Googling- Tadalafil (Cialis) and grapefruit What are your thoughts?

[FeelingLost]

As usual you can find so many conflicting answers on the internet. I love pink grapefruit and eat ~3 a week (7days) I recently started taking Tadalafil 5mg x 2 per day and 1 mg Doxazosin (Alpha Blocker). What do you guys think do I really have to give up grapefruit?

Can you eat grapefruit while taking Cialis?


answer: Food Interactions. Avoid grapefruit and grapefruit juice while taking Cialis. Eating grapefruit or drinking grapefruit juice may increase the levels of Cialis in your blood. This raises your risk of side effects.

2nd Google site:
Drinking a glass of grapefruit juice has long been known to help with the body's absorption of some drugs. ...
With other Men's Health medications like Sildenafil Citrate (Viagra, Silagra) and Tadalafil (Cialis, Tadacip),
grapefruit juice inhibits the body's absorption of the medication.

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Doxazosin (Alpha Blocker)
Many calcium channel blockers also slow down the conduction of electricity in the heart, which lowers heart rate and thus further lowers blood pressure. While taking calcium channel blockers, do not eat grapefruit or drink grapefruit juice, since grapefruit may increase some of the effects of these medications.

 

[Saul]

I have always wondered about that. My stomach is full of acid all day. How is adding citrus going to make it any more acidic?
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I know acidic foods increase absorption of iron and same with plants - acid supplements in the soil are used to increase mineral absorption.

 

[FeelingLost]

I have always wondered about that. My stomach is full of acid all day. How is adding citrus going to make it any more acidic?
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I know acidic foods increase absorption of iron and same with plants - acid supplements in the soil are used to increase mineral absorption.

It seems to be specific to grapefruit.
Heck talk about acid I do the vinegar with mother / lemon juice / cranberry juice tonic twice a day before breakfast/bed time. Now that adds some acid. The ph of Vinegar with mother is 2.9
Best heartburn fix I have found better than tums or zantac

 

[Saul]

It is my understanding with type of caution is that you don't want to take them at the same time, such the same meal or within a couple hours - at least on the iron side, which I think is similar. Give one or the other time to mostly leave the stomach/small intestine.

 

[Guided_by_Voices]

OP, I intentionally drink grapefruit juice to try to magnify the absorption of various things and I haven’t noticed any issue with Cialis. If anything the grapefruit seems to help the absorption and it doesn’t seem to hurt it. I would keep eating it and just see how you do. Hopefully you will be able to cut your dose a little due to increased absorption. I read the article that said it was a problem and maybe it is for some people, but it hasn’t been for me.

 

[FeelingLost]

OP, I intentionally drink grapefruit juice to try to magnify the absorption of various things and I haven't noticed any issue with Cialis. If anything the grapefruit seems to help the absorption and it doesn't seem to hurt it. I would keep eating it and just see how you do. Hopefully you will be able to cut your dose a little due to increased absorption. I read the article that said it was a problem and maybe it is for some people, but it hasn't been for me.

My PCP gave me 40 mg for fun time with the wife. I have them in 5mg pills and I am taking one 5mg in the morning and one at bed time as part of a Nitric Oxide Stack I am trying for 2 months.
I do a pretty good job of monitoring myself wearing a HR monitor 23 hrs out of the day and BP morning and evenings.
I think I will take your advice stay on my normal diet and just see how I feel.

 

[Mountain Man]

Interesting. I take 250 mg grapefruit extract twice a day to help with hematocrit. Also take cialis 5 mg in the evening and that works great.

Feelinglost :so this is actually INCREASING the effect of the cialis?

 

[Mountain Man]

Interesting. I take 250 mg grapefruit extract twice a day to help with hematocrit. Also take cialis 5 mg in the evening and that works great.

Feelinglost :so this is actually INCREASING the effect of the cialis?

Just googled this and answered my own question. I've been hindering th effect and will stop taking them at the same time. Wow, this means the cialis will work better because I've been taking the grapefruit pill and the cialis at the same time each evening. Literally more bang for the buck. I wonder if th grapefruit hindering property is in the pulp or the seed extract.

Thanks FeelingLost, and congrats on your progress. Looks like you're doing great.

 

[Vince]

I know that grapefruit talk can cause unwanted interactions with medications but I never thought about Cialis. Good post.

 

[FeelingLost]

Just googled this and answered my own question. I've been hindering th effect and will stop taking them at the same time. Wow, this means the cialis will work better because I've been taking the grapefruit pill and the cialis at the same time each evening. Literally more bang for the buck. I wonder if th grapefruit hindering property is in the pulp or the seed extract.

Thanks FeelingLost, and congrats on your progress. Looks like you're doing great.

I know that grapefruit talk can cause unwanted interactions with medications but I never thought about Cialis. Good post.

Since taking Cialis is voluntary and not someting I need to continue living I feel comfortable testing with and without grapefruit just to see for myself if there is any difference. I'm sure it will takes a week or more to notice any difference. I will make a post if my findings are significant or note worthy.

@ MountainMan, thank you for the compliment. I am still using and enjoying the bands you suggested many months ago.

 

[Mountain Man]

Since taking Cialis is voluntary and not someting I need to continue living I feel comfortable testing with and without grapefruit just to see for myself if there is any difference. I'm sure it will takes a week or more to notice any difference. I will make a post if my findings are significant or note worthy.

@ MountainMan, thank you for the compliment. I am still using and enjoying the bands you suggested many months ago.

Looks like your program is working well. Best way for us “older guys “ to work out and keep healthy joints. And, I say older with all due respect!

 

[codus2112]

It seems to be specific to grapefruit.
Heck talk about acid I do the vinegar with mother / lemon juice / cranberry juice tonic twice a day before breakfast/bed time. Now that adds some acid. The ph of Vinegar with mother is 2.9
Best heartburn fix I have found better than tums or zantac

Ratios on this?

 

[FeelingLost]

Ratios on this?

I have several Vinegar tonic receipes just to spice things up but the basic is:
2 tsp Apple Cider Vinegar (With Mother), 1 squeezed lemon or lime, 1/4 cup cranberry juice, 4 oz of filter water. First thing every morning and just before bed.

If you get heartburn during the day 2 tsp Apple Cider Vinegar (With Mother) 4 oz of filter water. Let me know if you try it. There is a lot of snake oils sales out there in the tonic/supplements world. This one has really worked for me.