Posted by JLx on October 2, 2004, at 8:31:45
In reply to Calcium is the culprit!, posted by Jasmineneroli on October 1, 2004, at 23:58:44
Hi Jas,
That echoes my experience too.
You're taking magnesium already, right? You might find that it takes a little while to balance from what was probably a calcium overload that is alleviated with magnesium and not taking calcium but then later after (weeks? months?) you might need to add back some calcium. That's how it's been for me anyway.
From, "The Miracle of Magnesium" by Carolyn Dean, M.D. http://print.google.com/print/doc?isbn=0345445880
"In her case it had been made even worse by too much calcium, however, so simple magnesium supplementation wouldn't be enough for Mary. Her diet and lifestyle needed a complete overhaul. I gave Mary a list of magnesium-rich foods that she needed to start eating, which included nuts, beans, greens, and seeds such as sunflower and pumpkin. ... After a week of enthusiastically eating a lot more magnesium-rich foods, Mary felt somewhat better. ... After her second visit I recommended that she begin taking magnesium supplements. Starting with a dosage of 200 mg a day, we added another 200 mg every two days to build slowly to 600 mg. I cautioned her that it could take months to eliminate magnesium deficiency symptoms and that not all her symptoms would necessarily respond. Within two months, however, Mary was singing the praises of magnesium. Her palpitations and panic attacks had disappeared. Her cravings for sweets were fewer, she was able to control her blood sugar with diet alone, and tests for blood sugar were normal. Her leg cramps were gone, and with them her insomnia. At three months we added calcium along with magnesium so that she would not develop an imbalance of the two." http://print.google.com/print/doc?isbn=0345445880
I think I waited too long to try adding back some calcium, especially as I read recently that too much magnesium (just like calcium) can actually result in not getting the magnesium you take. It's important to balance these minerals, the trick is figuring out what ratio for each of us.
But isn't it great to come across something that has such a noticeable impact? :)
I've wondered if one reason why women have more depression than men is because of all the calcium we're told to take to prevent osteoporosis. I'd like to see a study about that!
JL
> In reference to a prevous thread I started questioning calcium's role in headaches & depression, I just wanted to post a follow-up.
> After over a month off the calcium containing supplement, off the Ester C (calcium ascorbate) and pantothenic acid (calcium pantothate). I took the calcium supplement again today.
> Result: Previous month - no headache or an occasional mild headache (which I attributed to the jaw-clenching and neck stiffness from Celexa), & no depression. 3 days ago halved my Celexa dose, less jaw clenching, no headache at all.
> Today, within 1 1/2 hours of taking the supplement I had a raging headache that pain killers did not touch and a "draggy/low" feeling.
> Still have the headache 12 hours later, draggy feeling lifted.
> I'm now sure Calcium (carbonate & ascorbate) causes this for me. I'm just not going to take it at all.
> Thanks for listening.
> Jas
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