Guest guest Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 Dear Pat, You said: <<I have a question after reading the file on magnesium. Is it necessary to take calcium as well as magnesium? I am very prone to constipation and would prefer to just take the magnesium. (I find I can't even eat yogurt often because of this).>> ** I think you'll find this constipation is a result of a lack of magnesium. Try 3 doses a day of 300 mg each dose. We'll wait a bit but I think you'll be able to add calcium after that. Regards, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 > > Does anyone know if there is a difference between Magnesium Citrate and Magnesium Oxide? I want to start taking Mag Citrate for the " brain zaps " , and all I can find is Magnesium oxide. Thanks ahead of time for the help!>> ** Dinah, mag citrate is widely available online. Mag oxide is the poorest form of mag existing. I recommend mag these mag types (most preferable to least preferable): Taurate Chloride Malate Gluconate Citrate Asporotate Regards, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 I have succinate - is that any good? Sallyx > > > > Does anyone know if there is a difference between Magnesium Citrate > and Magnesium Oxide? I want to start taking Mag Citrate for > the " brain zaps " , and all I can find is Magnesium oxide. Thanks > ahead of time for the help!>> > > > > ** Dinah, mag citrate is widely available online. Mag oxide is > the poorest form of mag existing. > > I recommend mag these mag types (most preferable to least > preferable): > > Taurate > Chloride > Malate > Gluconate > Citrate > Asporotate > > > Regards, > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 > > > > > > Does anyone know if there is a difference between Magnesium > Citrate > > and Magnesium Oxide? I want to start taking Mag Citrate for > > the " brain zaps " , and all I can find is Magnesium oxide. Thanks > > ahead of time for the help!>> > > > > > > > > ** Dinah, mag citrate is widely available online. Mag oxide > is > > the poorest form of mag existing. > > > > I recommend mag these mag types (most preferable to least > > preferable): > > > > Taurate > > Chloride > > Malate > > Gluconate > > Citrate > > Asporotate > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 Dear , You said: <<, you told me to try dosing with 200mg of magnesium, dissolved in water, every hour until 5 p.m. I've done that today. Early this afternoon I felt a little giddy, and a few times I've felt very warm, right to the tips of my ears (beats being cold all the time). Mood has been pretty good. No huge changes, but overall I'd say I feel a little better. Mind you, I'm looking at the possibility of stopping light therapy and letting my body heal properly, and that change of mindset has made me feel excited and positive too. >> Okay, this confirms my suspicions that you are deficient in magnesium. How much do you normally currently take per day? Regards, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 > Okay, this confirms my suspicions that you are deficient in > magnesium. How much do you normally currently take per day? After I wrote that post, I found that I felt really mellow and upbeat that evening, even though I'd stopped the magnesium at 5 p.m. I felt the same when I woke up this morning. It stopped not long after I had my morning supplements. I take those supplements at 7 or 8 a.m. They include a mulitvitamin with 200mg calcium and 100mg magnesium. I also take a 250mg calcium citrate tablet. At 11 a.m. I take 200mg magnesium citrate. At 2 p.m. I take another 200mg magnesium. At 6 p.m. I take another 250mg calcium. At 10 p.m. I take my colloidal minerals, which includes about 400mg each of magnesium and calcium. I have been taking the calcium with meals because it gives me gastro- intestinal upset on an empty stomach. I've tried to work the magnesium around that. The mag is about £8 for a bottle of 60 tablets, and part of me doesn't want to overdo it because costs go up. I know that's not the right attitude towards healing though. If you think I need more I'll take it. I quite liked how I felt last night Thanks, . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 > After I wrote that post, I found that I felt really mellow and > upbeat that evening, even though I'd stopped the magnesium at 5 p.m. > I felt the same when I woke up this morning. It stopped not long > after I had my morning supplements.