Re: For Nancy Young:Grapefruit

On Fri 09 Jan 2009 08:44:07p, George Shirley told us...

Dan Abel wrote:
In article <FGK9l.2370$1k1.385@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Kathleen <khhfmdeletethis@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Wayne Boatwright wrote:

George, I heard on PBS recently that some doctors believe if you take
your cholesterol medication (I'm assuming a statin drug) with or
after dinner, that eating a normal portion of grapefruit in the
morning will not cause a problem. You might want to check that out.

It's all about the routine. Eat the same amount of grapefruit(or
whatever) at the same time of the day and with a little extra
bloodwork your meds can be adjusted to compensate. But you have to be
consistent.

That may be true, but sounds like dangerous advice. We had a thread on
this group before about blood thinners, and that is definitely the
advice for that. I don't know if "a little extra bloodwork" is a
concept for statins. Note that there are other drugs that have
interactions with grapefruit. And there isn't a "whatever", the effect
is only true for grapefruit, not even any other citrus.

Do not try this at home, the effects can be fatal.

Statins:

http://cholesterol.about.com/od/statindrugs/a/grapefruitstat.htm

Other drugs:

http://bipolar.about.com/od/medications/f/faq_grapefruitj.htm

My cardiologist tells me no grapefruit or grapefruit juice, period.
After two heart attacks, a boat load of minor and four major strokes,
I'm listening, finally.


You are "special", George. We can't afford to have you consuming
grapefruit under any circumstances. There are some people taking statins
that I would gladly force-feed grapefruit to.

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Wayne Boatwright
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