Andy Hall wrote:
On 2008-06-08 19:55:50 +0100, "LSR" said:


"Rod" wrote in message
...

Can't be bothered to check (yet again) what is and what is not
interfered with, medication-wise, by grapefruit. So we never have that.

Statins for one thing, which you may well need after a lifetime of
fry-ups. You're probably OK with half a fresh grapefruit; less so with
a glass of juice.

Wrong. A very large number of medications have an interaction with
grapefruit. It either makes them more or less effective.


Andy - agreed.

Carbamazepine (Carbatrol, Tegretol)
Buspirone (BuSpar), clomipramine (Anafranil) and sertraline (Zoloft)
Diazepam (Valium), triazolam (Halcion)
Felodipine (Plendil), nifedipine (Adalat, Procardia), nimodipine
(Nimotop), nisoldipine (Sular) and possibly verapamil (Isoptin, Verelan)
Saquinavir (Invirase) and indinavir (Crixivan)
Simvastatin (Zocor), lovastatin (Mevacor, Altoprev) and atorvastatin
(Lipitor), simvastatin-ezetimibe (Vytorin)
Cyclosporine (Neoral, Sandimmune), tacrolimus (Prograf) and sirolimus
(Rapamune)
Amiodarone (Cordarone)
Methadone
Sildenafil (Viagra)

If you take any of these drugs, you should completely avoid grapefruit
products, tangelos and Seville oranges, unless otherwise directed by
your doctor. Waiting to take these medications — even up to 24 hours —
after you drink grapefruit juice will not prevent an interaction.

Taken from http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/food-and-nutrition/AN00413

If you want mo

http://www.powernetdesign.com/grapefruit/

--
Rod

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