>> ** Could you send me a link to the ingredients in the multivitamin, please? > > I take those supplements at 7 or 8 a.m. They include a mulitvitamin > with 200mg calcium and 100mg magnesium. I also take a 250mg calcium > citrate tablet. > > At 11 a.m. I take 200mg magnesium citrate. > > At 2 p.m. I take another 200mg magnesium. > > At 6 p.m. I take another 250mg calcium. > > At 10 p.m. I take my colloidal minerals, which includes about 400mg > each of magnesium and calcium. > > I have been taking the calcium with meals because it gives me gastro- > intestinal upset on an empty stomach. I've tried to work the > magnesium around that. > > The mag is about £8 for a bottle of 60 tablets, and part of me > doesn't want to overdo it because costs go up. I know that's not the > right attitude towards healing though. If you think I need more I'll > take it. I quite liked how I felt last night >> ** Ok,this is an indication that you're not absorbing magnesium well. Cut out all calcium except that which is in the multi. Add 1/2 of a mag tab (125 mg) hourly until 5pm. Let me know hoe you feel. Regards, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 > ** Could you send me a link to the ingredients in the > multivitamin, please? I'm not sure about a link, but I can tell you what's on the label. Dicalcium phosphate, magnesium oxide, maltodextrin, potassium chloride, cellulose, ascorbic acid, ferrous fumarate, croscarmellose sodium, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, nicotinamide, zinc oxide, vitamin E acetate, silicon dioxide, calcium pantothenate, modified maize starch, magnesium stearate, sucrose, colours (titanium dioxide, iron oxide), gelatin, talc, manganese sulphate, stearic acid, maize starch, pyridoxine hydrochloride, copper sulphate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, vitamin A acetate, mannitol, acacia, peanut oil, folic acid, potassium iodide, soya oil, biotin, chromic sulphate, antioxidant (tocopherol), sodium selenite, vitamin K, vitamin D3, vitamin B12 Actually I've never looked at that before. Why on earth are there sugars, and peanut oil and soy oil, in a tablet you swallow . . . ? Here are the vitamin amounts: vitamin A 800ug vitamin D 5ug vitamin E 10mg vitamin C 60mg thiamin 1.4 mg riboflavin 1.6 mg niacin 18mg vitamin B6 2mg folic acid 200ug vitamin B12 1ug biotin 150ug pantothenic acid 6mg calcium 200mg phosphorus 145mg iron 14mg magnesium 100mg zinc 15mg iodine 150ug vitamin K 20ug copper 1000ug manganese 1mg chromium 25ug selenium 25ug potassium 40mg chloride 36mg I first started taking this multi for the full RDA of zinc it contains. I discovered you can get a zinc supplement, but I thought taking a multivitamin was probably a good idea. I will also follow your advice on the magnesium tomorrow, though half a tab is 100mg not 125mg (don't suppose it matters much). Thanks for you help, . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 Dear , You said: > Actually I've never looked at that before. Why on earth are there > sugars, and peanut oil and soy oil, in a tablet you swallow . . . ?>> ** Ahhh... the wonderful world of pharmaceutical comany-made supplemnts! It's time for a new mulit. > > I first started taking this multi for the full RDA of zinc it > contains. I discovered you can get a zinc supplement, but I thought > taking a multivitamin was probably a good idea. > > I will also follow your advice on the magnesium tomorrow, though > half a tab is 100mg not 125mg (don't suppose it matters much).>> ** How's it going? Regards, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 24, 2006 Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 > ** Ahhh... the wonderful world of pharmaceutical comany-made > supplemnts! It's time for a new multi. Yes I can see that, but what should I look for, what should I get? I can't get anything similar to Body Toddy here. I've asked several times what people in the UK take but I think maybe none of them were around at the time and didn't see my messages. I can start taking a separate zinc supplement. I already supplement B (50mg of many of them), C, D3, and iron. Many of the other minerals are in my mineral toddy. Maybe I'd be OK getting that brand I found with the amino acids and fruit/veg extracts, that doesn't acutally contain many vitamins? This is getting to be a real bugbear and I'd feel relieved to finally get it sorted. About the magnesium, I took 100mg dissolved in water every hour until 5, like you told me. From mid-morning I started feeling very upbeat and motivated to do things, and a bit giddy again, and warm, particularly in my face and ears. I was positively roasting last night. Had trouble getting to sleep, but that might have been due to the shock of not having any light therapy. Sometimes it's hard to figure out what's causing the way I feel. I've had heart palpitations off and on too, but I think that's very likely the effect of no light therapy as well. By the way, I'm very pleased to say that I'm not having the negative reaction to that which I feared. Sleep was a little rocky but not too bad; I got out of bed OK; I've been functioning all this time. I'm just a little frayed and fragile, but I can cope with that. If I didn't know any better I'd say you guys worked magic here. No potato, no light therapy, and I'm fine . . . what next? LOL. Many thanks , . