Re: The effect of drugs on Nutrition

[Guest guest]

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If the doctor in your post is selling a book, then it should be

pointed out that anyone can look up the side effects of any drug at

www.rxlist.com. The information found there is suppost to be from the

manufacturers and patient insert. Of course the information below is

just about the effect of drugs on nutrition, rxlist has all of the

posible side effects.

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> The Effect of Drugs on Nutrition

> by Dr. Theresa MacLean, B.Sc.Pharm., N.D.

> -------------------------------------------

>

> The following classes of pharmaceutical medication have various

effects upon

> the nutritional status of the user. Over time, these effects can

become

> very significant, affecting the comfort level and even the survival

of the

> person taking them. Compare these effects with those described by

your

> physician and inform him or her of any concerns you might have.

>

>

> LOOP DIURETICS (furosemide)

> Excretion of sodium, chloride, potassium, hydrogen ions, calcium,

magnesium,

> ammonium bicarbonate, and possibly phosphate is enhanced.

> After 4 weeks of furosemide use, thiamin concentrations and

transketolase

> activity were significantly reduced.

>

>

> THIAZIDE DIURETICS (hydrochlorthiazide)

> Excretion of sodium, chloride, potassium, bicarbonate, magnesium,

phosphate,

> and iodine are enhanced.

> Calcium excretion is decreased.

>

> TRIAMTERENE-CONTAINING DIURETICS (Dyazide, Dyrenium, Maxzide)

> Triamterene is potassium-sparing; supplementation could result in

potassium

> overload.

> Folic acid deficiency is possible.

>

>

> HISTAMINE H2 ANTAGONISTS (Tagamet, Zantac, Pepcid, Axid)

> Reduction of gastric acid secretion, resulting in poor digestion of

protein.

> Decreased vitamin B12. Gastric acid is required for B12 absorption.

> Tagamet inhibits cytochrome P-450 pathways.

>

> BIQUANIDES (Metforman)

> Interferes with glucose absorption.

> Decreases absorption of B12.

>

> POTASSIUM CHLORIDE

> Interferes with the absorption of B12.

>

> SULFASALAZINE

> Interferes with folic acid metabolism.

>

>

> ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES

> Oral contraceptives have significantly increased plasma vitamin A

levels.

> This is thought to be mediated by steroid induced alterations in

the rate of

> retinal-binding protein synthesis and release; depletion of

reserves may

> result.

> Vitamin B6 deficiencies due to alteration in B6 and tryptophan

metabolism.

> Interference with folate absorption.

> Reduced serum B12 levels.

> Increased serum copper as a result of increased plasma ceruloplasm;

clinical

> importance has not been determined.

> Increased serum iron and increased total iron-binding capacity,

along with

> increased incidence of iron deficiency anemia.

> Increased serum magnesium and zinc; clinical importance has not been

> determined.

>

>

> CORTIOSTEROIDS (hyrocortisone, prednisone, dexamethasone, etc.)

> Corticosteroids increase the rate of Vitamin A transport from the

liver,

> resulting in elevated serum levels and depletion of reserves.

> Negative nitrogen balance due to increased protein catabolism.

> Increased calcium excretion (increased catabolism).

> Sodium retention (mineralocorticoid activity).

> Increased potassium excretion (sodium is exchanged for potassium).

> May deplete Vitamins B6, B12, and folic acid.

> May deplete Vitamin D3.

>

>

> BILE ACID SEQUESTRANTS (Questran)

> Interference with absorption of fats and fat-soluble vitamins.

> Enhanced absorption of chloride ions in exchange for bicarbonate

ions, which

> may lead to acidosis.

> Increased urinary calcium excretion.

> Increased urinary magnesium excretion.

> Altered absorption of phosphate and nitrogen.

> Vitamin K deficiency.

> Reduced folic acid absorption.

> Reduced absorption of Vitamin E and iron are possible.

>

>

> HMG-CoA REDUCATASE INHIBITORS (Zocor, Mevacor, Pravachol)

> Blocks the biosynthesis of Coenzyme Q-10.

>

>

> LEVODOPA

> Pyridoxine reverses the effects of levodopa, although this does not

occur

> when levodopa is given with carbadopa. (Pyridoxine stimulates

> decarboxylation of levodopa in the periphery; carbadopa inhibits

> decarboxylation.)

>

>

> PHENYTOIN (Dilantin)

> Folate deficiency -- Increased folate catabolism or utilization as

a result

> of enzyme induction is considered to be the mechanism. However,

> supplementation may decrease the effectiveness of the phenytoin.

> Interference with Vitamin D metabolism.Folic acid analogues

(methotrexate,

> pyrimethamine, trimethoprin)

> These antagonists inhibit the enzyme dihydrofolate reductase, which

can lead

> to a functional folate deficiency. Supplementation can antagonize

the

> effects of these drugs.

>

>

> NSAIDS (Motrin, Naprosyn, Tylenol, ASA, etc.)

> Reduce nighttime melatonin secretion (related to prostaglandin

inhibition).

>

>

> ISONIAZID

> Increases excretion of pyridoxine into the urine, resulting in

deficiency.

> Inhibits the tryptophan-to-niacin pathway, resulting in increased

need for

> niacin and tryptophan.

