Loop diuretics and thiazide diuretics can cause deficiencies in B vitamins, magnesium, and other minerals. — Whalespan
Loop diuretics and thiazide diuretics can cause deficiencies in B vitamins, magnesium, and other minerals.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“Diuretics, whether they're loop diuretics or thiazide diuretics, cause loss of critical electrolytes for humans and nutrients that are not intended to be lost. Look at the list of nutrient deficiencies associated with a loop diuretic like Lasix or furosemide, it is long. B vitamins, magnesium, other minerals, massive deficiencies follow when we cause diuresis in humans to treat hypertension without treating the root cause. Thiazide diuretics can also cause problems in terms of electrolyte deficiencies and nutrient deficiencies.”