Effectiveness
Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database rates effectiveness based on scientific evidence according to the following scale: Effective, Likely Effective, Possibly Effective, Possibly Ineffective, Likely Ineffective, Ineffective, and Insufficient Evidence to Rate.
The effectiveness ratings for RASPBERRY KETONE are as follows:
Insufficient evidence to rate effectiveness for…
- Hair loss (alopecia areata). Early research shows that applying a raspberry ketone solution to the scalp might increase hair growth in people with hair loss.
- Male pattern baldness (androgenic alopecia). Early research shows that applying a raspberry ketone solution to the scalp might increase hair growth in people with male pattern baldness
- Obesity. Early research suggests that taking raspberry ketone plus vitamin C might decrease weight and body fat in healthy people. Other research suggests that taking a specific product (Prograde Metabolism, Ultimate Wellness Systems) containing raspberry ketone (Razberi K, Integrity Nutraceuticals) and other ingredients twice daily for 8 weeks reduces body weight, fat mass, waist and hip circumference when used with dieting compared to dieting alone in overweight people. The effects of taking raspberry ketone alone are not clear.
- Other conditions.
More evidence is needed to rate raspberry ketone for these uses.
Dose
Safety Concerns
Special precautions & warnings:
Pregnancy and breast-feeding: There is not enough reliable information about the safety of taking raspberry ketone if you are pregnant or breast feeding. Stay on the safe side and avoid use.
Diabetes: Raspberry ketone might lower blood sugar levels. In theory, raspberry ketone might make blood sugar drop too low in people already taking medications for diabetes.
Interaction with medication
- Medications for diabetes (Antidiabetes drugs)
- Raspberry ketone might decrease blood sugar. Diabetes medications are also used to lower blood sugar. Taking raspberry ketone along with diabetes medications might cause your blood sugar to get too low. Monitor your blood sugar closely. The dose of your diabetes medication might need to be changed.
Some medications used for diabetes include glimepiride (Amaryl), glyburide (Diabeta, Glynase PresTab, Micronase), insulin, metformin (Glumetza, Fortamet, Glucophage, Riomet), pioglitazone (Actos), rosiglitazone (Avandia), and others.
- Stimulant drugs
- Stimulant drugs speed up the nervous system. By speeding up the nervous system, stimulant medications can make you feel jittery and speed up your heartbeat. Raspberry ketone might also speed up the nervous system. Taking raspberry ketone along with stimulant drugs might cause serious problems including increased heart rate and high blood pressure. Avoid taking stimulant drugs along with raspberry ketone.
Some stimulant drugs include amphetamine, caffeine, diethylpropion (Tenuate), methylphenidate, phentermine (Ionamin), pseudoephedrine (Sudafed, others), and many others.
- Warfarin (Coumadin)
- Warfarin (Coumadin) is used to thin the blood and prevent blood clots. There has been one report of a person taking warfarin (Coumadin) who also took raspberry ketone. In this person warfarin (Coumadin) did not work as well after raspberry ketone was taken. The dose of warfarin (Coumadin) had to be increased in order to maintain the effect of warfarin (Coumadin) and prevent blood clots. If you take warfarin (Coumadin), talk with your health provider before taking raspberry ketone.
