RE: Grapefruit Juice Question

[Guest guest]

Hi Sylvia...

I know that if you take cyclosporin you should not eat any kind of grapefruit...or drink its juices....

I happen to already know this but with the script comes a print out stating this and the pharmacy also has a letter of warning on their counter to not injest grapefruits while taking certain meds....I only really remember the cyclo since Ty is on it...

But if you go to the pharmacy and ask I am sure they can give you some info on it...

take care and talk soon

Luanne Ty's mom

[Guest guest]

Sylvia - I don't know the facts but when I was lots of different

medications, primarily to control my out of control blood pressure, on the

prescription bottles it was written 'do not take this medicine with

grapefruit'. Can't remember the names of the drugs now, it may have been the

calcium beta blocker. Personally I've steered clear of acidic fruit as my

joint pain decreased when I stopped eating them which may have been

coincidental only.

Jan

[ ] Grapefruit Juice Question

>

> Numerous individuals say don't take grapefruit juice with meds, ie,

> lipitor, calcium, etc. Others say you can't drink it at all. However, when

> I search on the manufacturers drug site, I can't find any

contraindications

> for grapefruit juice with the meds. Is this another urban myth? Does

anyone

> know the facts and where I can find them to read for myself.

>

> Sylvia - AIH - Las Vegas, NV

> Favorite salad is fresh grapefruit slices, vine ripe tomatoes, avacados

and

> romaine lettuce with a lite vinagrette or italian dressing.

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

There is a particular immunosupressant...I don't recall which one but

it is NOT Imuran, that shouldn't be taken with grapefruit juice. As

I recall, the reason is that something in the juice enhances the

effect and can cause the drug to work TOO well so that the immune

system is overly supressed. Strange, huh? I will look this up and

try to follow up with more details.

>

> Numerous individuals say don't take grapefruit juice with meds, ie,

> lipitor, calcium, etc. Others say you can't drink it at all.

However, when

> I search on the manufacturers drug site, I can't find any

contraindications

> for grapefruit juice with the meds. Is this another urban myth?

Does anyone

> know the facts and where I can find them to read for myself.

>

> Sylvia - AIH - Las Vegas, NV

> Favorite salad is fresh grapefruit slices, vine ripe tomatoes,

avacados and

> romaine lettuce with a lite vinagrette or italian dressing.

[Guest guest]

Ah, yes. Somebody beat me to it! Cyclosporine is the one that can't

be taken with grapefruit juice. Interesting.

> >

> > Numerous individuals say don't take grapefruit juice with meds,

ie,

> > lipitor, calcium, etc. Others say you can't drink it at all.

> However, when

> > I search on the manufacturers drug site, I can't find any

> contraindications

> > for grapefruit juice with the meds. Is this another urban myth?

> Does anyone

> > know the facts and where I can find them to read for myself.

> >

> > Sylvia - AIH - Las Vegas, NV

> > Favorite salad is fresh grapefruit slices, vine ripe tomatoes,

> avacados and

> > romaine lettuce with a lite vinagrette or italian dressing.

[Guest guest]

Prograf .which I take is contraindicated fo grapefruit.... I have a lot

of info on file.

[Guest guest]

Dear Dr. Jerry,

I have AIH and have tested negative for

the Hep C virus as well as all the others. Does that

mean I have never had Hep C? or

does it mean that I could have had it, but that it has cleared from my system

now? My doctor says I never had it.

I’ve seen so many articles implicating

Hep C as a causative factor in the development of

AIH.

Lately, I’ve felt tired and achy.

Strange, it’s not a cold or flu.

Thanks for your input; much appreciated.

[ ]

Grapefruit Juice Question

There are more than just cyclosporine.... one the

sites I sent lists

them and the reactions.... I'll send it again if

you missed it... some

of them are common to this group...

jerry : )

[Guest guest]

I cant use grapefruit because of the high blood pressure medicine that I am

on. Its a real bummer because that is my favorite fruit.

Shireen

>From: gefox@...

>Reply-

>

>Subject: [ ] Grapefruit Juice Question

>Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 22:10:05 -0400 (EDT)

>

>There are more than just cyclosporine.... one the sites I sent lists

>them and the reactions.... I'll send it again if you missed it... some

>of them are common to this group...

>

>jerry : )

>

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