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What are the implications of eating grapefruit while taking medication for hypothyroidism?

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I took it all the time when I was taking carbimazole and thyroxine. I was told it was ok. Still eating grapefruit and taking DMARDS for arthritis, told it was ok fir that too. 

Have a look in here - drugs.com/article/grapefrui...

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Thanks for your response.

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Moderate amounts can impair levothyroxine absorption a little.  Excessive amounts had a large effect on one patient.  See ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl... .

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Thanks for the information.