University of Minnesota Medical Center pharmacist Heavy Ngo-Hamilton told us which drugs should not be taken with coffee.
As the Daily Mail writes with reference to the expert, many drugs to eliminate the symptoms of colds and allergies (edema, nasal congestion) contain stimulant pseudoephedrine. It has a vasoconstrictive effect, allowing you to quickly normalize nasal breathing. Along with this drug stimulates brain cells, which causes rapid heartbeat, increased blood pressure and sweating. And together with coffee and can cause nervousness and anxiety.
Specialist does not advise drinking coffee after taking medications for hypertension, such as beta-blockers. They are widely used to normalize heart rate and protect the heart from “wear and tear”. Coffee, on the contrary, makes the heart beat more frequently, which may alter the effect of hypertension medications.
According to the pharmacist, you should be more careful with pills for Alzheimer’s disease. The expert advises to take them two hours before or four hours after drinking coffee. These are drugs called cholinesterase inhibitors, which prevent the breakdown of acetylcholine, which helps to form memory and thinking. Consuming cholinesterase inhibitors and coffee at the same time reduces the permeability of the blood-brain barrier – making it harder for the drug to reach the brain from the bloodstream.
