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Can I Take Garcinia Cambogia With Green Coffee?Suffering From Epilepsy.

Hi. I m hoping to lose about 15 pounds and I am doing well with dieting but wanted to add a supplement to my plan. I have epilepsy though and take depakote and lamictal. I was going to try the garcinia cambogia with green coffee bean extract and want to make sure it s safe to take. I just want to make sure it won t affect my drugs or illness and it s safe for me. So will it interact with my AEDs?
Thu, 24 Nov 2016
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Hi & Welcome.
I can understand your concern.

Since most of the anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) are known to cause drug-drug interactions, however there is no clear evidence or scientific study done to find out such interactions between these drugs and Garcinia cambogia with green coffee bean extract.

Claimed to be effective in weight loss thus reducing body weight, however according to FDA in 2009, some people developed liver problems after taking Garcinia cambogia to lose weight, hence its safety is not being tested on large multicentric clinical trials.
The AED like Depakote can also cause hepatotoxicity (liver damage) as its side effect

So, in view of the above, I will not advise you to take Garcinia combogia while on AEDs.

You may opt for certain lifestyle changes like regular exercise, limiting the the calories intake, or certain medications like Orlistat to reduce the body weight after consulting your doctor.

Hope this will help.
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Can I Take Garcinia Cambogia With Green Coffee?Suffering From Epilepsy.

Hi & Welcome. I can understand your concern. Since most of the anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) are known to cause drug-drug interactions, however there is no clear evidence or scientific study done to find out such interactions between these drugs and Garcinia cambogia with green coffee bean extract. Claimed to be effective in weight loss thus reducing body weight, however according to FDA in 2009, some people developed liver problems after taking Garcinia cambogia to lose weight, hence its safety is not being tested on large multicentric clinical trials. The AED like Depakote can also cause hepatotoxicity (liver damage) as its side effect So, in view of the above, I will not advise you to take Garcinia combogia while on AEDs. You may opt for certain lifestyle changes like regular exercise, limiting the the calories intake, or certain medications like Orlistat to reduce the body weight after consulting your doctor. Hope this will help.