A 37-year-old member asked:
can you tell me about drug interactions with garcinia cambogia questions ?
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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
25 years experience Psychiatry
Check out: http://www.drugs.com/npp/garcinia-hydroxycitric-acid.html
Answered on Mar 4, 2016
Dr. Chuck Shaffer answered
33 years experience Bariatrics
See below: The potential drug interactions of Garcinia cambogia extract described by distributors
include interference with antiarrhythmics, nitrates, and calcium-channel blockers;
antagonism of beta-adrenoreceptor blocking drugs; potentiation of cardiac glycosides;
increased risk of hypokalemia; and risk of arrhythmia when combined with depolarizing
muscle relaxants or terfenadine
Answered on Nov 27, 2017
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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
25 years experience Psychiatry
See: http://www.drugs.com/npp/garcinia-hydroxycitric-acid.html
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Dr. Robert Rahimi answered
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Don't use it: Garcinia cambogia is in most weight loss supplements, and can cause liver failure.It was also used in Hydroxycut which was taken off the market as peo ... Read More
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None: No known drug interactions between penicillin and garcinia.
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Dr. Cesar Sturla answered
35 years experience Internal Medicine
Unsure: It is supposed to work by decreasing appetite and fat storage. However, there are no studies.
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