General Practitioner Questions Propranolol

Do I have to avoid eating foods like ginger or garlic if I'm taking propranolol

Hi I recently added raw ginger to my diet and have been eating it almost everyday. But I read online it can be dangerous because of its affect on blood pressure, since I'm taking propranolol. I only take 5 mg of propranolol twice a day for anxiety. Do I have to stop eating ginger?

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1 Answer

When your propranolol intake is as modest as you write, there is no need to worry about foods that you eat. Unless, of course, you eat copious amounts of those foods you mention, in which case you could obviously reduce the amount that you take in.