Posted by LOOPS on October 24, 2006, at 8:59:43
In reply to Re: Magnesium for depression » LOOPS, posted by Jlx on October 23, 2006, at 20:16:35
Hi Jlx -
thanks -
I am some sort of an athlete (tennis training and swimming every day) and I weigh 65 kilos - so I guess 500mg isn't too much?
I also chew nicorette gum a lot and still drink alcohol - also I am type A personality and get anxious easily (well, up until starting on magnesium).
I suppose I was so relieved to have the effects I did with magnesium (had chronic insomnia all my life pretty much) that I refused to give up on it - still feel this way. The other problem is that every weekend I'm playing in a very loud band until 5am and I do drink a couple of rum and diet cokes. I know I know....not good for magnesium levels at all.
Yesterday was very strange - sorry I don't mean to hijack this thread or anything! I had tennis training and was feeling a bit weird and shaky suddenly - too much magnesium I think. Then last night I ate a ton of cheese, went to bed, dreamt like crazy all night waking up but going back to sleep often - finally awoke at 7am, took some Ca AND Mg (have mortal fear of Ca alone) and then conked out into deep sleep until 10am. This morning I am a bit groggy but generally that is indicative that my body is finally relaxed so I don't mind. Also sleeping deeply is very important to me, whenever I might do it.
It seems sooo easy to get too much calcium and not enough magnesium with me, but then a couple of days and I'm back the other way too. Maybe I can give myself a 'shot' of calcium every now and then?
I have also noticed, that taking magnesium APART from calcium seems to work better for me if I am going to do both (different time of day).
So I eat some cheese - but no milk, yoghurt etc (I am a low-carber). I eat vegetables though - spinach, broccoli, bell peppers, tomatoes etc - anything that isn't too starchy. I also eat nuts (lots of almonds), and make flaxseed bread.
When you say try a 2:1 ratio, do you mean Ca:Mg or Mg:Ca? I don't want to take too much calcium because my sleep starts to suffer after awhile.
I can't get magnesium taurate here - I can get mag-tab SR although it is ridiculously expensive (32 US$ for 30 tablets) - so I just ordered that online. I like the lactate.
I have tried taurine in the past and in the end didn't like it very much. My diet is already high in taurine and I find more actually exacerbates my insomnia. Also taking aminos generally ends up screwing up my balance. Taking magnesium glycinate for instance makes me feel really weird and not incredibly relaxed. That is why I go for the non-amino forms.
So I have the trace mineral drops (basically magnesium chloride with trace minerals), which might be very good for me, because each drop has 6mg Mg - I can just add a few drops to my tea or glass of water etc.
But I think I'm gonna need to continue supplementing Mg because my lifestyle still leaves much to be desired (alchohol, nicotine, late nights, noise).
I take zinc - funny - the nights I take it I notice less arrhythmia in general. I also use potassium salt in water whilst training.
VEry interesting about the chicken leg! I wonder how much red meat and pork has? I have been having big cravings for steak recently. When I first started low-carbing I was crazy about pork - now it's steak.
Loops
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