Magnesium

[JasonP]

I saw this article where someone who had 15 years of tinnitus was helped with liquid magnesium. After 15 years of tinnitus, he was given liquid magnesium and after 4 days it stopped. I was just curious if anyone has tried this. My concern would be diarrhea.

http://hearinglosshelp.com/blog/tinnitus-and-magnesium-deficiency/

 

[undecided]

There is a serum magnesium test to check if you have a deficiency.
Throw in a zinc test as well, just to be sure - cause zinc has a bad rep for tinnitus, just like magnesium.
If the tests come back ok, I don't see any point in taking any relevant supplements - both zinc and magnesium occur naturally and plentifully (is that a word? ) in a balanced diet.

 

[Zorro!]

There is a serum magnesium test to check if you have a deficiency.
Throw in a zinc test as well, just to be sure - cause zinc has a bad rep for tinnitus, just like magnesium.
If the tests come back ok, I don't see any point in taking any relevant supplements - both zinc and magnesium occur naturally and plentifully (is that a word? ) in a balanced diet.

I don't see anything wrong with supplementing with magnesium. It helps with sleep and muscle relaxation. I have also found it very helpful for migraines. And best of all it's safe. Magnesium is good stuff.

 

[undecided]

I didn't say there's anything wrong with it, my point was that you can have all the magnesium you require through your diet, so why bother with supplements... Save some money as well.

However if you find it works better for you as a supplement, uh, nice

 

[suze]

Hello @RaZaH! How did you get magnesium intravenously? Was it given for tinnitus? Is that normal in your country?

Magnesium is frequently given IV for cardiac arrythmias and to alcoholics to prevent seizures.

 

[carlover]

Re getting all the magnesium we need from a diet to be fair i just dont believe that ,,,,decades ago the RDA was 800mgs!!! then when the powers that be realised youd never get it from food they cut it right back magnesium RDA 400 for men...cynical or what................... I use swansons magnesium oil and put on about 600 mgs a day there is a great book about Mag Oil by a Dr Sircus,,,for many months I had an irregular heatbeat from I believe too much exercise tried all sorts ,the first night I put on about a gra m of Mag oil about 20 sprays all over my body my heart calmed right down and after a week it was better

 

[undecided]

Re getting all the magnesium we need from a diet to be fair i just dont believe that ,,,,decades ago the RDA was 800mgs!!! then when the powers that be realised youd never get it from food they cut it right back magnesium RDA 400 for men...cynical or what...................

Eat some yogurt, a couple of bananas, maybe an avocado and some spinach and you are set.
Wholesome diarrhea food

 

[carlover]

Undecided hello mate........well that lot is about 120mgs........carry on

 

[AuntSally]

Question to anyone who supplements with magnesium. What is the best form / combination? And how long does it take to work? I understand it may help with pulsatile tinnitus but any reduction in anxiety would be good, and a bit more sleep. Thanks in advance for any views.

 

[Michael Leigh]

@AuntSally Magnesium supplements can help repair nerve damage in the auditory pathways since it is all made up of nerves. It is usually used when the tinnitus was caused by loud noise exposure. If you are sure that you have pulsatile tinnitus then I don't think magnesium will help your sleep depravation and anxiety. You need the proper treatment which I have previously mentioned and believe is the best to help you. I know that you don't want to pursue this route but you are only making things harder on yourself.
All the best
Michael

 

[AuntSally]

My T Started with a VERY loud hissing, with a background pulsating. The hissing seems to have abated apart from occasional bouts. But the pulsating remains. Often it seems softer. I think its definitely softer overnight than it was at the start but enough to keep me awake once I wake up. I try not to become anxious but it kicks in then my sleep is ruined. I've only had tinnitus five months. I feel sure its a goid idea to give things some time. Wait and see. Time is a great healer and I don't want to jump into medications too soon.Meantine I read magnesium is a good supplement to help alleviate anxiety. I had 6 hours sleep night before last and 4 last night. Half a night. My dad has dealt with terrible insomnia for many years and it doesn't seem to have done him any harm. He 79.

 

[Michael Leigh]

@AuntSally You are new to tinnitus and if you don't want to take prescription medications then consider St John's Wort. It is a natural herb and helps mild depression and anxiety. My GP tells me it's a good alternative to prescription anti-depressants where depression is mild and it has not side effects.

I have used it for quite some time and find it helpful. I am not depressed but my tinnitus can reach very severe levels, so use it as a safety net, to help prevent me getting too down. I no longer buy it from Holland & Barrett due to its increasing cost. I get if from the well known auction site starting with E. Kalms is also good available from high street chemist and is natural plants valerian http://www.kalmsrange.com/

Michael

 

[AuntSally]

Yes thanks michael. I have also been thinking about st johns wort. Although I dont think I am depressed. Just anxious and tired.

 

[Michael Leigh]

@AuntSally St John's Wort will help anxiety and will help you sleep better. It takes 2 to 3 months for it to build up in the body to reach full effect.
Michael

 

[AuntSally]

Thanks again. I was going to ask about your experience of it if you are using it. I think I will give it a try. Someone said somewhere it us widely prescribed in Germany. And I think I will also try magnesium too.

