# What to do with grapefruit?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-grapefruit/675785>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 8, 2013, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-grapefruit/675785 "2013-12-08T00:36:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2013, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-grapefruit/675785/21 "2013-12-09T02:18:45Z")

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> [@SCAdian](#):
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> Ditto.
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> Unfortunately, I’m supposed to avoid grapefruit because of one of my meds… ☹

If it’s a statin that has you avoiding grapefruit, as your doc to consider changing your statin. Pravastatin and rosuvastatin are okay with grapefruit.

Thankfully I’m on rosuvastatin, cuz I loves me some grapefruit.

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**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2013, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-grapefruit/675785/22 "2013-12-09T02:25:01Z")

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> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#):
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> If it’s a statin that has you avoiding grapefruit, as your doc to consider changing your statin. Pravastatin and rosuvastatin are okay with grapefruit.
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> Thankfully I’m on rosuvastatin, cuz I loves me some grapefruit.

Simvastatin. Thanks for the tip.

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