Re: Re: growing pains theory

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In a message dated 10/22/2001 10:51:34 AM US Eastern Standard Time,

jane@... writes:

> I've read that most people with fms are deficient in

> magnesium. And I KNOW leg pains (especially at night) can be

> eliminated by drinking a calcium/magnesium

Jane,

I too have read the same thing in MANY articles on FMS patience...and

to be quiet honest I was taking Magnesium and I had to stop....it would cause

me to have SEVERE stomach cramps and then I would have the worst case of the

poo's a person could ever imagine (sorry for the discriptiveness) but yes I

had to quit taking it because it was tear'n me up.

I also know for those of you suffering from leg aches at night ....eat

more bannanna's....I use to have the same problem and still do sometimes, but

I started eating one bannanna about an hour before I went to bed and my leg

cramps quit...Just an idea...Hope ya'll are feeling well..lots of huggzzz

Allicia

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Calcium and Magnesium are 2 minerals all people with Fibro

should be taking on a daily basis. Especially the mag.

jane@... wrote:

> I'm wondering about the relation of calcium/magnesium deficiency and

> fibromyalgia. I've read that most people with fms are deficient in

> magnesium. And I KNOW leg pains (especially at night) can be

> eliminated by drinking a calcium/magnesium drink that we take. (It

> also puts the kids right to sleep - very relaxing, and I should be

> drinking it daily, too, for the same reason.)

>

> Has anyone had much success in handling other fibromyalgia symptoms

> by taking large doses of calcium and magnesium? Or magnesium alone?

>

> --Jane

>

>

> >

> >

> > Our youngest son occasionally gets these pains when he is starting

> a growth

> > spurt, which is usually accompanied by an ever increasing

> appetite. I

> > talked to my friend, who is a Pediatrician, and she says the three

> best

> > things for these things are 1.) begin by walking around the house

> just a

> > bit; 2.) give him one ibuprofin, and 3.) massage his legs for a

> few

> > minutes. We've found that if we'll do all three (remember, this

> can happen

> > in the middle of the night, so who's thinking clearly!), his legs

> get much

> > better, and he can sleep the rest of the night, which works for

> me! I don't

> > know if this helps any of you with growing kids, but it has

> definitely

> > helped us! Oh yes, btw, our youngest is 8. Our oldest is 16, and

> well,

> > he's so big now, I don't think there's much hope for him now!

> (almost 6',

> > and 210 lbs., and yes, he does play football, although two dumber

> parents in

> > regards to football he couldn't have!)

> >

> > Carol Lugg

> > My son has growing pains all the time, and I did as well as a

> child. I

> > never

> > dreamed that they could be related to Fibro. C.J. has grown at a

> rapid

> > pace.

> > He is 10 years old and is 5' 5 " and weighs about 125-130# and

> wears a size

> > 10 men's shoe. I just thought that he was growing so fast that It

> hurt to

> > expand his legs at the rate that they grow.

> >

> > The only thing that makes him feel better is rubbing his legs with

> that

> > green

> > rubbing alcohol. He says that it cools his legs down and makes

> them stop

> > hurting. Maybe I should try that!

> >

> > Joan

> >

> >

> >

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In a message dated 10/22/01 11:52:05 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

jane@... writes:

> Has anyone had much success in handling other fibromyalgia symptoms

> by taking large doses of calcium and magnesium? Or magnesium alone?

>

> Because I'm post-menopausal, I take 1500 mg of calcium every day. I've just

started taking magnesium this week in a combination calcium/magnesium/zinc

tablet. The reading I've done indicates that a 3 to 1 ratio (calcium to

magnesium) is best, so I'm taking 500 mg of magnesium. I can't really say if

it is going to have a noticeable effect on my FMS symptoms, of course, but

magnesium does seem to show up on a lot of lists of minerals considered

beneficial.

Diane

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In a message dated 10/22/01 11:52:05 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

jane@... writes:

> Has anyone had much success in handling other fibromyalgia symptoms

> by taking large doses of calcium and magnesium? Or magnesium alone?

>

> Because I'm post-menopausal, I take 1500 mg of calcium every day. I've just

started taking magnesium this week in a combination calcium/magnesium/zinc

tablet. The reading I've done indicates that a 3 to 1 ratio (calcium to

magnesium) is best, so I'm taking 500 mg of magnesium. I can't really say if

it is going to have a noticeable effect on my FMS symptoms, of course, but

magnesium does seem to show up on a lot of lists of minerals considered

beneficial.

Diane

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In a message dated 10/22/01 11:52:05 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

jane@... writes:

> Has anyone had much success in handling other fibromyalgia symptoms

> by taking large doses of calcium and magnesium? Or magnesium alone?

>

> Because I'm post-menopausal, I take 1500 mg of calcium every day. I've just

started taking magnesium this week in a combination calcium/magnesium/zinc

tablet. The reading I've done indicates that a 3 to 1 ratio (calcium to

magnesium) is best, so I'm taking 500 mg of magnesium. I can't really say if

it is going to have a noticeable effect on my FMS symptoms, of course, but

magnesium does seem to show up on a lot of lists of minerals considered

beneficial.

Diane

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The banana's are very high in potassium something else the body needs to

function. I wouldn't recommend taking Magnesium without the Calcium. I

also seem to remember the body can't absorb the magnesium without the

potassium, or perhaps it's the other way around. Sorry I forget.

~Annette

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From: Allicia21@...

Jane,

I too have read the same thing in MANY articles on FMS

patience...and

to be quiet honest I was taking Magnesium and I had to stop....it would

cause

me to have SEVERE stomach cramps and then I would have the worst case of

the

poo's a person could ever imagine (sorry for the discriptiveness) but yes

I

had to quit taking it because it was tear'n me up.

I also know for those of you suffering from leg aches at night

.....eat

more bannanna's....I use to have the same problem and still do sometimes,

but

I started eating one bannanna about an hour before I went to bed and my

leg

cramps quit...Just an idea...Hope ya'll are feeling well..lots of huggzzz

Allicia

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Darcy...

Thank you soo much about the helpful information about the

calcium/magnesium pills I will try this again...pray for me...thought I was

die'n last time I took magnesium..lol

Allicia

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Darcy...

Thank you soo much about the helpful information about the

calcium/magnesium pills I will try this again...pray for me...thought I was

die'n last time I took magnesium..lol

Allicia