magnesium makes my stomach go crazy! any advice????

fancypants · 03-09-2006, 01:54 PM

hi everyone,

so i just started taking magnesium yesterday (i tried it during early withdrawal but it made me have the runs.....or i was having them anyway and it didnt help)....

so i started taking it yesterday and it seemed to really help with the anxiety...but then this morning my stomach was not doing so great and i took some today and now my stomach is feel pretty blech (not to get gross...but im really gassy and have to keep going to the bathroom)......and whenever my stomach is upset my body reads this as anxiety...so now im anxious all over again!

now...i cannot be SURE this is the magnesium...but i have a feeling it is. im taking magnesium citrate (by solgar)....and ive tried chelated magnesium (also by solgar)...is there ANOTHER kind that might be easier for me to digest? one that wont give me (im sorry i have to go here but i dont know what else to call it) "loose stool" ?

feelin'_wiggy · 03-09-2006, 02:27 PM

Fancy, I take Solgar mag citrate. It's a good choice. The problem is more likely the amount you are taking rather than the brand or formula. How much did you take?

Four hundred mgs is the average dose, but it's too much for some people, and others can tolerate higher levels. I take 800 myself without loose stools.

fancypants · 03-09-2006, 02:36 PM

only 400!

maybe i should try 200 for a while and see what that does.....

sherijo · 03-09-2006, 02:47 PM

fancy,
think of it this way.. you are introducing a supplement to your body. your body has not received magnesium this way before.. so it gets kinda shocked ya know.. just start out at a low dose and work your way up.. so your body isn't going.. "huh? wha? what IS this stuff?"
it will get better.
sheri

MizzT · 03-09-2006, 03:28 PM

yeah...start slowly with everything. start with 200. or if you want to try 400.
....take it in 2 doses. one morning...one evening.
let the body regulate gently to everything.

silence4now · 03-09-2006, 08:44 PM

Maybe your body is not able to absorb the Mg for whatever reason. Could there be other nutrient deficiencies? Good idea to take less mg several times a day. Drink lots of water with it.

fancypants · 03-10-2006, 12:18 PM

thanks everyone!

03-09-2006, 01:54 PM	#1
fancypants Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 333	magnesium makes my stomach go crazy! any advice???? hi everyone, so i just started taking magnesium yesterday (i tried it during early withdrawal but it made me have the runs.....or i was having them anyway and it didnt help).... so i started taking it yesterday and it seemed to really help with the anxiety...but then this morning my stomach was not doing so great and i took some today and now my stomach is feel pretty blech (not to get gross...but im really gassy and have to keep going to the bathroom)......and whenever my stomach is upset my body reads this as anxiety...so now im anxious all over again! now...i cannot be SURE this is the magnesium...but i have a feeling it is. im taking magnesium citrate (by solgar)....and ive tried chelated magnesium (also by solgar)...is there ANOTHER kind that might be easier for me to digest? one that wont give me (im sorry i have to go here but i dont know what else to call it) "loose stool" ? __________________ lexapro nov 2004 - dec 2004 stopped taking it back on lexapro march 2005 - august 2005 switched to cymbalta august 2005 - september 13th 2005 quit cold turkey september 13th 2005 because cymbalta was making me totally insane **Back on Prozac 5mg March 1. Hoping to stabalize and then wean off this VERY VERY VERY slowly*** COMPLETELY DRUG FREE AS OF 6/28/06!!!!!!

03-09-2006, 02:27 PM	#2
feelin'_wiggy Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,293	Re: magnesium makes my stomach go crazy! any advice???? Fancy, I take Solgar mag citrate. It's a good choice. The problem is more likely the amount you are taking rather than the brand or formula. How much did you take? Four hundred mgs is the average dose, but it's too much for some people, and others can tolerate higher levels. I take 800 myself without loose stools. __________________ *Deborah* Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage -- Anais Nin ...the most you can hope is to be a little less, in the end, the creature you were in the beginning and the middle. -- Samuel Beckett (The Unnamable) . 1998: Paxil prescribed during mother's battle with cancer. 07/03 thru 05/05: Poop out; 2 botched attempts at wd; bipolar dx; more drugs added 04/05: quit lithium, Adderall and Xanax 05/05: Began 3rd attempt at wd 07/22/05: Liberated! http://www.benzo.org.uk

03-09-2006, 02:36 PM	#3
fancypants Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 333	Re: magnesium makes my stomach go crazy! any advice???? only 400! maybe i should try 200 for a while and see what that does..... __________________ lexapro nov 2004 - dec 2004 stopped taking it back on lexapro march 2005 - august 2005 switched to cymbalta august 2005 - september 13th 2005 quit cold turkey september 13th 2005 because cymbalta was making me totally insane **Back on Prozac 5mg March 1. Hoping to stabalize and then wean off this VERY VERY VERY slowly*** COMPLETELY DRUG FREE AS OF 6/28/06!!!!!!

03-09-2006, 02:47 PM	#4
sherijo Banned Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: chicago, illinois Posts: 1,357	Re: magnesium makes my stomach go crazy! any advice???? fancy, think of it this way.. you are introducing a supplement to your body. your body has not received magnesium this way before.. so it gets kinda shocked ya know.. just start out at a low dose and work your way up.. so your body isn't going.. "huh? wha? what IS this stuff?" it will get better. sheri

03-09-2006, 03:28 PM	#5
MizzT Banned Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NM Posts: 6,866	Re: magnesium makes my stomach go crazy! any advice???? yeah...start slowly with everything. start with 200. or if you want to try 400. ....take it in 2 doses. one morning...one evening. let the body regulate gently to everything.

03-09-2006, 08:44 PM	#6
silence4now Join Date: May 2004 Location: SE U.S. Posts: 3,455	Re: magnesium makes my stomach go crazy! any advice???? Maybe your body is not able to absorb the Mg for whatever reason. Could there be other nutrient deficiencies? Good idea to take less mg several times a day. Drink lots of water with it. __________________ Lisa - Paxil free since May 2004 _________________________________ God's economy is always positive.

03-10-2006, 12:18 PM	#7
fancypants Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 333	Re: magnesium makes my stomach go crazy! any advice???? thanks everyone! __________________ lexapro nov 2004 - dec 2004 stopped taking it back on lexapro march 2005 - august 2005 switched to cymbalta august 2005 - september 13th 2005 quit cold turkey september 13th 2005 because cymbalta was making me totally insane **Back on Prozac 5mg March 1. Hoping to stabalize and then wean off this VERY VERY VERY slowly*** COMPLETELY DRUG FREE AS OF 6/28/06!!!!!!

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