Are your Fit Mother Supplements safe if I'm taking blood pressure or cholesterol medications?

Question:

"Hey FMP Team, I am very interested in trying your supplements. I am taking blood pressure and cholesterol lowering medications. Are these supplements safe for me?"

Disclaimer:

The following is for educational purposes only and is NOT medical advice. If you're taking any prescription medications, it's always a good idea to run any supplements you're taking by your doctor. Everyone's medical history is unique. That's why we do not make any specific recommendations for you. This is not medical advice - just for informational purposes

Answer:

If you're taking medication for lowering blood pressure, then the following FMP supplements are very safe:

  • SuperFuel (available 2021) is safe and beneficial. The protein, vitamins, minerals, and probiotics will help improve overall health.

If you're taking medication for lowering blood pressure, then following FMP supplements may have interactions with medication and&should be run by your doctor before taking:

  • Important: Balance RX contains St. John's Wort, Black Cohosh, Maca, and Vitex Agnus - all of which have interactions with very common blood pressure, blood thinning and cholesterol-lowering medications. These interactions are big (particularly with St. John's Wort - so we definitely recommend you DO NOT take Balance RX if you're on any heart medications without first running things by your doctor).
  • Burn RX also has some natural stimulants (caffeine and green tea extract) each which may increase heart rate and blood pressure. This increase shouldn't be any more than a normal cup of coffee, but it is worth noting. Important note: if the blood pressure medication you're taking is a Beta-Blocker (common names are metoprolol, atenolol, propanolol), then Burn RX should absolutely be run by your doctor.

If you're taking medication for lowering cholesterol (but not blood pressure), then the following FMP supplements are very safe:

  • Fit Mother SuperFuel is safe and beneficial. The protein, vitamins, minerals, and probiotics will help improve overall health.
  • Burn RX contains Green Tea extract, which can help lower cholesterol levels and is recommended and research-backed for ladies trying to lower cholesterol levels, but Green Tea can decrease the absorption of some statin drugs and can potentially increase statin's side effects (Simvastatin in particular). For this reason, we suggest taking Burn RX AWAY/SEPARATE from Statin medications.

If you're taking medication for lowering cholesterol (but not blood pressure), then the following FMP supplements may have interactions with medication and should be run by your doctor:

  • Important: Balance RX contains St. John's Wort, Black Cohosh, Maca, and Vitex Agnus - all of which have interactions with very common blood pressure, blood thinning and cholesterol-lowering medications. These interactions are big (particularly with St. John's Wort - so we definitely recommend you DO NOT take Balance RX if you're on any heart medications without first running things by your doctor).

If you're taking medication for thinning your blood (prescription blood thinners), then please note the following important message:

Natural supplements that improve heart health, reduce inflammation, and lower cholesterol often also work as natural blood thinners! ** This is a very important point.**

Important note of emphasis: If you are on prescription blood-thinning medication -- including but not limited to the following: 

  • warfarin (Coumadin), (Eliquis), rivaroxaban (Xarelto), dabigatran (Pradaxa), edoxaban (Lixiana)

... then we do  highly suggest monitoring supplements that contain natural ingredients like Omega-3, Garlic, CoQ10, Curcumin, and Boswellia that may thin your blood even further and increase your risk of bleeding.

If you are simply taking a baby Aspirin and NOT prescription blood thinners, then these should be safe for you. That said, please check with your doctor. It is always better to be safe, and (again) this is not medical advice. 

If you're taking medication  prescription blood thinners, the following FMP supplements are still very safe:

  • SuperFuel Protein

All the other FMP supplements should be run by your doctor as they may increase your risk of bleeding.

I know this may seem like a lot of information. We put together this extensive guide because YOUR health is priority #1 to us... and many great natural supplements do interact with common prescription medications. We want to ensure we are thorough for you, because you are worth it.

Please check with your doctor. We have linked the supplement labels below so you can show those to your doctor too.

Yours in health,

-The Fit Mother Project  Customer Success Team