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silverweb

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8. Not necessarily.

Reply to jmowreader (Reply #5)

Wed Nov 28, 2012, 10:21 PM

Nov 2012

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]The article points out that Seville oranges and lime (and according to Wikipedia, even apple), may cause similar effects, but they haven't studied them much yet.

Best to avoid citrus and take vitamin C tablets if in doubt, until there's some reliable clarification.

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Researchers warn mixing grapefruit with drugs can kill you [View all] octoberlib Nov 2012 OP

The label on my prescription Simvastin, says Suich Nov 2012 #1

That would explain all the grapefruit rolling around on the back seat of the Red Shark. leveymg Nov 2012 #2

Wow. Now there's something that totally surprises me. nt Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #3

1. True. 2. Very old news (at least, I knew of this decades ago). GRAPEFRUIT JUICE CAN BE WinkyDink Nov 2012 #4

Old news but good to be repeated every year jmowreader Nov 2012 #5

Not necessarily. silverweb Nov 2012 #8

They don't make OJ from Seville oranges, at least not in US jmowreader Nov 2012 #15

My Mom died pretty young and loved both grapefruit and the juice. She also took pain pills Quixote1818 Nov 2012 #6

And possibly other citrus. silverweb Nov 2012 #7

Here's alist of drugs that have a bad interaction (some pretty common ones) upi402 Nov 2012 #9

And many over-the-counter (so-called) supplements. longship Nov 2012 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author eugene jones Nov 2012 #10

I haven't been able to eat grapefruit or drink grapefruit juice for almost a decade RomneyLies Nov 2012 #11

Yeah, but it's REALLY great Le Taz Hot Nov 2012 #12

Shroomers have known this for years Viking12 Nov 2012 #14