Posted by Larry Hoover on May 27, 2003, at 7:56:10
In reply to Re: Mg for Anxiety? L. Hoover, posted by JackT on May 27, 2003, at 7:21:01
> Larry,
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> Thanks for your informative post.
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> I've been shopping at pharmacies, grocery stores, and Target, but haven't tried Walmart. At the particular stores I visited, I could find MgO abundantly and found MgCl only at Target.
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> I've give Wal-mart a try.
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> One more thing, to combat anxiety (GAD), how much mag should someone try for starters? Can you express the dosage in actual magnesium content?
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> Jack T.I've read that a sensible target is 350 mg elemental magnesium/day. The problem about such recommendations is that there are so many individual variables your unique body operates with, there are potentially huge differences in mag requirements.
Try to spread out the dose over the day, and take it with meals. That will reduce the likelihood of diarrhea. If diarrhea occurs, cut the dose by 1/4 for two weeks (cutting back again by 1/4, if necessary) then try the higher dose(s) again. Your body will adapt to increased magnesium supplies over time.
Some simple changes you should note are: a) a reduction in the tendency to startle; b) more fine motor control (smoother operation of your muscles); c) decrease in irritability; d) reduced tendency to hyperventilate.
Vitamin D is cheap, and it would be a good idea to supplement that, as well. Magnesium deficiency is often associated with vitamin D deficiency.
Lar
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