Daily Question marks National Grapefruit Month with this excerpt from the JustAnswer archives:
Q: What disadvantage is there in eating grapefruit?
Juicy and good for you -- most of the time.
A: Grapefruit has interactions with many medications that can cause dangerous effects. Following are the medications that can have adverse interactions with grapefruit:
1) Nifedipine, nimodipine, nisoldipine
2) Simvastatin, lovastatin, atorvastatin
3) Amiodarone
4) Buspirone
5) Cyclosporine, tacrolimus, sirolimus
6) Fexofenadine
The above medications are most common for adverse interactions with grapefruit, but the list is not comprehensive. Make sure to read all information that comes with your prescriptions and/or check with your doctor if you are not sure.
Otherwise grapefruit is really wonderful!
– Answer from Dr. Arun Phophalia, surgeon and Expert on JustAnswer.
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