Posted by Larry Hoover on June 6, 2006, at 6:23:51
In reply to ratio was 1:2 magnesium/calcium » Larry Hoover, posted by dessbee on June 1, 2006, at 10:11:56
> Yes, ratio was 200:400 mg magnesium/calcium
> There are very few sites that warns about magnesium used for treating depression.
> The right word for too much magnesium is apathy and insomnia. The problem with magnesium is that it has an inhibiting effect on the brain.The calcium magnesium ratio should be considered a guide, if a whole slew of variables are "normal". It may not do you any good to supplement magnesium if you take it with enough calcium to negate its effect. There is no "right" amount, except the one that works.
Magnesium is inhibiting. Absolutely true. That may or may not be a good thing, for any one person.
If a person is depressed *and* not sleeping, magnesium may provide profound relief. If a person is depressed and over-sleeping, magnesium is contra-indicated.
The thing is, it depends.
Lar
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