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Posted by rjlockhart37 on April 21, 2021, at 23:11:05
magnesium is similar to lithium, but it's mainly for anxiety and nerve support, while lithium more mood stablizer
magesium doenst really have psychological properties, its mainly just discreet ease of nerve
Posted by Lamdage22 on April 22, 2021, at 9:59:56
In reply to magnesium, posted by rjlockhart37 on April 21, 2021, at 23:11:05
It converts supplemental Vitamin D to its active form. So it is essential for those supplementing.
Posted by rjlockhart37 on May 6, 2021, at 14:16:01
In reply to Re: magnesium, posted by Lamdage22 on April 22, 2021, at 9:59:56
i rersearched and found that magnesium reduces firing of glutamate. This is from a gov abstract : "The obtained data indicate that benzodiazepine receptors are involved in the anxiolytic-like effects of magnesium."
Posted by rjlockhart37 on May 6, 2021, at 14:17:27
In reply to Re: magnesium, posted by rjlockhart37 on May 6, 2021, at 14:16:01
Lithium = mood stablizer
Magnesium = mild anxiolytic
Posted by Lamdage22 on May 10, 2021, at 6:46:53
In reply to Re: magnesium, posted by rjlockhart37 on May 6, 2021, at 14:16:01
Right. It is a good thing to supplement although the effect by itsself isn't huge.
> i rersearched and found that magnesium reduces firing of glutamate. This is from a gov abstract : "The obtained data indicate that benzodiazepine receptors are involved in the anxiolytic-like effects of magnesium."
>
> https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/evolutionary-psychiatry/201106/magnesium-and-the-brain-the-original-chill-pill#:~:text=Magnesium%20hangs%20out%20in%20the,a%20guard%20at%20the%20gate.
Posted by undopaminergic on May 10, 2021, at 10:09:19
In reply to Re: magnesium, posted by Lamdage22 on May 10, 2021, at 6:46:53
> Right. It is a good thing to supplement although the effect by itsself isn't huge.
>
> > i rersearched and found that magnesium reduces firing of glutamate. This is from a gov abstract : "The obtained data indicate that benzodiazepine receptors are involved in the anxiolytic-like effects of magnesium."
> >
> > https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/evolutionary-psychiatry/201106/magnesium-and-the-brain-the-original-chill-pill#:~:text=Magnesium%20hangs%20out%20in%20the,a%20guard%20at%20the%20gate.
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>I took a lot of magnesium at one time, because I enjoyed the taste of the drinks from the effervescent tablets I bought cheap from Lidl. If I recall correctly, I started feeling weird, and maybe there was an odd taste. I clearly remember that I started feeling better again after a calcium effervescent tablet.
I think with these minerals (including table salt and lithium), electrolyte balance is of key importance; hence, calcium might restore balance if magnesium levels are too high.
-undopaminergic
Posted by Lamdage22 on May 11, 2021, at 3:07:41
In reply to Re: magnesium, posted by undopaminergic on May 10, 2021, at 10:09:19
Do you take any Vitamin D? It is good and it increases calcium absorbed from food. I take very little Calcium because if D levels are highish, usually calcium is higher, too.
> > Right. It is a good thing to supplement although the effect by itsself isn't huge.
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> > > i rersearched and found that magnesium reduces firing of glutamate. This is from a gov abstract : "The obtained data indicate that benzodiazepine receptors are involved in the anxiolytic-like effects of magnesium."
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> > > https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/evolutionary-psychiatry/201106/magnesium-and-the-brain-the-original-chill-pill#:~:text=Magnesium%20hangs%20out%20in%20the,a%20guard%20at%20the%20gate.
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> >
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> I took a lot of magnesium at one time, because I enjoyed the taste of the drinks from the effervescent tablets I bought cheap from Lidl. If I recall correctly, I started feeling weird, and maybe there was an odd taste. I clearly remember that I started feeling better again after a calcium effervescent tablet.
>
> I think with these minerals (including table salt and lithium), electrolyte balance is of key importance; hence, calcium might restore balance if magnesium levels are too high.
