I've heard it said, mixing medications and vitamins is like mixing friends — sometimes they just don't get along!
Let me give you an example — you have high cholesterol, and are taking a statin. You are also taking a multivitamin. But, taking both together may not be such a great idea. One consequence is that statins block the antioxidant effect of vitamin E, and vitamin E interferes with the health benefits of statins. Therefore, these two shouldn't meet!
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