Thanks for any type of answer,cause i just can't figure this one out.It's just grapefruit juice.What the heck???
2006-08-15 20:14:06 · 6 answers · asked by tom science 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
it's not rendered ineffective, it will #$%# you up though! it's almost like drinking alittle alch with your xanax, it changes the way it hits you and makes you feel pretty wowsy
2006-08-15 20:20:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
A few years ago, after a lot of people had bad reactions, they determined that a substance in grapefruit juice can sometimes dramatically increase or decrease the effect of the drug. If you swallow your pills with grapefruit juice, you may end up getting really messed up, or the drug may end up having no effect at all.
2006-08-15 20:21:02 · answer #2 · answered by P-nuts and Hair-dos 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Grapefruit juice is a burden to your liver and reduces the liver's capacity to break down the drug. This can cause poisoning by either the drug itself or by some of its derivatives. For the same reason, many drugs should not be combined with alcohol.
The warning is to be taken seriously. Actually, I think it's scandalous that grapefruit juice is not labeled with the same warning since not everybody read the instructions on their medicine carefully.
2006-08-15 20:20:53 · answer #3 · answered by helene_thygesen 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are certain acids in grapefruit, that can counter-act with certain drugs.....making the drugs ineffective.
2006-08-15 20:18:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
there is a chemical in grape fruit juice that cancels the effects of certain medicines
2006-08-15 20:19:44 · answer #5 · answered by Carlos C 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because it will alter the chemicals in the drugs. It will either make it too potent or too weak.
2006-08-15 20:20:18 · answer #6 · answered by nannygoat 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it is due to the citic acid amount that it carries
2006-08-15 20:17:50 · answer #7 · answered by terry b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