Posted by Larry Hoover on April 1, 2005, at 15:38:25
In reply to Magnesium Deficiency - Am I just kidding myself?, posted by denise1904 on April 1, 2005, at 11:23:50
> However, on reading this article associating depression with low levels of Magnesium, I decided to have a red blood cell test privately as they don't do it on the NHS. The results have come back as 1.50 mmol/l (2.08 – 3.0) which the doctor says is a very serious deficiency.
Did you have calcium and parathyroid hormone and vitamin D (two different forms) done from the same blood draw? The pattern of these, relative to one another, is very important, diagnostically. You really ought to find out *why* you are hypomagnesemic (low blood magnesium) before you set about thinking how you might remedy the problem.
First off, paroxetine (Seroxat/Paxil) has nothing to do with this finding, in all likelihood. Secondly, you can't fix it with a simple IV infusion. To properly treat this, and only if it's due to something like poor diet, you need to attend to increased magnesium intake over a period of years. No kidding. Your blood magnesium level is in constant feedback with your bone mineral stores, where the bulk of your body's magnesium ought to be. Your low blood level indicates, with near certainty, that your bone stores are low, as well. So, it takes a long time to get the bone back to health.....over a period of years.
You really need to get your doctors to figure out why you have this low magnesium level, first. *What* you do about it depends on *why* you have it.
Lar
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