High blood pressure medication & grapefruit don’t mix!
I like grapefruit and many times I use grapefruit juice instead of water or milk as the liquid in my protein shakes. I also take some of my prescription medications with my grapefruit juice as well as some of my supplements. Now I find out that my beloved grapefruit increases blood levels of some medicines. I say this because when I had high blood pressure, (before losing weigh, getting fit and finding my blood pressure to be at a normal level) I used to take my blood pressure medication with swallows of grapefruit juice.
The findings show that the effects of consuming grapefruit and grapefruit juice stay around for 24 hours. The handful of medicines affected by grapefruit and/or grapefruit juice should not be taken if any grapefruit product has been consumed in the previous 24 hours.
Studies show that grapefruit and its juice are great for weight loss, but many times these same people who are overweight and who are eating and drinking grapefruit and grapefruit juice have also been diagnosed with high blood pressure, and are using a blood pressure medication (like Adalat, for example) that has negative reactions (could drop blood pressure too low) when combined with either grapefruit or its juice.
The way around this predicament is to check with your doctor or pharmacist and see if there is an alternative medicine that does not have the same problems when combined with grapefruit or it’s juice.
If you are not sure about what does or does not go well with grapefruit I advise you to 1) read the warning pamphlet that comes with your medication. 2) Ask your doctor or pharmacist.
