Vitamin C

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Registered: 01-24-2008
Vitamin C
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Sun, 05-18-2008 - 6:28pm
Can i take vitamin c daily even though i am on a diabetic drug plus 3 high blood pressure and a statin. DOES ANYONE KNOW THE ANSWER?

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Registered: 03-19-2003
In reply to: dodgedart67
Sun, 05-18-2008 - 9:22pm
Hi!

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Registered: 03-25-2003
In reply to: dodgedart67
Mon, 05-19-2008 - 12:49am

Hi and welcome to the board.


Check with your pharmacist but I don't think there is a contraindication. You can't have grapefruit but you probably already know that. Remember there are special vitamin preparations made for diabetics also.


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Registered: 04-15-2008
In reply to: dodgedart67
Mon, 05-19-2008 - 8:24am
Why can't this person have grapefruit??? I am a type 2 diabetic and take vitiman C tablets each day as I am low on C. I do not eat grapefruit, but just wondered why we can't have it. Never been told that. Barbara
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Registered: 03-19-2003
In reply to: dodgedart67
Mon, 05-19-2008 - 11:03am
Hi Barbara, the reason for the grapefruit is not because of being diabetic, it is because of the statin (cholesterol lowering med).

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Registered: 04-15-2008
In reply to: dodgedart67
Mon, 05-19-2008 - 11:20am
Hey, thanks for clearing that up. I was never told that when I was on a statin drug!! I stopped taking them 6 mos ago because of aching muscles. I now take Welchol, which is a cholesterol medication that DOES NOT GO THRU THE LIVER. Apparently this was used before statin's came into being. People didn't want to take it because you have to take 6 pills a day. I had muscle problems for the whole 6 years on a statin medication. No doctor told me you could get muscle pains. I thought it was just arthritis. A friend clued me in and 3 weeks after I stopped taking it, the aches stopped. The pains in my hip was really bad at times, especially at night when I was trying to sleep. So for all of you that have problems with statins, ask you doctor about Welchol.
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Registered: 03-19-2003
In reply to: dodgedart67
Mon, 05-19-2008 - 11:30am
I ached to the bone thy first month of taking one.

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Registered: 04-15-2008
In reply to: dodgedart67
Mon, 05-19-2008 - 11:35am
Shame on me, I didn't read it!!!! I do now!!
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Registered: 03-19-2003
In reply to: dodgedart67
Mon, 05-19-2008 - 11:59am

I found this...







What is the interaction between the statins and grapefruit juice?



Do not drink grapefruit juice if you are taking atorvastatin (Lipitor®), lovastatin (Mevacor®), or simvastatin (Zocor®). Grapefruit juice can increase the amount of medication that is absorbed from the stomach. This can result in higher levels of the statin in the blood. Higher levels of the statin in the blood can increase your risk for certain serious side effects such as muscle and liver problems. This interaction only occurs with grapefruit juice and does not occur with any other citrus fruits (orange juice, lemonade). This interaction occurs less with pravastatin (Pravachol®) and has not been reported to occur with fluvastatin (Lescol®).

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Registered: 07-10-2003
In reply to: dodgedart67
Mon, 05-19-2008 - 1:36pm

Actually it is also possible if you are on high blood pressure meds, then grapefruit juice should not be taken!!


There also another limitation if you are on lisinopril. Then you are not supposed to use salt substitutes(the ones with more potassium) and although I did not see it mentioned I have avoided pomegranite juice for that reason(it is very high in potassium).


Actually it appears that grapefruit can cause problems with a lot of meds, sometimes increasing the effect of the meds and other things. I found it ironic because after that I started craving a recipe I used to have. it was for grapefruit cake with cream cheese frosting. The grapefruit had a much more delicate flavor than lemon or lime.

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Registered: 04-15-2008
In reply to: dodgedart67
Mon, 05-19-2008 - 2:04pm
THANK YOU!!!

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