 

[Michael Leigh]

@AuntSally I have been taking St John's Wort for many years. As I said, my tinnitus can reach very severe levels which go way beyond the levels that I can comfortably habituate to, when it is mild or moderate and occasionally severe. I find St John's Wort helps me through these difficult times so that I don't get too down.
My GP also told me it is used a lot in Germany.
Michael

 

[Konstadinos]

I remember a day when I ate a tone of russberies...the same day my tinnitus almost disspaear. Now I read that rassberies are very rich in magnesium..who knows...

 

[Zorro!]

I didn't say there's anything wrong with it, my point was that you can have all the magnesium you require through your diet, so why bother with supplements... Save some money as well.

However if you find it works better for you as a supplement, uh, nice

I'm not trying to argue with you as I understand your point and agree with it to an extent; i.e. in regards to eating whole foods for nutritional needs, but... Ingesting enough magnesium via whole foods isn't really viable when it comes to stifling a migraine or relaxing a sore neck or calming a cramped leg muscle. Why would I laboriously eat a pound of almonds when I can just pop a magnesium pill in that instance? It makes far more sense to just swallow a capsule of magnesium asporotate or magnesium malate or citrate or chloride, etc. to get quick relief of pain. And the best part is that magnesium is fairly benign as supplements go. The worst thing it's going to do is make me go to the bathroom, that's pretty much it.

Also, magnesium supplements are very cheap so saving money is a moot point. A bottle can easily last for months (or longer) and basically pays for itself in the long run. Magnesium is a mineral and is not prone to severe degradation so it's not like it will go bad quickly. In short, magnesium is a great supplement to have on hand. In fact, other than vitamin D it's the only supplement I keep in my larder because I know it works and I can count on it. Good stuff indeed.

 

[carlover]

anyone intersted in Magnesium should have a look at Magnesium oil swansons is the cheapest out there and a great book by Dr Sircus , you spray it on your skin and its really absorbed into the body

 

[Candy]

In what quantities please?

 

[DebInAustralia]

I remember a day when I ate a tone of russberies...the same day my tinnitus almost disspaear. Now I read that rassberies are very rich in magnesium..who knows...

Magnesium is required for gaba production ..

 

[AuntSally]

How long does it take to take effect? In a calming way l mean.

 

[Konstadinos]

Magnesium is required for gaba production ..

What is this GABA production? Is it somehow related to benzodiazepines withdrawal? Any info welcome...

 

[carlover]

In what quantities please?

600mg a day make sure thats elemental for example oxide is a waste of time

 

[Candy]

Thanks, will give it so, bought potassium instead, must have read something on here...

 

[Laurent]

I have an opposite reaction to Magnesium. It give me insomnia. And I've taken all the "high end" Magnesium including Glycinate, Orotate and Taurate. I also do the 2-1 ratio of Calcium to Magnesium. I could have avoid my sleepless nights thinking it was my T that was keeping me a wake when it was the Magnesium.

My doctor just tell me: "Never take magnesium just before sleeping: it's activity into body prevent sleeping." I've never tried, but apparently it's the case when reading this post. Tonight I've just tried taking my magnesium about 2 hours before sleeping and its seems fine. Magnesium effect is really fine until that: it's the first week I try it but I've got the (of cours subjective) feeling that it seriously lower my T volume. And already 3 doctors told me: "You can safely try it, there is no risk expect diarrhea if you abuse of it." So I'm gonna try it a few weeks more.

 

[Heather Burgoon]

I just want to chime in and throw my support for mag supplements too.

When I was pregnant last year, I had strange vibrations in my pelvis, toes, and lots of muscle twitching. I did some research and read about magnesium deficiency, I started taking supplements and it went away.

My T started in October, I started taking the supplements 2 weeks ago and it has gone from an 8 to a 3. I believe my T is due to muscle strain from carrying my children, clenching my jaw and tmj. It may not ever disappear but I feel like it's now manageable and don't notice it during the day. It quiets at night when I'm relax and when I first wake up.

 

[Song interpreter]

All magnesium ever did to me was cause an upset stomach. However, a friend of mine did get a better back from using it. Nothing of the stuff I've tried to battle my T has ever worked, and I've sort of given up on that ever happening.

I agree... I tried some magnisium. I had the same reaction... Upset icky tummy... Zinc does it to me too. Iron on an empty stomach didn't end well either. But from all I have read, I have a bunch of symptoms that could be relieved by taking magnesium, if I could find a safe and effective source.

 

[Newloud]

A couple of years before my last T increase, I'm pretty sure magnesium put an end to a long period of insomnia for me. I'm on 600mg a day now, because I guess it can't hurt, but I'm not sure it's had an effect on my T.

If magnesium deficiency and T are indeed connected, it's also interesting because in the year before my worsening, I lost 66 pounds. And weight loss is definitely connected to magnesium deficiency. And heightened cortisol.

 

[garywi]

so is there a consensus on which magnesium helps with relaxation and sleep..