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Is It Safe To Take Flax Seed Meal Or Capsules With Lipitor?
Hi, my Dad (in his 70 s) has Diabetes. He is on Lipitor because of a blocked main artery in his neck. He s experiencing dry eye because of his Diabetes. Is it safe to take flaxseed Meal or capsules with Lipitor? I was told to take flaxseed oil for my dry eyes symtoms due to laser surgery. I was wondering if flaxseed can help my Dad. Also is it safe for men to take flaxseed?
Fri, 1 Aug 2014
Dear sir i can understand your concern.
in my opinion, flaxseed are good nutritional supplement it helps in controlling of diabetes and cholesterol
it is safe to take flax seed with lipitor.
i am not sure weather flax seed will help in relieving dry eyes are not
but i suggest you to use artificial tears.
brand names are Refresh or tear plus
regards
Dr vamsi Krishna
Diabetologist
in my opinion, flaxseed are good nutritional supplement it helps in controlling of diabetes and cholesterol
it is safe to take flax seed with lipitor.
i am not sure weather flax seed will help in relieving dry eyes are not
but i suggest you to use artificial tears.
brand names are Refresh or tear plus
regards
Dr vamsi Krishna
Diabetologist
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