Guest guest Posted May 23, 2004 Report Share Posted May 23, 2004 > > > > Do you know about the cranberry interaction with > > Coumadin....it > > appears to potentiate the effect. I googled and found this on a site called medicinenet (about which I know nothing): " Although the evidence is anecdotal (5 cases so far), concern is increasing that cranberry juice and the " bloodthinner " Coumadin (warfarin) may interact. Cranberry juice appears to enhance the potency of Coumadin so that the risk of hemorrhage may be increased. This is not too surprising since Coumadin is known to interact with many other drugs. Some antidepressants enhance the action of Coumadin while the antidepressant herb St. s Wort reduces its effectiveness. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2004 Report Share Posted May 23, 2004 > > > > Do you know about the cranberry interaction with > > Coumadin....it > > appears to potentiate the effect. I googled and found this on a site called medicinenet (about which I know nothing): " Although the evidence is anecdotal (5 cases so far), concern is increasing that cranberry juice and the " bloodthinner " Coumadin (warfarin) may interact. Cranberry juice appears to enhance the potency of Coumadin so that the risk of hemorrhage may be increased. This is not too surprising since Coumadin is known to interact with many other drugs. Some antidepressants enhance the action of Coumadin while the antidepressant herb St. s Wort reduces its effectiveness. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2004 Report Share Posted May 23, 2004 > > > > Do you know about the cranberry interaction with > > Coumadin....it > > appears to potentiate the effect. I googled and found this on a site called medicinenet (about which I know nothing): " Although the evidence is anecdotal (5 cases so far), concern is increasing that cranberry juice and the " bloodthinner " Coumadin (warfarin) may interact. Cranberry juice appears to enhance the potency of Coumadin so that the risk of hemorrhage may be increased. This is not too surprising since Coumadin is known to interact with many other drugs. Some antidepressants enhance the action of Coumadin while the antidepressant herb St. s Wort reduces its effectiveness. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 25, 2004 Report Share Posted May 25, 2004 > > Hi Kat: About 3-4 months ago there was an article in JAMA > > about a woman who took copious amounts of cranberry juice to treat > her urinary tract infection while on Coumadin. I don't know whether > she was also taking an antibiotic at the time. > > Her skin turned red/blue all over. So, the medical establishment > has decided with this one " anectdotal " case that cranberry juice in > combination with Coumadin potentiates the effect of the drug and > could cause severe skin discoloration. . Actually, the stuff I found on the web mentioned a fatal hemorrhage, and several cases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 25, 2004 Report Share Posted May 25, 2004 > > Hi Kat: About 3-4 months ago there was an article in JAMA > > about a woman who took copious amounts of cranberry juice to treat > her urinary tract infection while on Coumadin. I don't know whether > she was also taking an antibiotic at the time. > > Her skin turned red/blue all over. So, the medical establishment > has decided with this one " anectdotal " case that cranberry juice in > combination with Coumadin potentiates the effect of the drug and > could cause severe skin discoloration. . Actually, the stuff I found on the web mentioned a fatal hemorrhage, and several cases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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