To me it’s interesting that grapefruit juice is listed as a “no no” while taking antidepressants/anti-anxiety medication.
I’ve looked into it and I still don’t understand. Can someone explain why you aren’t supposed to mix them? I’m only asking because I like a good Ruby Grapefruit White Claw once and a while…
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Chemicals in the grapefruit inactivate enzymes in the liver that process drug molecules. This can mean that too much of a drug enters your system in the first place or that it’s broken down more slowly than expecting, allowing a toxic dose to build up, or (the strangest case) some drugs are given in a form that require those liver enzymes to turn it into the active drug, meaning you’d get *too low a dose* of such medicines as a result.
I made a video about this! [Three ways grapefruit can kill you](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJdU5VXo85M). 🙂
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