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Posted by BrainDamage on March 6, 2014, at 7:42:52
Today I was stupid enough to eat half a Grapefruit
I also had Grapefruit juice last nightAt around 3:30 AM I had 300mg of Quetiapine & I took Promethazine before I went to bed
I was vaguely aware that Grapefruit & Quetiapine interacted
But I had no idea that Grapefruit inhibits Enzymes for at least a day!Now I feel quite ill
No more Grapefruit for me, had no idea how long the inhibition lasted
Posted by BrainDamage on March 6, 2014, at 7:46:02
In reply to Graipfruit Juice-Beware, posted by BrainDamage on March 6, 2014, at 7:42:52
Does anyone know if Grapefruit interacts with Doxylamine?
I'm going to assume it does, unless anyone knows its ok
Posted by Phillipa on March 6, 2014, at 9:26:12
In reply to Re: Graipfruit Juice-Beware, posted by BrainDamage on March 6, 2014, at 7:46:02
I don't know but it seems grapefruit juice interacts with an awful lot of meds. And thinking of it not once has a doc ever told me of this. There should be warnings posted on the bottles of prescriptions that it interacts with. Phillipa
Posted by 10derheart on March 6, 2014, at 13:01:05
In reply to Re: Graipfruit Juice-Beware » BrainDamage, posted by Phillipa on March 6, 2014, at 9:26:12
There are. I have had these labels on meds from two diff pharmacy chains:
http://www.mnn.com/sites/default/files/main_grapefruit_drug_interaction.jpg
Walgreens and Rite Aid both use them.
Posted by tony p on March 7, 2014, at 21:01:23
In reply to Re: Graipfruit Juice-Beware » Phillipa, posted by 10derheart on March 6, 2014, at 13:01:05
Ask your pharmacist. I get "Do not drink Grapefruit Juice" labels on about half my meds these days, but when I ask the pharmacist, he'll tell me whether it's a major or minor interaction. On some, I used to deliberately take them with grapefruit juice - more bang for my buck - but I sure wouldn't want to do that with a heart med.!
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