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Wondering if anyone here has had a reaction to a Magnesium infusion?
I had one today, it was barely started when I started feeling really weird, light headed, foggy, brought out my tremors.
I told the nurse but she said it was probly nerves that she had never seen a bad reaction to it. I kept it going for a little longer but it got worse so I stopped it. Wanted to fall asleep right there, shakes and tremors got really bad.
For the most part it cleared up, but Im wondering if anyone has experienced this? Im worried I might be worse tomorrow.
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Razzle
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Could be a detox reaction - symptoms resulting from mobilization of stored toxins. Magnesium is needed by a number of enzymes in the body (around 300 of them), and some of them are detox enzymes...
What form of magnesium was used? Could have thrown your electrolyte balance off, leading to some symptoms as well...
I've only ever had Magnesium Sulfate infusions, and always feel quite relaxed and calm afterwords.
Could also have been the infusion rate - if it is too fast, then this can lead to some odd sensations and can trigger histamine release (Redman Syndrome, etc.).
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Ditto wbat Razzle said.
Mag depletion could be the source of your remaining issues. (As well as yeast).
Magnesium is a vaso dialator - it opens up your arteries allowing increased blood flow. Which could have been the source of your discomfort.
Hope you're feeling better today.
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The last drip our daughter had, she said it felt hard to breath. She was not anxious.
Nurse said probably too much Mag.
Always have to do a very slow drip as it makes her dizzy. Have not tried another Mag. drip since.
Hope you feel better.
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I had Mag IV years ago for preterm labor. It made me flush and I started sweating. Other than that, I don't remember having any problems.
One can have problems with the IV Mag though. It has been known to cause low BP, although that is a rather rare side effect. It can also cause foggy thinking, drowsiness and lethargy, CNS and respiratory depression and in severe cases stupor.
As Jane says...the side effects usually have to do with toxicity and they aren't very common.
Not trying to freak you out, but these are known potential side effects of Mag. Not sure what would cause the shaking. Maybe a change in body temp? That happens sometimes too.
What was the dosage? Maybe start off with a lower dose? Decrease the running time?
I would just be cautious when getting the infusions. Hope you are feeling better soon!
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Thanks so much everyone for the info. She did set
the i.v. to drip fast.
I would have asked her to slow it, but she said
she had been doing it for 20 yrs so I figured she
knew what she was doing.
I dont know what kind of Magnessium it was, the
doc did say after that she had added some b
vitamins to it, but I cant imagine that would do
much harm.
Philly - it did cause drowsiness and fogginess
and a tight chest. The shaking was probly because
that is an off/on symptom of mine, so the low bp
and everything else probably just triggered that.
They seemed to have no idea why I would have that
reaction to it, which seems odd if they've been
doing it so long. And all of you seem to know
more about than they did.
Anyways thanks again, maybe Ill try it again in the future and make them do it very slow...maybe.
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Ok since they had other stuff in there, then it may not have been the magnesium that caused your reactions. Niacin has been known to cause herxing for some people. And overdosing of some B-vitamins can actually produce neurological side-effects as well. And if there was anything else in there, such as preservatives, etc., then it could have been one of those also. If I were you I'd request a complete list of ingredients and amounts of each nutrient that they gave you.
And NEVER trust someone else to tell you what your body can or cannot handle - if you feel something is not right, insist on being listed to or refuse to allow them to touch you. It is your body, not theirs. No one else can speak with authority on this - you are the expert on your body.
I've encountered too many nurses/medical staff who thought they knew better, and every time, I've been proven right and they've been wrong. So now I just walk out of the room if they refuse to listen.
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I had a bad reaction to a mag/B/glutathione drip within two minutes of it starting--intense pain and burning all over. I was stifling a scream. The nurse was surprised and stopped the drip when she saw my face and that I wasn't breathing.
She thought maybe it was just too fast, I have a "sensitive to everything" rep, so we tried restarting it extremely slowly after I'd recovered (about 10 minutes) and then it went fine. Very odd, but I know I didn't imagine it.
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I ask because the first time I had a nutritional IV done I first started feeling tingly around the insertion site, and this tingly feeling slowing spread throughout my body. I eventually felt very shaky, exhausted, and slight headache.
It could have been for a number of reasons, but I think for me, it was simply that much fluid suddenly entering my blood. I'm hypoglycemic and I think the fluid basically diluted my blood sugar and I was having a slightly hypoglycemic episode.
It passed within the day, and I always brought something to eat with me whenever I had an IV after that. Usually snacked a bit during the IV, and I was fine.
I have no idea if that could have been a factor for you, but just throwing that out there.
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