Medications That May Interact With Avatrol

Daily Dosage: As a dietary supplement for use with hemorrhoids, take one capsule in the morning with 8 ounces of water. Our suggested minimum serving is 1 capsule daily/maximum serving of 2 capsules daily. 45-60 days of continuous use is necessary for optimum results.

Avatrol Research:

Possible Interactions with Horse Chestnut

Also listed as buckeye, Spanish chestnut

If you are currently being treated with any of the following medications, you should consult with your doctor before taking any horse chestnut preparations.

Lithium: Taking horse chestnuts might decrease the body’s capacity to get rid of lithium, and thus increase the amount of lithium in the body. You should consult with your health care provider before using this product. You may need to alter your lithium dose.

Antidiabetes drugs: Horse chestnut may lower your blood sugar levels. If you are taking diabetes medications then using this product might further decrease your blood sugar. You need to monitor your blood sugar regularly. The dose of diabetes medication might need to be altered.

Horse chestnut may interact with the following antidiabetes: insulin, pioglitazone (Actos), glyburide (DiaBeta, Glynase PresTab, Micronase), glimepiride (Amaryl), chlorpropamide (Diabinese), rosiglitazone (Avandia), glipizide (Glucotrol), tolbutamide (Orinase), and others.

Anticoagulant/ Antiplatelet drugs: Horse chestnut seed is known to slow blood clotting. If you are taking medications that slow clotting then using this product might increase the risk of bleeding.

You must avoid taking this product with the following medications: aspirin, diclofenac (Voltaren, Cataflam, others), ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, others), dalteparin (Fragmin), clopidogrel (Plavix), warfarin (Coumadin), naproxen (Anaprox, Naprosyn, others), enoxaparin (Lovenox), heparin, and others.

Possible Interactions with Arginine

We are unaware of any interactions with this supplement.

Possible Interactions with Oat Straw

We are unaware of any interactions with this supplement.

Possible Interactions with Cascara Sagrada

Cascara Sagrada may enhance anticoagulant therapy by reducing the absorption of vitamin K from the intestines. It may also slow down the absorption of dextrose from the intestines.

Possible Interactions with Citrus Bioflavonoids

Citrus Bioflavonoids might reduce blood sugar by decreasing the absorption of sugars from food. If you are taking diabetes medications then using this product may cause your blood sugar levels to go too low.

Some medications that you must avoid taking with this product are glimepiride, glyburide, insulin, pioglitazone, rosiglitazone, chlorpropamide, glipizide, tolbutamide, and others. 

Possible Interactions with Bilberry

Also listed as the European blueberry, whortleberry, huckleberry

If you are currently being treated with any of the following medications, you should consult with your doctor before taking any bilberry preparations.

Antidiabetes: Bilberry might lower blood sugar levels. If you are taking diabetes medications then using this product might cause your blood sugar level to go too low. You should consult your health care provider before using this product. Your diabetes medication dose might need to be altered.

Some medications that might interact with Bilberry are glyburide (Glynase PresTab, Diabeta, Micronase), glimepiride (Amaryl), insulin, rosiglitazone (Avandia), chlorpropamide (Diabinese), pioglitazone (Actos), tolbutamide (Orinase), glipizide (Glucotrol), and others.

Anticoagulant / Antiplatelet drugs: Bilberry might slow blood clotting. If you are taking medications that slow clotting then using this product might increase the risk of bleeding.

Some medications that might interact with Bilberry are aspirin, diclofenac (Voltaren, Cataflam, others), clopidogrel (Plavix), naproxen (Anaprox, Naprosyn, others), ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, others), enoxaparin (Lovenox), heparin, dalteparin (Fragmin), warfarin (Coumadin), and others.

Possible Interactions with Butcher’s Broom (Ruscus aculeatus)

Also listed as knee holly, pettigree, sweet broom, and Jew's myrtle

If you are currently being treated with any of the following medications, you should consult with your doctor before taking any butcher’s broom preparations.

Alpha-adrenergic antagonists: Butcher's broom might increase blood pressure and speed up the nervous system. If you are taking medications for high blood pressure then using this product might decrease their effectiveness. You should consult with your doctor before using this product. 

Butcher's broom might interact with these medications used for high blood pressure: doxazosin (Cardura), terazosin (Hytrin), and others.

Possible Interactions with Mullein

We are unaware of any interactions with this supplement.

Possible Interactions with Cayenne 

Also listed as Capsaicin, Capsicum frutescens, Cayenne, Chili Pepper, and Red Pepper

If you are currently being treated with any of the following medications, you should consult with your doctor before taking any cayenne preparations.

ACE inhibitors: Using cayenne preparations topically might increase the risk of cough associated with ACE inhibitors. You should consult with your doctor before using cayenne preparations if you are taking any of the following medications: captopril, enalapril, and lisinopril.

Stomach acid reducers: Cayenne preparations can increase stomach acid, and thus reduce the effect of medications such as cimetidine (Tagamet), famotidine (Pepcid), ranitidine (Zantac), omeprazole (Prilosec), and esomeprazole (Nexium).

Cayenne preparations might also interact with over-the-counter drugs such as Rolaids, Tums, Maalox, and non-prescription versions of Zantac, Pepcid, Tagamet, and Prilosec.

Aspirin:  Cayenne preparations might lessen the effectiveness of aspirin to ease the pain. It might also increase the risk of bleeding.

Blood-thinning medications: Cayenne preparations might increase the risk of bleeding. It should not be taken with certain blood-thinning medications such as warfarin and heparin.

Possible Interactions with Zinc

If you are currently being treated with any of the following medications, you should consult with your doctor before taking any zinc preparations.

Antibiotics (Quinolone antibiotics): Zinc might decrease the effectiveness of some antibiotics. Some of these medications that might interact with zinc are levofloxacin (Levaquin), ciprofloxacin (Cipro), moxifloxacin (Avelox), ofloxacin (Floxin), norfloxacin (Chibroxin, Noroxin), gatifloxacin (Tequin) enoxacin (Penetrex), trovafloxacin (Trovan), sparfloxacin (Zagam), and grepafloxacin (Raxar).

Antibiotics (Tetracycline antibiotics): Zinc might decrease the effectiveness of tetracyclines. Some tetracyclines that might interact with this product are minocycline (Minocin), demeclocycline (Declomycin), and tetracycline (Achromycin, Sumycin).