Garlic + Femara?

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rubytuesday
rubytuesday Member Posts: 2,248
edited June 2014 in Complementary and Holistic Medicine and Treatment

I know garlic + Femara isn't a good combo...BUT...is it alright to use a garlic supplement IF you don't take it at the same time as the Femara?? The reason I'm asking is because my cholesterol is 'up' and Femara can raise your cholesterol but also, I've always used garlic for a variety of things and my cholesterol has always been good. One of garlic's benefits is lowering cholesterol so I feel like it's a double whammy with my taking Femara and NOT taking garlic. TIA!

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  • mkl48
    mkl48 Member Posts: 350
    edited June 2007

    Absolutely NO .Dietary garlic is less potent and still questionable. The metabolic interference is not proven but definitely in theory possible. Beth

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  • JoanofArdmore
    JoanofArdmore Member Posts: 1,012
    edited June 2007
    Ruby, a dear friend who is on Femara lowered her cholesterol into the GOOD range taking fed yeast rice.
    I, also on Femzra, have begun taking it.I have high hopes for my next test!
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  • rubytuesday
    rubytuesday Member Posts: 2,248
    edited June 2007
    Thanks girls! I am currently trying the niacin approach and I also read that apple cider vinegar is good for cholesterol AND osteoporosis, among other things....YEE HAW!!!! I'm enjoying a little ACV in water after dinner in the evening...pretending it's wine....LOL!!! I'll look for the red yeast too. I believe in the shotgun approach!!! (Learned that from the oncologists!!! ).

    P.S. I sure miss my garlic.
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  • biondi
    biondi Member Posts: 223
    edited July 2007

    i ate bottles of garlic when i was on femara,, 6 mo. why is it a bad combo? didn't know about that,, only the grapefruit.

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  • yellowdaisey
    yellowdaisey Member Posts: 8
    edited July 2007

    Hi girls, Wow, I have been on femara now for almost 10 months and have been taking a garlic supplement. Why is it a bad combination? Please inform me. Thanks

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  • sschmidt
    sschmidt Member Posts: 178
    edited July 2007
    ??? Is this a valid study? I have never heard about garlic and Femara. I will research now.

    I take Niacin and ahve for several years. It really raises my good cholesterol.
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  • paras
    paras Member Posts: 63
    edited February 2009

    I WILL REALLY BE IN TROUBLE IF I CAN NOT HAVE GARLIC I LOVE IT ON EVERYTHING

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  • defeatbc
    defeatbc Member Posts: 53
    edited February 2009

    What exactly happens if we take Femara and garlic together? 

    I wasn't able to find anything on that.

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