Furosemide (brand: Lasix) is
a drug mugger of Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine or P5P).
For now, the term
drug mugger won't be found in medical journals because it's only an expression my husband dreamed up during a flash of brilliance (this happens when I bake him banana - chocolate bread).
Another smart choice, according to pharmacist Suzy Cohen, RPh, author of
Drug Muggers: How to Keep Your Medicine From Stealing the Life Out of You, is a cup of tea — but not just any cup.
Some laxatives and antacids are
drug muggers for calcium; run low on that and you can develop muscle cramps and brittle bones.
Most blood pressure pills are
drug muggers for magnesium.
Are these meds considered
drug muggers?
Ibuprofen and aspirin are
both drug muggers for folic acid (5 - MTHF).
You called
them drug muggers.
Since I have limited space in this column, I've posted a longer list on my web site (www.dearpharmacist.com, click on
Drug Muggers on the left hand side of the HOME page) so you can see if you take a drug mugger and learn what nutrients to restore.
After it was mentioned a second time elsewhere (
Drug Muggers) I took the plunge and am very happy with the results.
Check out more about this in the book
Drug Muggers by Suzy Cohen, RPh, America's Pharmacist.
Drug Muggers by 24 Hour Pharmacist Suzy Cohen How drugs can deplete nutrients by pharmacist Suzy Cohen, author of the 24 - Hour Pharmacist.