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Magnesium Deficiency
Sun, 03/13/2005 - 15:35Have any of you tried magnesium supplements and found them to be helpful? I have been doing some research and come across a theory that many people with epilepsy are magnesium-deficient. I realized that I have not had a seizure for 9 months, and I have been taking Rolaids for the past year. I have been taking them for the calcium content, but they also contain magnesium. Any thought on this?
Blessings,
Angie
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Re: Magnesium Deficiency
Submitted by JohnnyB on Wed, 2012-10-24 - 11:40
Hiya j4quick,
This is very bizarre, but i was diagnosed with myoclonic epilepsy about 6/7 years ago and have been problem free until this year since 2006. I started getting a twitching behind my eyeballs and a motion feeling in my head when i was tired starting this year March ish time. Very odd indeed.
Anyway, i started taking Ultra Muscleze which helps with relaxation apparently. This is high in magnesium and comes in a powder form. I was recommended this because i was stressed out with work, regularly doing 12-15 hour days and it was wearing me out. Would you believe that within a week, i started to notice these twitches diminish? Maybe its coincidence, but i dont think so!
I will also try the magnesium deodorant!
All the best,
JB
Hiya j4quick,
This is very bizarre, but i was diagnosed with myoclonic epilepsy about 6/7 years ago and have been problem free until this year since 2006. I started getting a twitching behind my eyeballs and a motion feeling in my head when i was tired starting this year March ish time. Very odd indeed.
Anyway, i started taking Ultra Muscleze which helps with relaxation apparently. This is high in magnesium and comes in a powder form. I was recommended this because i was stressed out with work, regularly doing 12-15 hour days and it was wearing me out. Would you believe that within a week, i started to notice these twitches diminish? Maybe its coincidence, but i dont think so!
I will also try the magnesium deodorant!
All the best,
JB
Re: Magnesium Deficiency
Submitted by j4quick on Sat, 2012-10-20 - 10:28
You can research Ancient Minerals on youtube, and I find it to be more affordable on Amazon than other sites.
I also have my son use magnesium spray as a deodorant. Nearly all store brands use aluminum, which is a known neurotoxin. It takes a very long time to clear aluminum deposits from the brain.
I have been wanting to get a hair analysis done on him. Any recommendations for online options?
I have been using Ancient Minerals transdermal magnesium on my 16 y.o. son for several months. Transdermal magnesium bypasses the gut and goes straight to work. It has not allowed him to be seizure-free, but his large tonic/clonics are coming farther apart. He is still having jerks and twitches, but that is highly preferrable to the large events. I am slowly upping his number of Ancient Minerals sprays. He is at about 150 mgs now. I believe you can only count on 30% of even the best oral magnesium suppliments to be assimilated. Transdermal magnesium is nearly completely bio-available.
You can research Ancient Minerals on youtube, and I find it to be more affordable on Amazon than other sites.
I also have my son use magnesium spray as a deodorant. Nearly all store brands use aluminum, which is a known neurotoxin. It takes a very long time to clear aluminum deposits from the brain.
I have been wanting to get a hair analysis done on him. Any recommendations for online options?