Grapefruit juice // Beta Blockers

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Grapefruit juice/fruit can block your body from metabolizing (breaking down) some medications. This can lead to dangerously high levels of medication in the body, which may increase the risk of serious side effects.

Beta Blockers contain Metoprolol Succinate and is one of the drugs which can be affected by grapefruit. This can lead to decreased effectiveness because this drug needs to be metabolized in order to become active.

I have been taking Betaloc for ten years now and was advised by my cardiologist at the start to avoid raw grapefruit or juice. Which is a pity because I have two grapefruit trees in my garden which produce an abundance of fruit each year and I have to give it all away