Posted by Larry Hoover on April 2, 2007, at 9:43:04
In reply to Re: Cal/Mag/Vit D questions » Larry Hoover, posted by johnnyj on March 23, 2007, at 17:56:30
> Thank you Larry. I have missed you posting and am glad you have come back. I was away too for awhile.
Thanks, johnny. Glad you're back, too.
> I take a small amount of Mag in the morning nothing close to 300 mg a day. I believe that was the amount that gave me insomnia after a very good week. It just hit one night.
I wouldn't blame the magnesium for one bad night, especially if your dose is small, as you imply here.
> Larry, I have one other question. Do you have any idea what physical problems cause night sweats?Night sweats are pretty non-specific. Lots of things can cause them. Unfortunately, some of those things are quite serious. I'd suggest you talk to your doctor.
I had night sweats last fall, and I'm still be checked out, medically. It's becoming less of a possibility as time and testing moves on, but they still haven't ruled out cancer, in my case. I get what I hope is the last round of results on Wednesday.
> I have had this and muscle twitching/spasms/cramps too. I am worried it is low calcium.
Yes, could be low calcium. Could be oxidative stress, too. Vitamin E (mixed tocopherols) and vitamin C supps, along with calcium, should do the trick. How do you think your vitamin D levels are? If there's any chance you're deficient there, add vitamin D as well.
> Thank you for you thoughts they are much appreciated :)
You're welcome. Sorry I'm slow these days. I'm still bouncing back from being very ill.
> BTW How are YOU? I hope you are doing well.
>
> johnjSince I've started, I might as well finish the tale. Last summer, I started losing weight. Night sweats. Profound fatigue. Collapsing. I lost sixty pounds, all told. I also have a debilitating chronic pain condition, called complex regional pain syndrome. I thought it was just the stress of the pain thingie, but my pain doctor took one look at me, and thought cancer. I've never been sicker in my life. Add to that having to withdraw from oxycodone, at the point I was at my lowest. I just wanted to die. It's a wonder, but that feeling was profoundly motivating, and I've been slowly rebounding since then. We still haven't got an explanation for how sick I became, but we haven't found anything morbid yet, either. I'm being seen at a teaching hospital, so I think they might be testing me a little more than might be medically necessary, but there's nothing wrong with that. Thanks for asking.
How are you doing, jj?
Lar
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