The orange juice thing gets a lot of mention even thought not many docs think it is that big of deal. The concept is that OJ makes your body absorb the drug at a faster rate than it would otherwise. That makes for a “spiky” effect where the medication rushes into your body and then, maybe, runs out too soon. In practice, the docs I’ve talked to said that while it might give you a faster “rush” in the beginning, the effect is short lived. Once the medicine is absorbed into your body and out of your stomach, then OJ shouldn’t have any effect at all. The short version is to take your meds with water, not with OJ and everything should be fine.

Also can someone clarify what the statement about not drinking orange juice…does it heighten the affects of the med or do they neutralize them. Because there are times throughout the day that I need the side affects to go away. Otherwise, i (who has never taken any med unti two days go) I have found that I have tons of energy (all of a sudden I am happy, hyper – until two days ago, I have been in a severe depression for two years

i really wish i could stop procrastinating, i want to believe i can but its hard after having failed so many other times.