Grapefruit with meds?

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Anyone here eats grapefruit with their meds?
Does it interacts badly?

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I stopped eating it since I was diagnosed 9 years ago but I like it.

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It interacts with abilify so I can’t have it.

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It interacts with so many meds. I love fresh grapefruit.

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It interacts with medication. I love it but stay away from it sadly. I love vodka and grapefruit juice but I stay away from drinking too so…

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I just saw grapefruits in my fridge, my parents bought it and they take meds. I don’t know why they bought it. I grabbed one and was about to eat it.

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Does pineapple have the same effect? :thinking::thinking::thinking:

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No I eat a lot of pineapple. I honestly don’t get what is up with the grapefruit.

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I heard it interacts with liver enzymes that breakdown meds so it increases meds side effects.

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pineapple is fine, grapefruit has a detoxifying property to it, so it takes the medicine out of your system, it messes with the half life if I understand it correctly

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Okay. I don’t know the acidic don’t do the same issue like @GrayBear asked.

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Never heard anything about pineapples and meds.
Its just for grapefruits.

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There is any interaction with risperdal?

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i was told to avoid taking grapefruit when i was put on risperdal. i haven’t had grapefruit juice in 7 years.

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Grapefruit and psych meds don’t mix

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I found this:

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I take Risperdal and Lipitor, so it would be a no go for me.

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Also this says it interacts with antipsychotics like Ziprasidone and Latuda, I wouldn’t take the risks:

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It is not just grapefruit, it is things with cyp3a4 inhibitors. Grapefruit is just common one though.

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Yea greapfruit can increase concentration of some meds in your body apparently, quite horrific…

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