Blood pressure medications, Alzheimer’s medications, over-the-counter cold and allergy medications should not be taken with coffee. About this article Daily Mail It has been said Heavy Ngo-Hamilton, University of Minnesota Medical Center pharmacist.
The pharmacist explained that many drugs that eliminate cold and allergy symptoms (swelling, nasal congestion) contain the stimulant pseudoephedrine. It has a vasoconstrictor effect, which allows you to quickly normalize nasal breathing. But this active substance also stimulates brain cells responsible for physiological stress responses, such as increased heart rate, increased blood pressure, and sweating. Taking pseudoephedrine-based drugs, which also strengthen the central nervous system, with coffee can cause irritability and anxiety.
For the same reason, coffee should not be consumed before or immediately after taking hypertension medications such as beta blockers. They are commonly used to normalize the heart rate and protect the heart from wear and tear. On the other hand, coffee makes the heart beat faster, which can alter the effect of hypertension medications.
The expert added that tablets for Alzheimer’s disease should be taken two hours before or four hours after drinking coffee. We are talking about drugs called cholinesterase inhibitors. They prevent the breakdown of acetylcholine, a chemical that helps form memory and thinking. The simultaneous consumption of cholinesterase inhibitors and coffee reduces the permeability of the blood-brain barrier, making it difficult for the drug to enter the brain from the circulatory system.
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