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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

Family Physician

Exp 50 years

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Mevacor And Grapefruit

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Dr. Rakhi Tayal MD

I hhave been on Mevacor for the past 25 years and 40 mg for the past 8 years. Terrible pain in caaaalf muscles when walking during past 10 months. Should I stop taking mevacor altogether for a while to ... View answer

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Dr. Rakesh Karanwal MD

for hypothyroidism (previously hyperthyroid) as well as mevacor for high cholesterol and xalatan for ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rakesh Karanwal ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.  Sudhir Kumar MD

complications. The pulsations do not cause pain nor dizziness . I am taking 2 calcium channel blockers, mevacor ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sudhir Kumar ( Neurologist)
Dr. Lohit K MD

I want to do a diet, but I can't eat grapefruit. What can I eat that will act the same as the grapefruit? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Lohit K ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Ivo Ditah MD

What drugs will interact badly with eating grapefruit? My wife has ulcerative colitis which has ... know if grapefruit is to blame but we have been having it for breakfast recently and I Have heard ... View answer

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Dr. Saloni Shah MD

med for it. Used to take mevacor, but high liver enzymes caused Dr, to take me off it. Cholesterol is ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Saloni Shah ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Polash Sannigrahi MD

hyzarr for blood pressure and mevacor for high chlolesterol. ... View answer

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Dr. Aparna Amritsagar MD

neuropathy, mevacor one at night for cholesterol. with these medicines and diet control, life is normel. ECGs ... View answer

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Dr.  Akhtarhusian Ghausi MD

I just took a multi vitamin and drank grapefruit juice then I remembered hearing about grapefruit ... with grapefruit and what is safe? thank you, saundra. 45 yr old ... View answer

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Dr. Matthias Nerbomann MD

Hi Dr. Rynne, I understand that I cannot take Grapefruit juice while taking Lipitor. However, is there a certain time interval that I can drink or eat Grapefruit? For example, if I take Lipitor in the ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Matthias Nerbomann ( General & Family Physician)