But I've also read that spirochetes use it to make biofilm which makes them more difficult to kill.
"Dr. F explains that the reason magnesium needs to be withheld from the mineral supplement is due to the fact that magnesium aids the bacteria in the development of the biofilm. Therefore, after destroying the biofilm and the bacteria, it is not logical to provide magnesium, which will only help create more biofilm. Dr. Fry has also found that Lyme disease patients more often than not have an overabundance of magnesium. However, he recommends monitoring the patient’s magnesium level during treatment."
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Summer3
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Dr. F. is one of the only LLMD's that advocate restricting magnesium. He also advises to follow a very low fat diet to weaken biofilms. Most others advise to supplement with magnesium. That being said, I used to take 3000mg per day to control twitching and heart palpitations and for the last two weeks I've gone off it.
I haven't improved in 2 years of treatment and several doctors think that biofilms are a main contributing factor to that. So we'll see if stopping magnesium and going low fat helps anything.
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nefferdun
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When I supplemented magnesium it did nothing for my twitching. I started the diet about 1.5 years ago and ivermectin shortly afterward.
Most of my symptoms resolved in about two months, including the twitching. I have to stick to the diet or I begin to get symptoms back, but twitching is extremely rare. I can't remember having it in a very long time. I have not supplemented magnesium in over two years.
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