Re: lexapro and grapefruit

Posted by Mystia on October 13, 2002, at 11:32:01

In reply to lexapro and grapefruit, posted by horridmonster on October 13, 2002, at 4:15:53

I'm really happy to hear that I helped someone out =)
About the grapefruits/grapefruit juice. With all the SSRI's I have ever taken, my doc has told me to stay away from grapefruits and grapefruit juice. He explained it to me by saying that the same part of your digestive system that digests grapefruits also digests the meds (there's some kind of enzyme that breaks both of them down). So, if you eat grapefruits, then you could overdose because you'd have a higher level of the meds in your bloodstream. I'm not sure how scientific that is, but it made sense to me. I have found a few websites about grapefruit interactions with meds, but I am not sure if we're allowed to post URLs here.
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