Hi gang, I have a question about a certain diet soda that has grapefruit juice in it?

OK, forgive me for being quite naive, but how do you people KNOW not to take grapefruit with benzo's?? Where do you find this info out?? I have NEVER heard of such a thing, it is not written on my bottle, or on the sheet that comes with the meds!! I know that if you are on statins that you cannot drink or eat grapefruit, but for the life of me, I have no idea why? No doctor has ever said a THING about this!! This is FRUSTRATION, it seems all of you guys knew!! I get all the updates, where am I missing this? I only found out from Lara a few months ago about nightshades, and believe me I have over half a dozen books on fibro!! Please, enlighten me! What is the problem with grapefruit?

THank you all!! Ellen

Thanks Karen. You all should read this! It's probably not going to hurt you Lara once in awhile by what I just read. Here's the link... Mary
https://www.drugs.com/npp/grapefruit.html

hi sweet lem,lara,that was deffinitly not a silly question. one of the biggest warnings when i started on suboxone was to avoid grapefruit. i still dont know why, but i will not even touch a grapefruit and i used to eat them all the time. i dont drink soda but i never gave much thought to other juices i do drink. thanks so much for reopening my eyes to what the basics where when i started on sub... your friend,subzero58... pete

Hello again. At the bottom of our responses, down the page, there is a link to grapefruit interactions. Check it out. I am not as good as Mary with these or I would copy it here. K

Here's the deal they tell you not drink grapefruit juice because it causes your body to absorb more or the med it all depends on the amount of the meds you are taking I don't want to over simplify but the bottom line if your doctor says no then it's probably not a great idea but in my opinion trying isn't going to kill you but u should fell stronger effects from the say dose you where taking before hand

Hi Lara! The only silly question is the one left unasked! I agree with meyati. If your meds react to grapefruit juice, why take the chance. Find a soda (there are so many nowadays) that you can enjoy without fear. As far as I'm concerned, anything to avoid adverse affects! I wish you luck and as always it is great to communicate with you! And Mary, thanks for bridging the gap in Lara's ability to communicate, that means alot. Love, Lisa Z.

Hi. The grapefruit problem is that the dose of medication is not correct. The grapefruit interacts with the receptors on the cells and the medicine does not do its work because some of these receptors are now occupied. Therefore your med is insufficient. Therefore, any grapefruit juice is going to inhibit at some level.

Check each pill you are taking and see if there is a no-no for this.

We were just talking bout Fresca. Last time I had it was 1966. Use to love it. Got stomach flu that day and could never face it again. Still makes me shiver. "every body has a story... " tee-hee

Hi, there are several medications that grapefruit interacts with, but only if taken regularly. I would say that a soft drink containing grapefruit (rather than pure grapefruit juice) is ok occasionally, once a week for example. But don't eat/drink 'pure' grapefruit. Citalopram (which I take) is also on the list.

my answer was lost- I've had an antibiotic and several other meds where you can't have grapefruit. I've been warned about Fresca by several different doctors-the 3rd ingrediant means the third most ingredient. With many side effects being permenent-I wouldn't take the chance of even a drop of grapefruit juice getting near my mouth. Often the liver is one of many side effects. You don't know how much is too much-which is what one doctor told me. She had a patient that thought one Fresca a day would be okay because it was soda pop-not juice. You don't know how it will build up in your system. mad at my answer being lost

Hey Sweet Lara,
If Im not mistaken, Fresca is made by Coca-Cola. Fresca also has its own website. There you should be able to find out the total breakdown of ingredients. I hope this helps. I love Fresca and it doesn't seem to impact my meds. I just have to be careful how often I drink it. I hope this helps you out, love. Take care.
In peace,
Tired Tee

I need to add to Lara's question that her interent will not allow her to get back on right now, & asked to tell you also that it is Fresca. I told her as long as it has not caffeine in it I think it's alright. Am I right? I know your can't have grapefruit with blood pressure meds or simvastatin or orange juice, but never heard of it with Fresca . I shall call or text her your answers... Mary