Unfavorable combination – how coffee affects the medicine effect

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In the morning after life, the intermediate between “sagging” and in the afternoon to enjoy – coffee is an integral part of daily life for many of us. Unfortunately, this often also applies to medication. The combination of both can sometimes be problematic.

Most of them are familiar with the fact that alcohol and medicines are not tolerated. Beer, Wine and Co. can have a disadvantage of taking painkillers such as paracetamol or ibuprofen, calming and sleeping pills, antidepressants, blood thinners, antibiotics or blood pressure and diabetes medication. Alcohol in diabetics can, for example, lead to dangerous hypoglycaemia, especially in combination with insulin or metformin.

But also coffee from which every Austrian consumes average on average up to the three cups on average, can interact on average with certain medication and reduce their effectiveness – or increase the risk of side effects. The effect of caffeine on the body goes much further than a fast energy boost …

Source: Krone

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