magnesium

[Guest guest]

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The one thing at a time makes sense, but I wouldn't worry about whether it's the

Mag/Malate or weather. I take 100 mg of Wellbutrin a day and it helps a lot. I

KNOW because when I miss 3 or 4 days in a row I am WIPED OUT. So just keep it

up and later on you can try stopping for a few

days. But my mom sent me that and she said her friend only takes it when she

needs it. So I guess you can tell right away.

Laurel

shue@... wrote:

> I bought the Magnesium Malate supplement yesterday and started it today. It

says 3 pills a day and it has only 456mg of magnesium and 825mg of malic acid

for 3 pills total. I think one of you said it should be higher. What do you

think?

> I want to try different things until I can find something that helps

somewhat but only one new thing at a time so I will know which is helping. Also

the weather is getting warmer so I'm afraid I won't know if the supplement is

helping or just the weather being better that is helping.

>

> Also, didn't one of you say that you had tried the " Sam-e " supplement? I saw

this at the health food store but didn't buy it yet. Has it helped anyone?

>

> The nicer weather has helped me a lot compared to the pain I was having.

Last Monday was really horrible but the days since have been much better.

Yesterday was starting bad but got better later in the day. Still lots of pain

but nothing like last Monday.

>

> Today, its nice outside, I have some pain but nothing I can't handle really.

So I am trying to get caught up on some housework. I know I may pay for it, but

I really need to catch up on some things.

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[Guest guest]

Hi, I had read that you need 600mg Magnesium and 1200 Malic acid a

day for good results. I tried the Sam-e last summer for 2 months. I

believe I was taking 800mg a day and felt nothing. Since then I have

read that I didn't give it long enough and I should have taken

1200mg. It's pretty expensive and I am hesitant to put more money

into it. More and more info is coming out about Sam-e's good effects

on both depression and OA. Maybe I'll go back to it sometime. It's

great weather today and I feel decent....(whispered.)<G> Pat

> I bought the Magnesium Malate supplement yesterday and started

it today. It says 3 pills a day and it has only 456mg of magnesium

and 825mg of malic acid for 3 pills total. I think one of you said it

should be higher. What do you think?

> I want to try different things until I can find something that

helps somewhat but only one new thing at a time so I will know which

is helping. Also the weather is getting warmer so I'm afraid I won't

know if the supplement is helping or just the weather being better

that is helping.

>

> Also, didn't one of you say that you had tried the " Sam-e "

supplement? I saw this at the health food store but didn't buy it

yet. Has it helped anyone?

>

> The nicer weather has helped me a lot compared to the pain I was

having. Last Monday was really horrible but the days since have been

much better. Yesterday was starting bad but got better later in the

day. Still lots of pain but nothing like last Monday.

>

> Today, its nice outside, I have some pain but nothing I can't

handle really. So I am trying to get caught up on some housework. I

know I may pay for it, but I really need to catch up on some things.

>

>

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> http://members.tripod.com/~Shue/menu2.html

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[Guest guest]

Hi

I took some extra magnesium because I was feeling stressed but it seemed to

make it worse. The pounding in my chest and neck got worse and I felt very

hyper and depressed all evening. Has this happened to anyone?

My main symptoms are pounding in the neck artery from time to time, ringing

in the ears, high blood pressure and weird sensations in my head (pressure,

fluttering, pounding, etc.)

I find that whenever I increase any of my vitamins my symptoms get worse.

Is it because they start to chelate and stir up the mercury more?

Barbara

[Guest guest]

>

> Hi,

>

> I get worse too from taking some supplements and magnesium. i do

not

> know why and half the time don't know what's doing what.

TK--- The only way to know what is doing what is exclusion. Use one

supplement at a time for a week or two just like food exclusion to

make sure it is not causing problems. It is important to look at the

ingredients also so there is not something that you know is a problem.

I get

> scared to take anything now. My doctor put me on magnesium because

> of my muscle tics, but everything she's put me on has just made me

> feel worse physically/mentally emotionally.

TK--- One idea would be to use transdermal magnesium and see if it

helps.

I don't know why and

> have wondered whether it does indeed stir mercury up a bit more.

TK--- Magnesium does not mobilize Hg except magnesium citrate which

is supposed to be a [very mild - barely] chelator. It may be a

problem with the form of mg or other ingredients.

> Maybe the mercury that's in the places where those minerals should

> be, gets disturbed when you replace them and causes a reaction. I

> really wish I knew.

>

> .

>

>

> > Hi

> >

> > I took some extra magnesium because I was feeling stressed but it

> seemed to

> > make it worse. The pounding in my chest and neck got worse and

I

> felt very

> > hyper and depressed all evening. Has this happened to anyone?

> >

> > My main symptoms are pounding in the neck artery from time to

time,

> ringing

> > in the ears, high blood pressure and weird sensations in my head

> (pressure,

> > fluttering, pounding, etc.)

> >

> > I find that whenever I increase any of my vitamins my symptoms

get

> worse.

> > Is it because they start to chelate and stir up the mercury more?

> >

> > Barbara

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

>

> Hi

>

> I took some extra magnesium because I was feeling stressed but it

seemed to

> make it worse. The pounding in my chest and neck got worse and I

felt very

> hyper and depressed all evening. Has this happened to anyone?

TK--- This may be the form of Mag or other ingredients in the

supplement. Mag citrate is supposedly barely a mild chelator.

>

> My main symptoms are pounding in the neck artery from time to time,

ringing

> in the ears, high blood pressure and weird sensations in my head

(pressure,

> fluttering, pounding, etc.)

>

> I find that whenever I increase any of my vitamins my symptoms get

worse.

> Is it because they start to chelate and stir up the mercury more?

TK--- No they do not chelate Hg. If you are using something that has

sulfer in it then it may mobilize Hg. The supplements suggested do

not chelate Hg or mobilize it. Some supplements have ingredients

that do not agree with people and it isimportant to know what else is

in them.

>

> Barbara

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi:

I found that if I take magnesium, I get cramps in my calves. As soon as I

stop taking it the cramps stop!!?? How can this be?

Barbara

I use " Natural Calm " magnesium citrate powder by Gillham's

Natural Vitality, disolved in water. Gillham is a nutritional

researcher. It works wonders for me in stoping my muscle cramps. I

had severe muscle cramps (hands, feet, neck, calves), meny times

throughout the day. This powder form is also supposedly absorbed

better with a balanced pH that provides better absorption and benefit

(according to the label). It comes in flavors, but I just use the

regular (just plane magensium..no flavoring etc). I hope I can

mention this, for I have no connection to Gillham or the

product aside from the fact it just helped me where magnesium

capsules or tablets did nothing for me. My doc recommended it and is

available at most health food stores. V

[Guest guest]

Wow...you know, this was my problem for a long time. Every time I

would take magnesium I would get terrible muscle cramps. No one had

an explanation for this except a friend of mine that has a doctorate

in Chinese medicine. She figured that I was retaining the magnesium

and also my body was not using it correctly and this would throw the

magnesium/calcium ratio off. Maybe it was because of the nature of

magnesium in mucsle contractions and calcium relaxing muscles.

Oddly, after chelating for 6 months this quit happening. Now I get

muscle cramps if I don't take magnesium/calcium with a 1:1 ratio. Do

you take calcium with the magnesium? If you do at what ratio? New

thories seem to advocate a 1:1 ratio instead of 2:1 ratio (twice as

much calcium as magnesium). Also I found that I would still get

muscle cramps if I took magnesium tablets or capsules. I need the

magnesium powder, but can take the calcium capsules...go figure.

Maybe someone else has an explanation for the muscle cramps with

magnesium. V

>

>

> Hi:

>

> I found that if I take magnesium, I get cramps in my calves. As

soon as I

> stop taking it the cramps stop!!?? How can this be?

>

> Barbara

>

> I use " Natural Calm " magnesium citrate powder by Gillham's

> Natural Vitality, disolved in water. Gillham is a

nutritional

> researcher. It works wonders for me in stoping my muscle cramps. I

> had severe muscle cramps (hands, feet, neck, calves), meny times

> throughout the day. This powder form is also supposedly absorbed

> better with a balanced pH that provides better absorption and

benefit

> (according to the label). It comes in flavors, but I just use the

> regular (just plane magensium..no flavoring etc). I hope I can

> mention this, for I have no connection to Gillham or the

> product aside from the fact it just helped me where magnesium

> capsules or tablets did nothing for me. My doc recommended it and

is

> available at most health food stores. V

>

[Guest guest]

I haven't researched this, but a doctor mentioned to me that there's a

test they can do where you get a shot of Mg and then collect urine

over a certain period of time, to see if you are retaining Mg properly.

Not sure if there are better methods. DD offers an intracellular

(blood) test, which I have not done.

> >

> >

> > Hi:

> >

> > I found that if I take magnesium, I get cramps in my calves. As

> soon as I

> > stop taking it the cramps stop!!?? How can this be?

> >

> > Barbara

> >

> > I use " Natural Calm " magnesium citrate powder by Gillham's

> > Natural Vitality, disolved in water. Gillham is a

> nutritional

> > researcher. It works wonders for me in stoping my muscle cramps. I

> > had severe muscle cramps (hands, feet, neck, calves), meny times

> > throughout the day. This powder form is also supposedly absorbed

> > better with a balanced pH that provides better absorption and

> benefit

> > (according to the label). It comes in flavors, but I just use the

> > regular (just plane magensium..no flavoring etc). I hope I can

> > mention this, for I have no connection to Gillham or the

> > product aside from the fact it just helped me where magnesium

> > capsules or tablets did nothing for me. My doc recommended it and

> is

> > available at most health food stores. V

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Many thanks for this info. I am going to ask my doc about this when I

see him again next month. V

> > >

> > >

> > > Hi:

> > >

> > > I found that if I take magnesium, I get cramps in my calves.

As

> > soon as I

> > > stop taking it the cramps stop!!?? How can this be?

> > >

> > > Barbara

> > >

> > > I use " Natural Calm " magnesium citrate powder by

Gillham's

> > > Natural Vitality, disolved in water. Gillham is a

> > nutritional

> > > researcher. It works wonders for me in stoping my muscle

cramps. I

> > > had severe muscle cramps (hands, feet, neck, calves), meny

times

> > > throughout the day. This powder form is also supposedly

absorbed

> > > better with a balanced pH that provides better absorption and

> > benefit

> > > (according to the label). It comes in flavors, but I just use

the

> > > regular (just plane magensium..no flavoring etc). I hope I can

> > > mention this, for I have no connection to Gillham or the

> > > product aside from the fact it just helped me where magnesium

> > > capsules or tablets did nothing for me. My doc recommended it

and

> > is

> > > available at most health food stores. V

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

whats the difference between reg. magnesium and magnesium citrate?

i am very constipated, so anything that will help that would be good

for me.

janey

[Guest guest]

I thought that Mag Chloride was used for constipation?

TK wrote:

TK--- for constipation you can use any form besides the mag chloride.

You just need to take enough to make a difference. How much are you

using now ?

>

> whats the difference between reg. magnesium and magnesium citrate?

> i am very constipated, so anything that will help that would be good

> for me.

> janey

>