Symptoms, conditions and causes

What are the most common nutrient deficiencies caused by medications, and how do certain drugs interfere with nutrient absorption or metabolism?

As you create these nutritional deficiencies by taking a drug, you create nutritional deficiency symptoms that are then treated with a drug. 

Here is a list of different drugs and the nutritional deficiencies they can create:

Antacids: H2 antagonists — Iron, B12, Vitamin D, calcium, zinc, folic acid 

Proton-pump inhibitors — Magnesium, B12, 

Antacids — Minerals, B12, protein

Antibiotics — Ca, Mg, iron, k1, B 1,2,3,5,6, 9, 12

Antidepressive — COQ10, Mg, B 2,6,9,12 

Antipsychotic — B2, vitamin C

Antihypertensive: Ace inhibitor — Zinc, Mg, potassium 

Beta blocker — COQ10, vitamin D Calcium channel blocker — Folic acid, B complex

Anticholesterol — Vitamin A, Vitamin D, Vitamin E, Vitamin K, COQ10, EPA, DHA

Corticosteroids — Ca, Mg B1

Metformin — B12, B1, B9 

Diuretics — Mg, vitamin K, Zinc, calcium build up 

HRT — B9, Mg, B6, B12

Last updated: Oct 14, 2024 19:20 PM