>
> -undopaminergic
>
Posted by undopaminergic on May 11, 2021, at 3:14:24
In reply to Re: magnesium, posted by Lamdage22 on May 11, 2021, at 3:07:41
> Do you take any Vitamin D?
Currently, I do, but I didn't back when I overdosed on the magnesium.
-undopaminergic
Posted by Lamdage22 on May 11, 2021, at 3:25:03
In reply to Re: magnesium, posted by undopaminergic on May 11, 2021, at 3:14:24
Yeah, that should shift your balance more towards calcium, if that is your problem. Less common but very well possible.
Your reaction could also have been due to what the Magnesium ion was attached to? What form of Magnesium was it?
Posted by undopaminergic on May 11, 2021, at 5:43:28
In reply to Re: magnesium, posted by Lamdage22 on May 11, 2021, at 3:25:03
> Yeah, that should shift your balance more towards calcium, if that is your problem. Less common but very well possible.
>You mean a calcium deficit?
> Your reaction could also have been due to what the Magnesium ion was attached to? What form of Magnesium was it?
>I think it was the carbonate.
-undopaminergic
Posted by Lamdage22 on May 11, 2021, at 5:48:42
In reply to Re: magnesium, posted by undopaminergic on May 11, 2021, at 5:43:28
Yeah. D helps the intestine to absorb it more. But you never know for certain if you don't have it tested. Not sure what insurances in the US say about nutrient-testing.
> > Yeah, that should shift your balance more towards calcium, if that is your problem. Less common but very well possible.
> >
>
> You mean a calcium deficit?
Posted by undopaminergic on May 11, 2021, at 5:53:39
In reply to Re: magnesium, posted by Lamdage22 on May 11, 2021, at 5:48:42
I'm Nordic, not American.
-undopaminergic
> Yeah. D helps the intestine to absorb it more. But you never know for certain if you don't have it tested. Not sure what insurances in the US say about nutrient-testing.
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> > > Yeah, that should shift your balance more towards calcium, if that is your problem. Less common but very well possible.
> > >
> >
> > You mean a calcium deficit?
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Posted by Lamdage22 on May 11, 2021, at 6:17:09
In reply to Re: magnesium, posted by undopaminergic on May 11, 2021, at 5:53:39
Oh right, I remember. Sorry. If you were american, you'd sleep :)
Posted by undopaminergic on May 11, 2021, at 7:18:29
In reply to Re: magnesium, posted by Lamdage22 on May 11, 2021, at 6:17:09
> Oh right, I remember. Sorry. If you were american, you'd sleep :)
In my current sleep-wake cycle, yes probably, but I've had periods when I was up for days on end (with the aid of stimulants).
-undopaminergic
Posted by Lamdage22 on May 12, 2021, at 2:59:54
In reply to Re: magnesium, posted by undopaminergic on May 11, 2021, at 7:18:29
I'm calling your doctor and telling him to not give you stimulants anymore! Just playing. I never tried. Think it is too much dopamine for me. I'm already maxed out on Neuroleptics.
> > Oh right, I remember. Sorry. If you were american, you'd sleep :)
>
> In my current sleep-wake cycle, yes probably, but I've had periods when I was up for days on end (with the aid of stimulants).
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> -undopaminergic
>
Posted by undopaminergic on May 12, 2021, at 6:22:26
In reply to Re: magnesium, posted by Lamdage22 on May 12, 2021, at 2:59:54
> I'm calling your doctor and telling him to not give you stimulants anymore! Just playing.
>I used research chemicals, not prescription stimulants.
> I never tried. Think it is too much dopamine for me. I'm already maxed out on Neuroleptics.
>Not necessarily. Even if you are at the highest recommended dosages, they could still be further increased, or one or more additional neuroleptics could be added. I'm by no means recommending it, just saying it is possible.
-undopaminergic
Posted by Lamdage22 on May 16, 2021, at 3:17:07
In reply to Re: magnesium, posted by undopaminergic on May 12, 2021, at 6:22:26
Right, but that isn't desirable. Makes me worry more about long term consequences.
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