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Can Simvastatin Be Taken Along With Slim Biotic?

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Posted on Mon, 28 Dec 2015
Question: Hi! Can I take simvastatin 20mg with Slimbiotic (a brand of probiotics)
Ingredients include:
Lactobacilli; l. salivarius; Bifidobacteria; Streptococcus thermophiles;
and Fructooligosaccharides (FOS)
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Answered by Dr. Michelle Gibson James (21 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
no known interaction

Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic

Probiotics such as the slimbiotic are not known to interact with the medication mentioned.

Interaction can occur with antibiotics,in some oral antifungals (with some probiotics), and also in immune suppressing medications (eg steroids, cyclosporine) but no known interaction with the medications that you mentioned.

I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Michelle Gibson James (3 hours later)
Thanks for your response. How about adding Co-Q10 and omega 3XL into the mix?
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Answered by Dr. Michelle Gibson James (6 hours later)
Brief Answer:
co enzyme q and simvastatin- minor insignificant interaction

Detailed Answer:
HI

Sorry about delayed response

There is a possible minor interaction of co enzyme Q with simvastatin, simvastatin can decrease its levels.
This is not considered a significant interaction.

Since it can potentially cause a decrease in blood pressure, you would also need to monitor your readings to make sure the combination of co enzyme and blood pressure meds, do not cause the readings to drop too low

In terms of omega 3, there are no interactions with the medications or herbal supplements mentioned

Please feel free to ask anything else
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Michelle Gibson James (6 minutes later)
Thanks so much for your response.
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Answered by Dr. Michelle Gibson James (16 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
ok

Detailed Answer:
HI

No problem

If anything else unclear, let me know
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Can Simvastatin Be Taken Along With Slim Biotic?

Brief Answer: no known interaction Detailed Answer: HI, thanks for using healthcare magic Probiotics such as the slimbiotic are not known to interact with the medication mentioned. Interaction can occur with antibiotics,in some oral antifungals (with some probiotics), and also in immune suppressing medications (eg steroids, cyclosporine) but no known interaction with the medications that you mentioned. I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions