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Posted 2/25/2011 7:47 PM (GMT 0)
Just wanted to mention that if you are on a statin for cholesterol you should not drink grapefruit juice or eat grapefruit. You should also avoid Squirt & Mountain Dew, two products that contain grapefruit. Grapefruit and statins can interact with sometimes fatal results. Tangerines can be a problem also. Please do your research.
Posted 3/10/2011 9:57 PM (GMT 0)
Jeannie is right.
If you are on any kind of medication you need to check to see if it interacts with grapefruit, Squirt and Mountain Dew.

I once ate a half a grapefruit after taking asthma medication and almost passed out. My bs dropped down to 49 and took 3 candy bars to bring it up to 90.
Posted 3/14/2011 2:05 PM (GMT 0)
check out if timing enables you to have some grapefruit, as I believe if the med is injested  two hours or so away from the consumption you might be able to eat some..
Posted 3/17/2011 4:26 AM (GMT 0)
Hoosierphilly,
Not trying to be argumentative here but the grapefruit is fatal to some on statins. Doesn't matter if it's two hours or not.
Posted 3/17/2011 6:05 PM (GMT 0)
Hmmm, I didn't know that!

I take one Vytorin 10-80 MG (Ezetimibe/simvastatin) daily for cholesterol, and occasionally eat a grapefruit cup as well as an occasional pumelo. I haven't had any noticable advers effects.

Post Edited (wodin) : 3/17/2011 12:08:38 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 3/17/2011 8:41 PM (GMT 0)
This all brings up a very good point and it something that is often forgot to be asked about.

Is there anything I need to avoid while taking this medication? Food, other medications, vitamin and mineral supplements, sunlight?

There are many things drugs can interact with in a potentially nasty way from simply making medications less effective to causing a potentially fatal condition.

Even if your doctor and pharmacist says there is nothing to worry about it still would not hurt to look up potential interactions for yourself.
Posted 3/18/2011 9:15 PM (GMT 0)
The adverse reactions from consuming grapefruit, juice and products as well as pumelos and other citrus fruits are not obvious. The link between the side effects and eventual death of a patient was noticed by a nurse in Florida. She had a patient admitted who had toxic levels of some medications in his body and eventually his liver failed and he died. It was determined that he had been eating grapefruits that grew in the yard of his winter home and it interacted with his statin. There is a link here from the Mayo Clinic that has more information about this food/drug interaction.
Grapefruit juice: Beware of dangerous medication interactions, MayoClinic.com

I love grapefruits! But after learning this information I've given them up until Doc takes me off statins.
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