Posted by jerrympls on April 9, 2006, at 23:54:56
In reply to mag is legit, posted by mike99 on April 7, 2006, at 17:22:53
> Magnesium is the *only* non-prescription I've found useful for ADHD, aside from fish oil...but if I had to choose between the two I'd probably go with Mag. And I love how it calms m'heart as well as brain.
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> It doesn't work as well as stimulants for me and I've never found it to have an antidepressant effect...but I definitely notice an increased calmness and focus. Tried many fancy brands (such as slow-mag which is magnesium chloride) and plain old Magnesium oxide (as in tums antacid) works just the same for me.
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> I take a 250 mg tablet in addition to the 125 in my multivitamin. Much more and my blood pressure drops too low. Anyhow, there's a lot of hype and unproven alternative/natural treatments out there...but definitely is one that is legitimate.Apparently- certain types of magnesisum work the best - including:
Magnesisum Taurate
Magnesium GlycinateTaken from the article at the link below
http://www.coldcure.com/html/dep.html#taurine"I have major PRECAUTIONS at this link concerning potentially harmful magnesium compounds and at this link concerning ineffective compounds of magnesium for treating depression. For brevity and simplicity: (a) magnesium oxide and magnesium hydroxide are ineffective and (b) magnesium glutamate and magnesium aspartate are potentially harmful."
I've also learned that taking calcium w/magnesium balances thing out when taken at a 2:1 ratio (calcium to mag.) - this also diminishes any diarrhea associated with mag. supplementation.
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