I've seen people mention that one can't eat their way out of a magnesium deficiency several times on this subreddit.

Can someone help me understand why is that the case?

Hey everyone,

I recently got some lab results back and I’m a bit overwhelmed. I’ve listed the “bad” results below (I'm assuming they're bad due to them all being in red on my results):

Magnesium: 1.2 mg/dL Vitamin D: 11 ng/mL Ferritin: 373 ng/mL B12: 580 pg/mL Vitamin A (Retinol): 24 mcg/dL Iron Binding Capacity: 239 mcg/dL

I know this is a Magnesium reddit but wanted to include the others for additional context. I’ve been experiencing a lot of symptoms over the past 3 months:

• Extreme fatigue
• Moments where I feel like I’m going to pass out
• Almost constant breathlessness
• A pulling sensation when I inhale deeply
• Occasional chest/upper back pain
• Constant tingling in my legs & feet (my feet are always cold)
• Random muscle twitching
• Joint pain
• Frequent throbbing headaches behind my eyes
• Racing heartbeat at random times (over 100 bpm when standing)
• My vision has gotten terrible. Especially at night.
• Anxiety/Panic Attacks waking me out of my sleep (and I have no history of anxiety whatsoever)

I’ve already had chest X-rays, EKGs, CT scans, etc., and everything came back normal. I was even tested for POTS, and that came back negative.

I know my Vitamin D is super low, and I’m addressing that, but I also wanted to ask for advice on magnesium supplements. I've tried magnesium glycinate and oxide but they cause me terrible chest pain, palpitations, and anxiety.

So, I’m looking for recommendations on magnesium supplements (preferably ones that are easier on the stomach) and suggestions on dosages to start with. Any advice or personal experiences would be greatly appreciated!

I bought powdered magnesium glycinate and thought it was the same as the magnesium I usually take, so I took a teaspoon which I just learned is 5000mg.

Im in a foreign country. What do I do?

How much b complex should we be getting with magnesium?

“The Power of Magnesium: Why This Mineral is Essential for Your Health” https://naturalfatlossguide.com/2024/11/the-power-of-magnesium-why-this-mineral-is-essential-for-your-health/

Why do you think Oxide capsules work for me but Glyicnate doesn't?

With Oxide I get calming effects and muscle relaxation pretty quickly but with the latter nothing happens.

It's pretty confusing for me because when doing research everyone says the opposite to be true.

Which food contains magnesium form that cross the blood-brain barrier ?

I ask this because I don't exactly want to try Magnesium L-threonate as I am afraid of the withdrawal effects!

I've taken magnesium glycinate for over a year now and I decided to try the Natural Calm drink mix (magnesium citrate) instead. The first two doses were great! I felt more relaxed than with my magnesium glycinate. However, ever since after those first two days, I've had horrible tension headaches. I stopped taking the supplement a couple of days ago because I realized that my headaches were coming like clockwork 10 min after I took it, but I still have a dull headaches to this day (especially when I eat magnesium rich foods).

I've been chronically stressed and really struggle with sleep, so I really enjoyed taking the magnesium citrate because it really relaxed me. Why is magnesium doing this to me?

39/f. I’m taking 240mg of Pure brand in the morning with breakfast. It’s my second day taking it and I’m just wondering if there’s anything I should look out for big or small? My urine has been cloudy the first pee of the morning and that’s odd for me but it usually goes away after drinking water. No pain anywhere and my blood pressure and heart rate seem to be okay aside from having anxiety…Why I’m taking it.

My dad and grandmother had diabetes and my father died of kidney related issues, so I have some health anxiety around taking any supplement or medication, especially something that’s processed and excreted through the kidneys. So to wake up and have cloudy urine kind of scared me. Especially since I take it in the morning and the cloudiness happens the following morning. I’m healthy and my bloodwork and kidney function always comes back normal. Just worrying a bit.

Is taking magnesium long term as part of my vitamin supplement okay? It helps tremendously with sleep but I will admit I am unaware of long term effects.

Does anyone see any concerns if one was to take 1g of elemental magnesium per day for a long period of time.

I am and have been taking magnesium glycerinate daily for a few weeks and noticed sleep improvement, lowered stress levels, and increased HRV.

Anyone see any concerns with continuing this indefinitely?

I tried to lower my dose and my anxiety was so bad I thought I was going to die

so i’ve recently been looking into magnesium supplementation mainly for sleep and stress reduction benefits. it seems like everyone recommends glycinate, so i did a bit of research and saw conflicting information on if it can cause or exacerbate acne. i have some acne and this is a big concern of mine. i then looked into citrate and saw it can cause loose stools which wouldn’t be ideal for me because i already am struggling with chronic loose stools. i’m very new to all of this and would greatly appreciate any advice! i know how important magnesium is and i just want to get it in a form that makes sense for me. what would you all recommend? i also have tried magnesium oil topically and that have me a rash haha

Since I don't have a bath and was wondering this question. Also how fast does it replish levels? Thank you.

I have been taking Life Extension Neuro-Mag Magnesium L-threonate for about 6 months and decided to start tapering off of it. Yesterday morning I lowered the dosage and only took one pill in the morning instead of two and still took the one before bed. By the end of the day I was having severe anxiety and panic attacks. This morning it was just as bad. Has anyone had this happen to them?

I bought this yesterday it says I need to take 4 a day but not when to take it. Anyone have any advice on what’s best please

Hello,

For a long time I have had a pinched nerve that I think is in my shoulder or neck and I probably have Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. I bought a magnesium oil with elemental magnesium, thinking it would help with the pain. Although it only contains 5 mg of magnesium per squirt, I only spray 6-7 squirts a day on my neck and shoulder, and the pain in that area gets worse all day long. It is more like nerve pain than muscle pain.

Can magnesium increase nerve pain or muscle pain? This is not a coincidence. Whenever I use this magnesium oil spray, the pain is becoming unbearable.

What could be the problem?

I sauna often but always replenish my electrolytes and take at least 500mg of elemental magnesium a day (multiple chelated forms). Recently during long distance swimming, I've been getting extreme cramps in my right calf muscle.

Has anyone resolved cramping by bumping magnesium way over 500mg/day?

Recently switched to a new form, Triple Magnesium(Glycinate/Oxide/Malate). When i take it before bed, i wake up lightheaded in the morning? Has anyone had the same?

Hi, Hoping to increase my magnesium intake through food. Any recipes you can recommend that are rich in magnesium? Thanks.

I (31F) went to do my physical/routine labs a month ago and for the first time in my life my magnesium was low in my bloodwork. My Dr rxed me 500 Magnesium to take daily, I’ve been taking it at night but it’s making me feel so tired throughout my workday. I tried taking it in the am but that was even worse. I know we get magnesium from what we eat but my eating habits have always been the same so I don’t understand how it went low from one year to the next. For reference my bloodwork showed a Magnesium level of 1.6mg/dl. I also take Vit D (mine always gets low during the fall/winter) & Calcium(due to my depo injections) I was able to get an apt with my dr at the end of the month but until then any advice is welcomed 🙏

My serum magnesium is 1.9 and RBC is 5.3. Been dealing with muscle twitching, sharp stabbing pains, tingling, burning, neck pain, muscles between shoulder blades tense up walking or exercising. This has been going on for for about a year now. Low carb dieting seems too make my symptoms worse. I was taking b complex and vitamin D when symptoms started. Both b6 and D were high. Is my issue not magnesium with the RBC being 5.1? I supplement 500-1000 MG. Combination of Magnesium citrate, magnesium malate, and some magnesium glycinate combination. Just looking for answers. I can to this subreddit after I upped my magnesium malate and noticed a decrease in twitching. I also stopped drinking as much fluids.

I get really dragged down by magnesium. I feel hungover from oxide and citrate. Any insight?

The Role of Dietary Magnesium in Cardiovascular Disease

In the past 20 years, a large number of epidemiological studies, randomized controlled trials, and meta-analyses have found an inverse relationship between magnesium intake or serum magnesium and cardiovascular disease indicating that a low magnesium status was associated with hypertension, coronary artery calcification, stroke, ischemic heart disease, atrial fibrillation, heart failure, and cardiac mortality.
Controlled metabolic unit human depletion-repletion experiments found that a mild or moderate magnesium deficiency can cause physiological and metabolic changes that respond to magnesium supplementation, which indicates these types of deficiency or chronic latent magnesium deficiency are contributing factor to the occurrence and severity of cardiovascular disease.
Mechanisms through which a mild or moderate magnesium deficiency can contribute to this risk include inflammatory stress, oxidative stress, dyslipidemia and deranged lipid metabolism, endothelial dysfunction, and dysregulation of cellular ion channels, transporters, and signaling. Based on USA official DRIs or on suggested modified DRIs based on body weight, a large number of individuals routinely consume less than the EAR for magnesium.
This especially occurs in populations that do not consume recommended amounts of whole grains, pulses, green vegetables. Thus, inadequate magnesium status contributing to cardiovascular disease is widespread, making magnesium a nutrient of public health concern.

Recommendation on an updated standardization of serum magnesium reference ranges

Edit:
Do be aware that most doctors and labs have not as yet alerted patients to the fact that Chronic Latent Magnesium Deficiency is a risk factor we can easily resolve by taking a daily magnesium supplement if we check our serum magnesium test is below 0.85 mmol/L, 2.05 mg/dL, 1.07 mEq/L
Most people assume that being in the normal reference range for magnesium means you don't have to do anything they don't understand that Chronic Latent Magnesium Deficiency (CLMD) is included in the current Reference Interval range.

its been some days since i ve started taken magnesium but I havent noticed any difference, at the same time i think i should give my body the opportunity to get used to it. so i wanted to ask..how much time like days or so do you start noticing a difference?

Can someone please tell me why I can't tolerate magnesium oxide or citrate even at really low dose of the 2 I take compactors swelling with them potassium and calcium oxide helped awhile for like a month then started getting really fatigued and unmotivated and more anxious then usual very weak also same thing happens with citrate but a shorter time I was thinking of trying too get magnesium levels through Epsom baths and see if that helped at all coz it seems what ever magnesium I take I feel like crap after awhile I know it lowers dopamine and is also a nmda antagonist can that really cause a bunch of bad symptoms and if so how do other people not have it as bad any answers would be helpful thank you