Drugs That Whack the Mitochondria!

[Cort]

Dr. Courtney Craig came out with a blog on drugs that can affect mitochondrial functioning...It turns out that some of them are used pretty commonly in ME/CFS. If you're taking them she recommends mitochondrial supplementation.

Check out her blog here: http://www.drcourtneycraig.com/blog/2014/11/29/medication-induced-mitochondrial-damage

If medication is required, attempting to counteract the deleterious effects with mitochondrial supports is warranted!

A specific list of mitochondrial disrupters may look like this:

• Antidepressants: Amitriptyline, Celexa, Prozac

• Pain Relievers: Acetaminophen, Voltaren, Naproxen, Aspirin

• Blood Pressure Medications: Propranolol

• Cholesterol Medications: Lipitor, Crestor, Zocor

• Diabetes Medications: Metformin

• Antibiotics: Erythromycin, Tetracycline

• Anti-Anxiety Medications: Xanax, Valium

• Benzodiazepines: Klonopin, Ativan

 

[Issie]

CQ10 is great for this. It is being used at high doses to stop Parkinson's from progressing. One of those supplements we may all need. It's energizing too.

Issie

 

[buckey]

I know this is old but I kept wondering if tetracycline for acne for 1.5 yrs straight without a break could have caused my me/cfs.i am more certain of this noe