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How many hours you must wait after eating grapefruit to take your medication?
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Is Lexapro affected by grapefruit?
There have been no studies for done on the effects of grapefruit on Lexapro in specific, but grapefruit has been shown to have adverse effects on the absorption of many medications. It could possibly increase the frequency and magnitude of side-effects, or it could just negate the medication's actions. It is a good idea to not eat grapefruit while on any medication. If you must eat it, however, then at least wait a few hours after taking Lexapro to have some.
What is in grapefruit that makes it interact with medicines?
A daily glass of grapefruit juice or half of a grapefruit for breakfast is normally considered a healthy diet choice: that grapefruit delivers vitamin C, fiber, and potassium. However, grapefruit can be dangerous if taken along with certain of the statin class of cholesterol-lowering prescription medicines.Grapefruit and grapefruit juice interact with multiple prescription medicines, and consuming grapefruit while on these medications can be dangerous. In fact, there are many medications that interact with grapefruit, including the cholesterol-lowering statins Zocor (simvastatin), Lipitor (atorvastatin) and Pravachol (pravastatin).Which Medications Interact With Grapefruit?Grapefruit should be avoided (or minimized - best bet is to discuss with your doctor) when taking a surprisingly broad group of medicines. According to the FDA's Grapefruit Juice and Medicine May Not Mix, grapefruit can interfere with certain of the cholesterol-lowering statins as listed above, some blood-pressure medications, some antihistamines, as well as other drug classes.How Does Grapefruit Interact With Prescription Medicines?Essentially, the juice of grapefruit changes the absorption of certain drugs into the bloodstream. Katherine Zeratsky, a Mayo Clinic Nutritionist, explains, "Problems arise because chemicals in the fruit can interfere with the enzymes that break down (metabolize) the medication in your digestive system. As a result, the medication may stay in your body for too short or too long a time. A medication that's broken down too quickly won't have time to work. On the other hand, a medication that stays in the body too long can increase to potentially dangerous levels, causing serious side effects." For statins in particular, grapefruit juice increases the level of statin in the blood, to a potentially dangerous level.What If I Take My Prescription Hours After Eating Grapefruit?Though eating grapefruit or drinking grapefruit juice hours before or after taking a prescription medicine seems a good strategy, it is not. Shiew Mei Huang, acting director of the Food and Drug Administration's Office of Clinical Pharmacology, explains, "Drinking grapefruit juice several hours before or several hours after you take your medicine may still be dangerous, so it's best to avoid or limit consuming grapefruit juice or fresh grapefruit when taking certain drugs.ConclusionFor those not on prescription medication of any sort, grapefruit and grapefruit juice are a terrific nutritional choice. 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.Did You Know?Grapefruit juice decreases the effectiveness of allergy medications like Allegra (fexofenadine) by inhibiting the absorption of the drug itself. It may be less effective with apple and orange juice as well, so the fexofenadine label states "do not take with fruit juices."
If I take medication that directs me to avoid grapefruit, does this apply to all other citrus fruits as well?
No, because grapefruit carries many characteristics that other citrus fruits do not.
Is grapefruit bad for you if you have high blood pressure?
No, because cozaar is an angiotensin receptor blocker which lowers the blood pressure & grape fruit will block some enzymes in the interstine so that the medication directly can enter in to the body very fast &in the kidneys there will be loss of water &salts . it causes so many side effects .
How many hours before the physical exam should i stop eating?
2 hours.
What meds does grapefruit interact with?
Dextrometorphan should not be taken with Grapefruit as you will probably get hallucinations. Edit: If you are taking normal doses of dextrometorphan and you do not have a rare sensitivity to it (because of an enzyme in your liver, or lack thereof), then grapefruit will have no effect whatsoever. As a matter of fact the relation between eating grapefruit and the effectiveness of dextrometorphan has not been successfully demonstrated. The problem with grapefruit-drug interactions is that sulfur-compounds in grapefruit juice may affect the way many meds are metabolized in the liver. This involves many antihypertensive and cholesterol-lowering agents and should probably be avoided.
How many mg of potassium in grapefruit?
about 148 mg per grapefruit.
How many hours should you go without eating?
That depends, it could be 5 hours but you should not go more than 24 hours(unless you have a certain eating/health problem).
How many hours in a day do a cattle spend eating?
Around 18 hours, more or less.
How many hours from eating poisonous plant would death occur?
Minimum 3 hours
How many hours does a screenwriter work in a day?
25 hours a day. plus bath room breaks, and eating.... your welcome! :) 25 hours a day. plus bath room breaks, and eating.... your welcome! :)
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.
