Vitamin D, magnesium, etc

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I keep getting discrepancies on the magnesium we need for leg cramps and to facilitatate our intake of D. I was told by those on the OH DS board to take magnesium citrate for leg cramps and magnesium oxide for bowel issues. Since the leg/foot cramps were really a big problem for me, I stated magnesium citrate 1 four times a day (100 mg each one) so 400 mg a day. I had been taking ropinirole prescription for the leg cramps, but have weaned off of those. But Jo you mentioned, I think, magnesium glycinate to take. My leg cramps seemed to have tapered off the last week or two, so hopefully I am on the right track.

As far as D, I take 1 50,000 IU a day of dry D, and per Vita Lady () I also take 50,000 IU of sublingual D a day, different ways to get into the body. I have to get my labs drawn next week (beginning of Nov) and see where I am at. This is the first I have heard of the D injections. I know someone who had vitamin D infusion done and that worked for her. I, myself, have had one round of iron infusion, and I may need that again due to some fatigue.

Again, it seems the magnesium is really confusing to me. I believe that the mag. citrate is working for my leg cramps, hope it is also helping facilitate my D?

[Guest guest]

Hi

Yep...I know what is being said about Magnesium on the OH boards...But I'm

taking you a bit further.

Magnesium Oxide is the least absorbed form of Magnesium. Vitamins/calcium often

will put this form in it because:

1. it's cheap

2. calcium constipates and Oxide cause loose stools. So they add it to balance

out the constipation problems.

3. they can say they have magnesium in the product. It does, but your not

absorbing it!

The reason Vitalady says that Mag. Oxide is for the bowels is because we only

absorb about 5% of it. The rest stay in the bowels and loosens the stool. This

is great if constipation is your issue but it does next to nothing for assisting

with your Calcium and D and getting Magnesium into your cells so you don't have

muscles cramps.

Magnesium Citrate is absorbed better...close to a 50%. That means it 1/2 will

stay in your bowel and loosen stool and 1/2 will get to your cells and help with

vitamin D and Calcium.

Magnesium Glycinate is absorbed about 95%...MOST of it goes into your cells

helping with vitamin D and calcium and those muscle cramps. It also isn't

dependent on stomach acids and in the research actually said " best for people

with intestinal issues which cause them to malabsorb...like WLS or crohn's

disease " People who already have LOOSE stools will find Glycinate much easier

to take, especially in the higher doses.

Here's the thing...Vitalady has problems with constipation. So she doesn't look

beyond Magnesium Oxide or Citrate. I have always had problems with Loose stools

(even before DS) I can't tolerate even the Magnesium Citrate in a 2:1 ratio

dose to calcium like is recommended. So I kept researching. IF a person is not

having problems with constipation then there is no reason to take the other

forms...YOU DON'T NEED MAGNESIUM IN THE BOWEL FOR ANY REASON EXCEPT TO

COUNTERACT CONSTIPATION. If you do have constipation then Try the Magnesium

Citrate so at least 1/2 of it also get to your cells.

The basic rule is...for every 500 mg of calcium you take you need to take 250

mg. of Magnesium. This is supposed to be minimum.

On to vitamin D. I tried replacing one of my biotech 5o,000 iu's of vitamin D

with 50,000 iu of sub-lingual. Hoping that bypassing the digestion system would

help with absorption. MY D LABS WENT DOWN. I went back to all biotech and quit

taking the sub-lingual D. Your mileage may vary.

Dr. K hasn't been doing the injections very long. He is basically giving it to

all his patients, If you see him and he doesn't suggest it, then just ask for

it. He " thinks " he can give you the D injection once a year and then you can

quit taking your oral vitamin D. " I " don't think it is going to work out that

way...I think that it will work more like a booster shot that will assist our

continuing to take oral vitamin d.

Hope this helps.

Hugs

Jo

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> I keep getting discrepancies on the magnesium we need for leg cramps and to

facilitatate our intake of D. I was told by those on the OH DS board to take

magnesium citrate for leg cramps and magnesium oxide for bowel issues. Since the

leg/foot cramps were really a big problem for me, I stated magnesium citrate 1

four times a day (100 mg each one) so 400 mg a day. I had been taking ropinirole

prescription for the leg cramps, but have weaned off of those. But Jo you

mentioned, I think, magnesium glycinate to take. My leg cramps seemed to have

tapered off the last week or two, so hopefully I am on the right track.

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> As far as D, I take 1 50,000 IU a day of dry D, and per Vita Lady () I

also take 50,000 IU of sublingual D a day, different ways to get into the body.

I have to get my labs drawn next week (beginning of Nov) and see where I am at.

This is the first I have heard of the D injections. I know someone who had

vitamin D infusion done and that worked for her. I, myself, have had one round

of iron infusion, and I may need that again due to some fatigue.

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> Again, it seems the magnesium is really confusing to me. I believe that the

mag. citrate is working for my leg cramps, hope it is also helping facilitate my

D?

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