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 24, 2006 Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 It's withdrawal. And you're working actively > to heal from it! I'm sorry to make you have to hammer the point home like this Kim. I promise I will keep that in mind from now on. The more I learn about these drugs, the more I see your point. I was just trying to separate things out for because she has been having me dose up on magnesium and wanted to know how I felt. Usually I go straight to sleep because I'm so very tired. Also the regular heart palpitations have only been a recent feature, but I'm not bothering about them and they will go away. It's wasting my energy to try to figure ouot what's causing them because at the bottom of it is my body tyring to heal. I was very clear-headed this morning, much of the leadenness was gone from my body, and I had a reminder of what it is like to see the world through the eyes of someone whose biochemistry isn't messed up. This is really exciting . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 24, 2006 Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 , suggested a Garden of Life product to me several weeks back, can't remember what it was now, but I seem to remember I couldn't find an internet supplier of GOL in the UK. Maybe I need to be more determined with my searches. There must be SOMETHING good here that I can take, LOL. Many thanks, . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 I have a problem with a dose- they come here (UK) in high doses- as to taurate: a dose of 915mg. You suggested a dose 200mg twice a day at the start. Should I try higher one? ikam > > Ikam, for magnesium get one of these forms: > > malate, taurate, citrate > > > C > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 > > I have a problem with a dose- they come here (UK) in high doses- as to > taurate: a dose of 915mg. You suggested a dose 200mg twice a day at the > start. Should I try higher one? >> ** It's not really 915 mg. The only thing that counts is the elemental magnesium in a product. I'm willing to guess that the elemental mag in the one you're looking at is somewhere between 70 and 170 mg. If it is not on the bottle, ask the sales person. If youn can't get an answer,l note the particular product and look it up online. Regards, C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 18, 2006 Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 OK, I will do it, check myself...It was a sales person who told me about the dose... ikam > > > > I have a problem with a dose- they come here (UK) in high doses- > as to > > taurate: a dose of 915mg. You suggested a dose 200mg twice a day > at the > > start. Should I try higher one? >> > > > > ** It's not really 915 mg. The only thing that counts is the > elemental magnesium in a product. I'm willing to guess that the > elemental mag in the one you're looking at is somewhere between 70 > and 170 mg. If it is not on the bottle, ask the sales person. If > youn can't get an answer,l note the particular product and look it > up online. > > Regards, > C > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2006 Report Share Posted August 19, 2006 Is magnesium taurine the same what taurate? ikam > > Ikam, for magnesium get one of these forms: > > malate, taurate, citrate > > > C > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2006 Report Share Posted August 20, 2006 > > Is magnesium taurine the same what taurate? Posssibly. Do you have a link to it? C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2006 Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 Cathereine, I sent you a link. Today I found a diiferent magnesium- Orotate. Is it good? ikam > > > > Is magnesium taurine the same what taurate? > > > > Posssibly. Do you have a link to it? > > C > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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