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Christina
Christina
Christina,
Its good to hear that you will be continuing with the mag, especially if it was helping you. I did not intend to scare others about taking magnesium when I was talking to Anna about it. I only thought in her case because she was monitoring her heart rate daily and seeing it decrease consistantly in the low 50s that it may help her to back off the mag until her doctor helps to manage what ever is causing her problem. Magnesium is given in the hospital in an IV solution when people are having certain types of heart arrhythmia that needs intervention but I believe an IV dose would be much stronger than what we would take in a pill supplement. Though magnesium supplements can help to lower heart rate somewhat a heart rate on the low side of average has been seen as healthy. I don't believe mag in pill supplements would bring a heart rate down as well as a beta blocker would unless it was taken in an excessive dose. The recommended dose for women is 350 to 400 mgs and for men 400 to 450. Many of the mag supplement formulas are mixed with calcium, zinc and vitamin D for better absorbtion of the minerals so the mag that is mixed with calcium is not providing the maximum benifits of magnesium anyway. (Calcium uses the mag for its absorbtion.) I have had a problem with edemia the last two days and while managing with the edemia I noticed my HR plumit down to 55 yesterday so I myself have stopped taking my mineral supplements for a few days. I know this is temporary, as soon as the symtoms clear up, whether I need my endocrinologist to help or I manage on my own, I will be able to go back on the minerals in a few days. Magnesium is very important for me to have because I have many symptoms of MVPS. It has been widely published in the last few years that MVPS/dysautonomia causes a mag deficency that brings many consequences. When I don't take the mag I tend to get muscle twitching often. Best Wishes,
Lisa
Christina
Christina,
Its good to hear that you will be continuing with the mag, especially if it was helping you. I did not intend to scare others about taking magnesium when I was talking to Anna about it. I only thought in her case because she was monitoring her heart rate daily and seeing it decrease consistantly in the low 50s that it may help her to back off the mag until her doctor helps to manage what ever is causing her problem. Magnesium is given in the hospital in an IV solution when people are having certain types of heart arrhythmia that needs intervention but I believe an IV dose would be much stronger than what we would take in a pill supplement. Though magnesium supplements can help to lower heart rate somewhat a heart rate on the low side of average has been seen as healthy. I don't believe mag in pill supplements would bring a heart rate down as well as a beta blocker would unless it was taken in an excessive dose. The recommended dose for women is 350 to 400 mgs and for men 400 to 450. Many of the mag supplement formulas are mixed with calcium, zinc and vitamin D for better absorbtion of the minerals so the mag that is mixed with calcium is not providing the maximum benifits of magnesium anyway. (Calcium uses the mag for its absorbtion.) I have had a problem with edemia the last two days and while managing with the edemia I noticed my HR plumit down to 55 yesterday so I myself have stopped taking my mineral supplements for a few days. I know this is temporary, as soon as the symtoms clear up, whether I need my endocrinologist to help or I manage on my own, I will be able to go back on the minerals in a few days. Magnesium is very important for me to have because I have many symptoms of MVPS. It has been widely published in the last few years that MVPS/dysautonomia causes a mag deficency that brings many consequences. When I don't take the mag I tend to get muscle twitching often. Best Wishes,
Lisa
