One night I took a lot of Natural Calm magnesium powder, since I saw it was relaxing all my tight muscles, including the ones in my neck that had been taut FOREVER since Lyme started.
Then I started getting sick on magnesium and couldn't keep it down.
This week I tried a small amount of Seriphos, a capsule with a mix of mg, ca, k, and l-serine, and woke up sick too.
I thought magnesium was supposed to be good for us, since we're supposed to be so depleted of it, and I did have a great response the first nite.
Posted by kgg (Member # 5867) on :
I cannot take Magnesium orally because it bothers my stomach so much. Nausea. I use Magnesium Sulfate injections (prescription) and Magnesium oil.
I am unable to take anything with Magnesium in it, like a multivitamin. So I would not tolerate the Seriphos either.
Posted by faithful777 (Member # 22872) on :
You might need to find a brand you can tolerate and go up slowly. I can't take the calm, it makes me sick to my stomach. I ended up with source naturals magnesium malate.
You can also try magnesium oil spray. Spray it on your body, wait 20 minutes and then shower it off. That won't affect your stomach.
Warning, if you are really magnesium dificient, you will itch in the beginning using the spray until you get your levels up.
If that happens, just spray your feet and do the same thing, sit and relax for 20 minutes and then wash off.
Posted by poppy (Member # 5355) on :
Does an epsom salt bath have this effect too?
Posted by stickerbow (Member # 37536) on :
Yes epsom salt is a source of magnesium. The best way I found is Dr Helens mag oil at swansons. Apply to skin by spray.
Magnesium from the salt lakes have the highest mercury content of any where on earth.
I buy 64 oz to save money. Pat
Posted by dogmom2 (Member # 23822) on :
I couldn't tolerate natural calm either, had sudden burning upper gi symptoms. Same, but less so, with oral. I can tolerate mg lotion by ancient minerals. Makes it easy to control the amount i use.
Posted by temporarilyplagued (Member # 40119) on :
I took magnesium on an empty stomache...and it was one of the biggest regrets in my life.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Calm contains citric acid.
Posted by Judie (Member # 38323) on :
Calm Magnesium makes me horribly ill and itchy.
Magnesium needs a binder to get absorbed into the body (for Calm it's citric acid).
I tried Magnesium Malate powder and it also made me ill. Malic acid is the binder in that.
Magnesium Oxide gave me bad diahrrea
I've only been able to tolerate Opti-Mag.
I would try different binders to see what works for you.
Posted by dogmom2 (Member # 23822) on :
Just want to mention in case anyone trys the magnesium lotion, I don't put it on my face, hands or feet as it can cause a burning sensation there.
I put it on my thighs and lower ab.where there is some fat. I even rinse it off my hands after.
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
Thanks for the discussion - I didn't realize there were so many issues with taking magnesium.
Now I remember - fibro patients were taking SuperMalic, which is mg and malic acid. I took that too, way back when, and did fine.
But a couple years ago, that product was gone, so I tried Magnesium Malate and got sick on it and gave up on the concept at the time.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
I like KAL brand magnesium glycinate. I'm also going to add MagTab SR.
Posted by Carol in PA (Member # 5338) on :
Robin, I had suggested to you that you could contact an expert about this, Carolyn Dean MD, who wrote The Magnesium Miracle.
Lymetoo told me recently that this author also has a website. (Thanks Tutu!) http://drcarolyndean.com/
I haven't had time yet to look around on her site. She says, "I cannot answer personal health questions by email. However, please send general questions that I may be able to answer in my blog. But first, google my name with the condition you are inquiring about and see if I�ve already addressed it somewhere on the web."