I think I read in another post (can't find it now) that you should not take magnesium if you have babesia? why is this? I have been taking magnesium citrate for the past 10 months and I have babesia (now treating with mepron/zith). I even got a magnesium shot last week. I tried to find info on it and googled it but didn't find anything. thanks, maureen
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I took magnesium through my whole babesia treatment. I no longer have babs symptoms.
I was on Mepron/Biaxin/Art (plus Lyme meds) for 9 months, then Lariam/Malarone/Art (plus Lyme and bart meds) for 3 months. Now I am on Lariam for maintenance. I no longer have any babs symptoms.
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Hi, I made a post once that my LLMD, after I called her to report as if my blood was drained from me and that upon an ND's instruction, I had started magnesium malate to get rid of aluminum,
She said don't take magnesium malate because it feeds the babesia.
I will be speaking w/LLMD on Thurs so will be asking a bunch about the magnesium thing.
My intuitiion says I need magnesium.
I tried a magnesium gel on my legs the other night for the twitching, vibrating, etc and the pain was unbearable, however, the pain was unbearable before I tried the magnesium too so I don't know if it was this...magnesium chloride.
The next day, twitching was less but the weakness was scary.
I intend to take more kinds of magnesium because I know at the end of things, that is what I need.
I'm not a doctor, but I do try to listen to myself and be educated about these very difficult choices with all this controversy.
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I would like to know more about this, too.
We need magnesium if we have Lyme, but if we have Babs, also, we should withhold the magnesium?
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I have been taking magnesium citrate. I did have a mag. shot at my llmd's office last week though, not sure what kind of mag. that was. johnny, if you get to ask dr. e about it when you see her in a couple of weeks, can you let me know what she suggests? my resting heartrate has been around 100 always, sometimes more. when i got the mag. shot last thurs. night all weekend it was in the 70s, so it made a hugh difference for me. didn't help my leg pain that much though.
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I tested positive for Babs WA-1.
My LLMD told me to take as much Magnesium as possible. She said it is "good stuff".
I am no longer exhibiting any symptoms.
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I just heard yesterday that one LLMD says that she has her patients drop magnesium entirely if they have babs because of biolfilm formation.
Others have told me that it is the worst if you have bart.
My LLMD told me to take a lot of mag for the Lyme, even though it helps the Lyme - she said that by "activating" the borrelia, it enables us to go in for the kill.
I do not know what to believe except that I, personally, am inclined to cut it out while on babs and bart treatment.
I have started to do this and am feeling that the meds are working better now.
Very interesting topic!
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