2024-03-07 17:19:38
Mr. Li’s cholesterol was too high, so the doctor prescribed blood-lipid-lowering drugs. After taking it for several months, it didn’t work. The pharmacist found out the reason! It turns out that in order to lower cholesterol, Mr. Li ate a large bowl of oatmeal for breakfast immediately following taking medicine in the morning. Oat bran (Oat Bran) contains water-soluble fiber β-glucan, which can help reduce blood fat. , but taking it together with statin-type blood-lipid-lowering drugs will affect the efficacy of the medicine. Pharmacist Zhao Shunrong, chairman of the Taiwan Preventive Health Care Association, reminds you to wait at least 2 to 4 hours before eating oatmeal, okra, eggplant and other foods following taking blood lipid-lowering drugs.
“These” can lower cholesterol, but don’t mix them with blood-lipid-lowering drugs.
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For the health of blood vessels, many people now take blood-lipid-lowering drugs, and at the same time drink commercially available health drinks containing indigestible maltodextrin, water-soluble fiber β-polyglucose, chicory fiber and other ingredients, and eat oatmeal for breakfast. , thinking that eating them together will double the effect. Zhao Shunrong said that if you pay attention to supplementing foods that can help lower blood lipids throughout the day, it will certainly be beneficial to preventing arteriosclerosis and lowering blood lipids, but the key point is “can’t eat them together”!
Zhao Shunrong said that he was dumbfounded when he heard that some people were taking a health drink that was “less likely to form body fat and regulate blood lipids” together with blood-lipid-lowering drugs. He reminded that eating oats, barley, beans, okra, eggplant and other foods alone can help stabilize blood sugar and lower total cholesterol, triglycerides and LDL, but do not mix them with blood lipid-lowering drugs. . It is recommended that following taking blood lipid-lowering drugs, you should wait 2 to 4 hours before eating these foods to help regulate blood fat throughout the day.
Grapefruit juice + blood lipid-lowering drugs will increase adverse reactions
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In addition, experts often urge people taking anti-lipid drugs not to drink grapefruit juice together, in case grapefruit juice inhibits the activity of the enzyme CYP3A4 in the body and reduces the metabolism of the drug, thereby increasing the blood concentration and efficacy of the drug, which may increase the adverse effects of statin drugs. Risk of reaction.
Does red yeast rice + anti-hyperlipidemic drugs cause tea-colored urine?Beware of rhabdomyolysis
Red yeast rice, which also has hypolipidemic effect, is also contraindicated in the concurrent use of hypolipidemic drugs. Because the structures of red yeast rice (Monacolin K) and statin-type hypolipidemic drugs are similar, the concurrent use of the two drugs will increase the risk of adverse reactions such as myopathy. risk. If you experience dark brown urine, muscle soreness, or muscle weakness following taking the medicine, be careful as it may lead to serious risks such as rhabdomyolysis.
Zhao Shunrong reminded that there is another risk of long-term use of blood lipid-lowering drugs that many people may not pay attention to. He explained that in the past, the instructions for hypolipidemic drugs would indicate that “taking them may inhibit the production of Q10, affect myocardial cells, and may increase the incidence of myocardial disease. It is recommended to take hypolipidemic drugs while supplementing coenzyme Q10.” However, this is no longer the case. The reason for this warning is that some studies believe that if it is not used in large quantities, it will have little impact.
It is recommended to supplement Q10 when taking anti-lipid drugs every day
However, people who take anti-lipid drugs often take them every day for a long time. Zhao Shunrong believes that long-term use may still inhibit the heart’s production of Q10 and affect myocardial cells. He usually recommends that patients take additional Q10. In fact, people who take extra Q10 not only have a lower chance of side effects such as muscle pain and rhabdomyolysis, but also have better blood lipid control. Patients are urged to ask professional pharmacists how to supplement.
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◎ Consulting experts/pharmacist Zhao Shunrong
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