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@garyr443 how much cranberry juice for maintenance of blood pressure and was it for high?

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Hi @lorieliebrock I just wanted to pop into this conversation regarding cranberry juice or any other supplements if this is for your use right now.
You’re about to undergo a bone marrow transplant and from my personal experience there are lists of supplements and foods that are discouraged while in treatment. Cranberry, pomegranate, cherry, grapefruit juices and a host of other supplements such as ginger, turmeric, etc., can interfere with certain medications. Cranberry primarily affects drugs metabolized by liver enzymes, particularly those with narrow therapeutic windows. There are other supplements and foods which can impact drug efficacy, thin blood or interfere with drug metabolism.
So please, talk with your transplant team doctor, NP, PA or transplant pharmacist before taking anything other than what is prescribed by them. ☺️

@lorieliebrock In my case, my bloodpressure would be high, though not extremely high without the Lisinopril (10mg). It's been less than a month since I started the cranberry juice, after quitting the Lisinopril. As soon as the Lisinopril was completely out of my system, after about two days, the cranberry juice was all I had. At first, my readings were a little higher, but have now settled down to normal. This morning, for example, it was at 114/71 with a pulse of 65. I can't tell you what results you might expect, however. This will vary from one person to another. At this point, I have been using the cranberry juice for almost a month. It will be about a month since I started this at the end of next week. If you are going to try this for yourself, I recommend Lakewood Pure Cranberry not from concentrate juice. This is sold at Whole Foods stores. It would be a good idea to talk to your doctor about this before doing anything. I have done so with my hematologist, who has treated my ET for 12 years.

@lorieliebrock Sorry, I missed the part where you asked me how much cranberry juice. What I had read was that I should drink no more than 8 oz per day, diluted 50/50 with water to reduce the effect of the natural (NOT added) sugar content. I have actually exceeded this precaution by pouring half an 8 oz glass with cranberry juice and topping it off with water to make a total of 8 oz. So, the actual amount of cranberry juice I'm drinking each day is about 4 oz.