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Frank
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That's right... I have been drinking "Ruby Red" grapefruit juice almost every morning while taking verapamil. I didn't read the warning label until today.
BTW, if drinking grapefruit juice drastically increases the level of verapamil in my bloodstream... why isn't is doing sh*t for my CH attacks?
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Not4Hire
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Re: I am going to die
« Reply #1 on: May 4th, 2003, 10:41pm » |
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....you a$$$$hole.... we're ALL gonna die...... just don't be *threadin* like that.....
...mebbe that verap ain't as great as ya think....none o that other shit worked for ME either.....
grrrrrr....
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Mantra: This will NOT kill me...This will not KILL me... This will not kill ME...
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Flash
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Believe that problems only occur with the processed grapefruit juice made from concentrate that comes in cartons with a long sell by date.
The stuff made from fresh pressed grapefruit is OK. At least that's my understanding.
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Ueli
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At least Frank deserves a good thump on the head for choosing a subject line worthy of the general board 
Grapefruit, in any form, not just processed juice, contain an enzyme that interferes with the cytochrome p450 system that is used to break down many drugs, including Verapamil.
This has been discussed many times before. (Learn to use the search engine by reading HTSTFATLORFTSE, AHTBAEIIU  )
For more info on the grapefruit-verapamil interaction see my reply in the thread Grapefruit Juice and Verapamil.
PFNADs
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Marc
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Re: I am going to die
« Reply #4 on: May 5th, 2003, 10:01pm » |
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For what it's worth.....
I read Ueli's very accurate post back when he originally posted it, and others before that also - after I had been mixing the two for a long time.... 
I'm sure that the effect (or lack of) is dependant on many factors, but I cannot see any effect on me at 360-540 mg.
Marc
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