why cant you eat grapefruit while taking valium ?

Question

it has that very specific warning label on it. why ? what would happen?

so youre saying its not dangerous it just makes the valium ineffectual ?

Answer 1

You need to avoid eating grapefruit and/or its juice because it doesn't necessarily counteract your drug but has a tendency to increase the amount of certain medications (Valium included) in your bloodstream. It interrupts enzymes that normally metabolizes drugs in your digestive system. Not only can it increase the level of Valium introduced in your bloodstream but it can increase the risk of serious side effects.

Avoid grapefruit and dietary supplements that contain grapefruit bioflavonoids (check the ingredients). Also, avoid tangelos, a hybrid grapefruit, and Seville oranges, a type of bitter orange often used to make marmalade and compotes. They tend to have similar effects. If you love your muffins and jam in the morning, please check the ingredients of your jam, marmalade, or compote.

Answer 2

Grapefruit And Valium

Answer 3

Valium And Grapefruit

Answer 4

So what if I took less valium as I m working out at the gym 5 days a week and I suffer from panic attacks but grapefruits is part of my weight loss regiment...what about Vicodin also or is it just benzopines

Answer 5

Taking Valium with grapefruit of any kind potentiates the sedative effect of Valium. It does not counter-act it as others have said. Just the opposite, it makes it stronger!

Answer 6

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why cant you eat grapefruit while taking valium ?
it has that very specific warning label on it. why ? what would happen?

Answer 7

how about grapefruit extract

Answer 8

Valium is broken down by a specific kind of chemical (enzyme) system in the liver. This chemical system is called the cytochrome P450 system.

Certain chemicals can speed up or slow down this system. One of these chemicals is found in grapefruit. I forget what happens exactly, but I *think* that grapefruit slows down this system that breaks down valium. Because of this, valium could build up in your system faster than it should and would be unsafe.

Answer 9

It effects the rate that the valium is absorbed into the bloodstream. Do yourself a favor and follow the warning label.

Answer 10

Certain enzymes in grapefruit affect the speed of absorption of medication in the intestines, causing the effects to vary wildly. The usual impact is that the medication will act as though it is a much stronger dosage, since the body absorbs it much faster than usual.