Can Garcinia Cambogia Be Taken While On Toprimate And Lamictogine?

Posted on Sat, 28 Jun 2014

Question: I have epilepsy and take toprimate (topamax) 200mg and lamictogine (lamictal) 200mg. I was wondering if it was safe to take Garcia Cambodia (diet supplement). I am concerned that it may have interactions or it may cause siezures.

Answered by Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta (1 hour later)

Brief answer..there is no report available of such sort.
Detailed answer..
Hello,
Thanks for the query.
Garcinia Cambogia is used as a weightloss supplement and the the main chemical responsible for such effect is the presence of HYDROXYCITRIC ACID ( HCA ) in it.
There is no information of any interaction of HCA with any medicine or supplement.
There are no reported side effects of this except some stomach upset or gastric distress in few individuals.There is a report which suggests that it should not be taken by people suffering from Alzheimer's disease as it can worsen it.
There is no report of any effect on patients suffering from epilepsy or any interaction with anti epileptic medicines.
I hope it helps,however you may revert to me for any further query.
Best of luck
Thanks

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar