Question
Can I drink tea and coffee with my meds?
26 December 2022. Related: Adherence, All topics, Drug interactions.
Can I take black tea and coffee (1 or 2 cups a day) with my medication combo? I am taking TLD?
Answer
Hi there
It is fine to drink tea or coffee – and to eat and drink as normal.
Being HIV positive means you can still eat and drink as normal, including when you are on ART.
A few meds either need to be taken with food or taken on an empty stomach.
TLD though can be taken with or without food – it makes no difference.
Hi Thandi, tea does not interact with TLD so this isn’t a problem. However, there is no such thing as a detoc tea – this is just marketing and advertising. You can drink tea if you like the taste but it doesn’t have any proven detox effect.
Hey Is it safe to use organic detox tea while taking TLD HIV treatment?
Hi Tee tee, thanks.
Are you asking about coming off alcohol or drugs? If yes, then the answer is yes, there is no trouble at all, but it is better to do this with support from your clinic.
If you are talking about a diet-related process where perhaps you are fasting, or using a juice diet etc, then this is also okay. However, there are not any HIV or medical benefits from doing this. Your body naturally gets rids of toxins just with a healthy balanced diet and perhaps a little exercise. This is what you liver and kidneys do naturally.
Hi is it fine to detox while you on TLD pill?
Hello Tee and thanks for getting in touch.
We generally don’t recommend supplements as they are not controlled like medication and can be untrustworthy in their ingredients and doses.
However, the specific tea contains metals that might interact with your ARVs so you need to be careful how you take it and space by 6 hours either way at least.
For more specifics please check interactions here:
https://www.hiv-druginteractions.org
Hi sir/madam
Can I drink B-epic instant tea or B-epic detox tea while I’m taking arvs and BP meds?