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