Thank you so much for taking the time to respond!
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Yup, alcohol is terrible for the old Mg levels. My Mg levels were totally shite when I was in my late 20s/early 30s (before I met my DH) and was drinking too much alcohol at night and too much coffee during the day. I used to get toe cramps all the time!!!
Basically, most typical hangover symptoms are just symptoms of the alcohol-induced magnesium deficiency that you get from too much booze. It makes you pee and out goes your Mg along with it!!! The achiness and tiredness you get after too much alcohol are above all from the lack of Mg in your system.
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Makes sense. I have most definitely had my share (and more
) of booze in the past. Come to think of it, it's probably why, as we get older, our hangovers last longer..our mag levels are so much more depleted.
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I'm really glad to hear that you're feeling so much better!!! Did your BP used to be high or low? I hope that the Mg will also help you not to freak out over stuff and get so stressed. We always have to remember that we are always trying to do our best according to the knowledge we have at our disposal at the time - well, most of the time anyway!!!
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Thanks for the kind words!
My Mom is on meds for her bp and, for me, watching mine go thru the roof at just 40 was a very scary situation.
My bp was climbing steadily higher as the years went by. Physical and emotional pain were really taking their toll.
I had an episode last Christmas where I ended up in the hospital in major agony, the idiot doc gave me a shot of pain meds (did NOTHING) and sent me home with nexium(antacid) and I continued to suffer until the pain gradually went away about a month later. (Yes, I have a huge pain tolerance..comes with the territory!
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When I went back to the hospital 3 weeks after the first visit, my bp was at 180/something!! To say I was stressed out is an understatement!
It wasn't until this last JULY, when I
finally got my ultrasound appt, that I found out I have 2 large gallstones. I attribute them to all the low-fat, chronic dieting I've done my whole life as well as some genetic disposition (Mom had hers out at 30).
I haven't had any issues at all since so, until I do, it's staying where it is!
In any case, my bod has been thru the wringer for a lot of years..suffered for a long time with appendicitis before it was diagnosed and just about to blow, and they performed emerg sugery..the list goes on..
I have had a LOT of shite happen in the last 6/8 yrs..too much to get into, but the stress and personal health issues have definately caused a major strain on my physical well-being. My bp about a month ago was in the 136-150 or so (gasp!) range..bloody scary!!
Since taking mag regularly for the last few weeks it's
constantly normal!!!!
My anxiety levels have been high since I was a child and I know for a fact with all that has gone on, my adrenal load led to an exhaustion phase. I stopped chronically dieting for a couple years, supped isocort and finally felt half-way normal about 2 yrs ago.
Wish I had known about magnesium then!
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I finally got my head round the idea of spending some money on some decent magnesium when I was having the same problem - and we were about to go camping!!! I had visions of myself wracked in agony, trapped inside a sleeping bag, trying to unzip the inner tent to escape, desperate to get out to hop around and jump the cramp out of my calf muscles - in the middle of the night, in the cold English summer, waking up all my family with my antics!!!
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LOVE camping!! ♥
We camped every year but finally bought a cabin about 8 yrs ago right on a nice little private lake and I'm living up here full time for now. DH commutes back and forth to the coast but me and my critters are happily enjoying the peace up here in the 'Boo! It's been the best gift for my health, I tell ya'.
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I have also noticed that here on this forum, when people mention cramps, that generally it is recommended that you take potassium, and hardly anyone mentions magnesium.
It would seem that your Mg levels are low, so keep taking the tablets!!!
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I just put another order in with IHerb..I'm STOCKED baby!!
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Not sleeping through the night could be lots of things, so I don't know whether magnesium will help with that. I think I read recently that low iron can cause that, but I'm not sure. In my case, I think it is low oestrogen as I am 47 and going through perimenopause - so far, without too many nasty symptoms. The one thing I have which is apparently typical according to Dr Schwarzbein is that I wake up pretty much every night between 2 and 4am to go to the loo. She recommends getting your hormone levels checked and taking bio-identical hormones, but I am not so sure about going down that particular road: I'm more of a natural sort of gal, and I don't like messing around with nature. There may be some very good reason why all this is happening and I don't want to mess up some natural system.
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I wake up at the same time, betw 2-4 and then several times after that. It's been going on for yrs now and can be quite exhausting.
Is it hormones/adrenals/vit difficiency??? Who knows?
I did sleep better when I stopped dieting completely and I was trying to heal my adrenals, but I was also getting fatter.
Sigh, rock and a hard place, eh..
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Well, I have never taken more than about 400mg per day, so I can't say from my own experience what it would feel like. I guess I would say that you should increase your dose, 100mg per time, till you reach some kind of bowel tolerance level. The body will take whatever it needs, but it could put some stress on your kidneys if it has having to do extra "detoxification" work.
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Well, I'm up to 600mgs so far today and no flutters/palps to speak of. I'll hold off until bedtime to take another 200mgs and, if so, it will be less than I took yesterday. Today is one full week on 5000IU of D3/day and I'm wondering if my body is starting to level off and not finding the Vit D3 supps to be too aggressive??
Not quite sure how this all works but that makes some kind of sense to me!
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Well, this is something I would change a little, to be honest. If your Mg levels are low, then eating VLC will be making your adrenals work harder, which will use up more magnesium. I would also maybe look for some Mg-rich mineral water (I drink Apollinaris - can you get that where you are?) and eat as many nuts as you can handle!!! I know they say that nuts stall and so on, but they are good sources of magnesium. So are seeds, such as pumpkin and sunflower seeds, which can always go in a salad. There are a few disadvantages to nuts and seeds, apparently, but it seems that they are heart-healthy, which I believe is not due to their fat content, but to their magnesium content. Walnut munchers are less prone to heart attacks, one study showed.
There is a website somewhere with all the mineral waters of the world, plus Mg content. Look for that. Then look up some charts with Mg-rich foods and print it out and put it in your kitchen cupboard!!! That might motivate you to regularly eat some more Mg-rich foods. There's also a recipe for making your own Mg-rich fizzy water out there, too. It's been posted on this forum as well, so a search here might pull it up.
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I do notice that my sleeping issue is worse if my carbs are really really low so I've been trying to raise them up a bit more. Not too much, but a bit..
I do eat almonds/sunflower seeds/green leafys but it's just not enough to bring my levels up to where they need to be apparently.
I ordered some powdered mag (
http://www.iherb.com/Natural-Factor...00-g/16007?at=0 ) with added goodies that is supposed to promote sleep and relaxation to go along with the supps so I will add it to my water a couple times a day.
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It does sound like you still need to get more magnesium inside you, that's for sure!!! MCTs and coconut oil are great, too. I love coconut oil - both for my insides and my outside!!!
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Yup! Bring it on!!
Coconut oil and almond milk/decaf tea has become my new fave bevvie.
I ditched caffeine a couple months ago and now have my CO in it's place.
Yum!!
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Thanks for the compliment!!! I have learnt so much here, too, over the years, but I do like to read and I enjoy writing, too. It would be a shame to have read all these books and then just keep all the good information to myself. I am glad that there is the internet so I can share it with folks on this site and elsewhere.
What's your first name, by the way? It would be nice to address you by your real name.
Take care, hope your symptoms continue to lessen,
amanda
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I like to read/research as well. One MUST be pro-active when trying to get healthy!! Thank you so much for sharing some of the things you've learned..it sure helps!
Nice to meet you Amanda..I'm Leane
You take care, as well, and I look forward to learning much more from, and beside, you as we navigate our way to better health!!