>

>

> >From Drug-Induced Nutrient Depletion Handbook, 2nd Edition

> " complete and up-to-date listing of all drugs known

> to deplete the body of nutritional compounds. "

>

> Authors:

> Ross Pelton, RPh, PhD, CCN;

> B. LaValle, RPh, DHM, NMD, CCN;

> Ernest B. Hawkins, RPh, MS;

> L. Krinsky, RPh, MS.

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Thats a good link, I was simply posting so people start to get the idea

that drugs have more then the known side effects, they cause other

problems long term. I don't know anything about the doctor who wrote the

article. Most people are still going on blind faith that drugs are good

and will help them and they don't know all the risks. This is one reason

why people end up taking multiple drugs because of these long term

deficiencies caused.

male95219 wrote:

>

> ,

>

> If the doctor in your post is selling a book, then it should be

> pointed out that anyone can look up the side effects of any drug at

> www.rxlist.com. The information found there is suppost to be from the

> manufacturers and patient insert. Of course the information below is

> just about the effect of drugs on nutrition, rxlist has all of the

> posible side effects.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks ,

Sorry, I wasn't trying to bit your head off.

I'm so tired of the lunacy that exists around drugs and the shear

ignorance and arrogance about the harm they cause.

It is time for a new revolution where we outlaw all drug commericals

just like other countries and set standards that require all drug

manufacturers to show that current and future drugs have a better

than 75% success rate IN CURING illness/disease. If any drug can not

measure up to this standard by independent testing then it is not

allowed on the market, PERIOD?

While we're at it, change what is considered standard medical care to

be unacceptable medical care. We need to set the mark for medical

care much higher than it is today, where treating the cause of the

problem is the focus of medicine and not just treating symptoms.

We need to change the way in which doctors are protected from

liability for failing to treat the cause of illness and put their

sorry asses in prison for practicing medicine in that fashion, just

like other countries. Or maybe a better incentive would be for all

doctors to have to suffer the same illness/diseases as much as their

patients do. I bet it would not take very long for our medical system

to change for the better and come up with cures, in a hurry.

Just my rant for the day!

> >

> > ,

> >

> > If the doctor in your post is selling a book, then it should be

> > pointed out that anyone can look up the side effects of any drug

at

> > www.rxlist.com. The information found there is suppost to be from

the

> > manufacturers and patient insert. Of course the information below

is

> > just about the effect of drugs on nutrition, rxlist has all of the

> > posible side effects.

> >

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Ditto for me to both of you. I am glad I am not the only one who thinks

like this.

Heidi

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[Guest guest]

I would also like to add my support to and everyone else who is

trying to get the message out to people. Our body was designed to

repair, restore, protect and defend itself if it get the tools tnat it

was intended to have. The problem is that we no longer live in a world

for which our bodies were designed, therefore we need to supplement or

give it the right nutrition to enable it to do its job. Drugs are

toxic! Its such a pity that our doctors of today are not taught this.

Gill (UK)

> Good because each one of us has the ability to get the message out to

> people who want to hear, for the rest of those that don't, well the

> future won't be as healthy. Things are just going to get worse not

> better on this planet I am afraid.

>

> Velma Santiago wrote:

> >

> > I'm with you on that one -

> >

> > Val

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Gill,

Thanks, how are you doing have not heard from you in a while? Good I

hope, keep sharing with love.

Gill Butts wrote:

>

> I would also like to add my support to and everyone else who is

> trying to get the message out to people. Our body was designed to

> repair, restore, protect and defend itself if it get the tools tnat it

> was intended to have. The problem is that we no longer live in a world

> for which our bodies were designed, therefore we need to supplement or

> give it the right nutrition to enable it to do its job. Drugs are

> toxic! Its such a pity that our doctors of today are not taught this.

> Gill (UK)

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Do you have kids??? I certainly did not teach my kids this, in fact I

have fought them and harped at them and educated them to no avail. Kids

as well as adults will make their own decisions once they can and whats

easy, whats available and whats is quick is the choice of today's child

and adult. I am sure that the parents of murderers did not teach them

to murder but somewhere along the way they made personal choices that

were really bad. No one would choose disease and if they could see the

consequence the minute they made the bad choice then they might get it,

unfortunately it does not work that way. My parents ate very well, we

did not have fast foods when I was growing up, never heard of them. So

how did I learn?? It was personal choice based on convenience. My choice

to go back the other way was my decision also and its a decision that I

hope and pray more people can make every day so they don't have to

suffer the way that you and I have. I personally and part of the

solution because I educate at every opportunity about prevention and the

fuels that our bodies need.

Pugh wrote:

>

> This outrage about the next generation blows my mind. Who taught the

> kids to eat? We did. Who drove them to Mcs? We did. Who parked

> them in front of the TV every night? We did. We have the ability to

> change all that if we want to. Do we want to? I don't see many who are

> willing. It took having MS to open my eyes. In a great sense, having

> MS has been a wake-up call for me. I don't still do the things that

> got me here because you can't expect different results if you don't

> change your patterns. Being outraged without action is useless. Find a

> solution or be a part of the problem. Your choice (and I mean everyone

> in the group).

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