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Dr. Cranquis' Mumbled Gripes

I'm an American physician who works in an Urgent Care clinic. I see lots of stupid or funny things that people do with-and-to their health. I cope by mumbling under my breath (and then posting about it on this pseudonymous blog). Thought you might be interested.

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Full list of medicines that can adversely interact with grapefruit →

This might be relevant to your interests.  I had to give up my daily breakfast grapefruit years ago because of the antidepressant I take.  Now it seems even more medicines may force patients to treat grapefruit as literally forbidden fruit.

(From the Dec. 3rd issue of Consumer World’s weekly newsletter.)

More Drugs Interact with Grapefruit

Last week, scientists announced that 26 new drugs have been reported to adversely interact with grapefruit juice , and should not be consumed together. The interaction often heightens the effect of the drugs, mimicking an overdose. One pill could equal twenty. Here is the full list of 85 drugs and the level of possible harm.

Thank you, MadLadyRandom! Very useful information, especially since it’s currently citrus season here in the US!

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    Darn, no more Sea Breezes for me!
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    Me and grapefruit are NOT friends, but just in case y’all are cool with this mofo…
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    :( I hope I never get on any of those medicines. I love my morning grapefruit juice.
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    i always wondered why i couldn’t eat grapefruit for fuck’s sake, the anti-grapefruit symbol is bigger than the no...
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    Thank gods I hate the taste of grapefruit…
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    this is actually relevant to me, i can’t eat grapefruit because it messes with my meds. which is good, because i hate...
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    Fuckin’ grapefruit. To add to this, other fruits that have the same enzyme that over-processes medication includeblood...
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