Defren wrote
does anyone know if grapefruit is ok to eat with the new statin?
When grapefruit juice is consumed at or around the time you take your statin, the components in grapefruit prevent these enzyme systems from breaking down the drug, causing the drug to accumulate in high amounts in the body. This can be very dangerous and can cause a variety of health problems, such as liver damage or a rare condition called rhabdomyolysis (severe muscle and kidney damage).
Are All Statins Affected?
So far, the only statins significantly affected by this interaction are:
atorvastatin (Lipitor®)
lovastatin (Mevacor®)
simvastatin (Zocor®)
Defren said:I would like to try grapefruit and see if I can tolerate it, but am unsure if I can have it with Atorvastatin.
viviennem said:I found the ". . . consumed at or around the same time . . ." interesting. Does this mean that if you took your statin at night, you could have grapefruit for breakfast?
Worth checking some more, I think.
Viv 8)
phoenix said:Lemons are without doubt good sources of several micronutrients
http://whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=27
Unfortunately though the last part of WJets email comes from one of those misleading hoaxes that proliferate on the net.
google lemon cancer hoax
dawnmc said:Lemons are alkali once its in the body, our bodies should be more alkali. Why do you want to stop taking your vit c? Vit c is soooo good for the body.
herisson said:As a grapefruit addict I looked up which statins were grapefruit tolerant and came up with:rosuvastatin
pravastatin
fluvastatin
pitastatin
Hope it helps
viviennem said:One of my Wolfhounds loved rosehips, particularly from the rosa rugosa bushes. She was always sneaking them when I wasn't looking.
This was the same girl who ate the nectarine off my little tree!- but all Wolfhounds love fruit.
Also to note - you can't overdose on Vit C, 'cos any excess is excreted by the body.
Viv 8)
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