefruit.What Did The Study Prove?The study showed that eating red grapefruit lowered both total cholesterol, LDL (bad) cholesterol and triglycerides. The study results are well explained by WebMD's Grapefruit May Improve Cholesterol article. The author explains, "The red grapefruit group improved their cholesterol most, followed by the white grapefruit group. They ended up with notably lower total cholesterol and LDL ("bad" cholesterol) than the comparison group." In all, the group that ate red grapefruit also showed the most improvement as red grapefruit also lowered triglycerides; triglyceride levels did not change for the white grapefruit or control group.Why Does Grapefruit Lower Cholesterol?It is hypothesized that it is the anti-oxidants and overall chemical makeup of red grapefruit that help lower cholesterol. According to the published study, "It was found that red grapefruit has a higher content of bioactive compounds and a higher antioxidant potential than blond grapefruit." The study goes on to say, "In conclusion, fresh red grapefruit contains higher quantities of bioactive compounds and has significantly higher antioxidant potential than blond grapefruit. Diet supplemented with fresh red grapefruit positively influences serum lipid levels of all fractions, especially serum triglycerides and also serum antioxidant activity."Can Everyone Lower Cholesterol By Eating Grapefruit?No! While this study shows that red grapefruit can lower total cholesterol, LDL (bad) cholesterol, and triglycerides, it can be DANGEROUS to eat grapefruit while taking just one of many prescription medicines - especially cholesterol-lowering statin medication. As I reported in The Danger of Grapefruit and High Cholesterol, if you take Zocor (simvastatin), Lipitor (atorvastatin) and Pravachol (pravastatin) you should not eat grapefruit or drink grapefruit juice because grapefruit juice increases the level of statin in the blood, to a potentially dangerous level. If you take a statin - or many other prescription medications - be sure to talk with your doctor before consuming grapefruit.ConclusionFor those not on prescription medications of any sort, red grapefruit has been shown in a small study to lower total cholesterol, LDL (bad) cholesterol and triglycerides. But if you take any prescription medication - especially statins to lower cholesterol - you should avoid grapefruit and grapefruit juice, or at least discuss with your doctor.
Can you drink grapefruit juice while on amitriptyline?
yes you can drink grapefruit juice while taking amitriptyline it can just increase the potency of the amitriptyline. grapefruit juice also potentiates and makes opiates and some benzodiazapines stronger as well. Other citrus juices are fine, grapefruit is the only citrus that interacts with these medications.
Can you drink grapefruit juice and take crestor?
Yes you can take grapefruit with tricor. Tricor coming under fibreate family not the statin family. You should limit grapefruit juice and fresh grapefruit consumption while taking statins, as grapefruit can interfere with the liver's ability to metabolize these medications.
Can you drink grapefruit juice with allopurinol?
Grapefruit allopurinol
Can you eat grapefruit while taking L thyroxine?
Grapefruit and L-thyroxine are both processed in the liver and both display similar effects on the thyroid. Because of this, grapefruit can decrease absorption of L-thyroxine by about 10%. It is not advised to drink or eat grapefruit while on thyroid medication.
What kinds of Citrus interact with cholesterol medications?
Grapefruit is the only one that I have found....but call your pharmacist to be sure....but don't eat grapefruit or drink it's juice. It can cause the medicine to build up in your system and then you get too much and become more susceptible to serious side effects.
