Herbal tea and Apixaban

[Dianap1an0]

Does anyone have a problem with herbal tea and Apixaban? I've just read that chamomile and peppermint tea are not recommended!?

[Hidden]

Wow !

I drink both , I have different herbal teas including Ginger & Lemon, Nettle and mint , fennel and lemon & Peppermint . Ve interested to find if there’s any links to any issues

[Finvola]

Just do your research and be careful. There was a case about a year ago of a man drinking ginger and I think cinnamon tea in large quantities and it turned out very badly for him, poor soul. Some herbs such as ginger can enhance the effectiveness of anti-coagulants.

[Finvola in reply to Finvola]

You might find this link helpful, even though most articles refer to Warfarin. When I started Apixaban, the only thing I was told to avoid was St John's Wort.

healthline.com/health/high-...

[Japaholic]

Have you tried Matcha? Its a pure powdered green tea, not the crap you get in Tesco, this is tea ceremony tea. Its lovely and has never given me AF. Unlike coffee and regular tea of I drink too much.

[bassets in reply to Japaholic]

Hi, is Matcha high in caffeine? I would like to drink green tea but gave up ordinary tea a while ago and am on decaff now.

[Japaholic in reply to bassets]

Not as high as regular tea, but does have caffeine in it.

[bassets in reply to Japaholic]

Thank you

[Hidden in reply to Japaholic]

I think it also affects blood pressure my mom takes natural things for her high bp high cholesterol and diabetes like cinnamon and matcha tea and other things ginger etc. I think they all help lower bp naturally so anything which does so naturally might in theory impact a drug. She never took her abaxipan but I remember reading don't have grapefruit was the only thing it said on the packet. She did take amplodapine for a while and I think that also said don't have grapefruit. Any of the natural things that do the same job as the drug I'd say could increase or interfere with the effect. That's how effective the natural remedies are!! Liqorice red yeast rice natto cayene a whole lot of things can interact with drugs for blood etc. I think better check each thing individually rather than expect them to write the entire list on the warning label.

[wilsond]

I think with anything , moderation is best. I drink all kinds of herbal teas and no problems.Just had my check up blood tests for Apixaban and all is well.

There was a case of a man who made his own,very potent, ginger and turmeric ( or cinnamon?) Tea and drank lots of it..every day.He died of internal bleeding sadly.

[Finvola in reply to wilsond]

That's the case I remembered too - awful, poor man.

[Cheruboo]

I have Ginger & Lemon, Peppermint too but most times I drink Raspberry and Cranberry and other fruit teas, which are really refreshing. I must say I haven’t found any problems. I also burn various oils in my little oil burner, which include peppermint, bergamot etc, and haven’t been affected.