Is Green Coffee Extract Safe with Amlodipine?
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Check blood pressure weekly when starting this supplement. Avoid sudden position changes. Contact your doctor if you experience lightheadedness, fainting, or persistent low blood pressure readings.
Why this interaction occurs
Green coffee extract may produce mild antihypertensive effects. When combined with calcium channel blockers such as amlodipine, cumulative blood pressure reduction may lead to hypotension, especially in elderly patients or those on higher doses.
Evidence
Evidence level: limited.
Reported safety data
The FDA’s adverse event reporting system (FAERS) has received 372,676 reports mentioning Amlodipine. This reflects reported cases involving the medication in general — not confirmed causation, and not specific to the Amlodipine + supplement combination on this page.
FAERS reports are voluntary and cannot prove that a drug caused an event. Do not use report counts to assess the safety of this specific drug-supplement pair.
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