ilovejadin Posted October 22, 2006 Report Posted October 22, 2006 I'm concerned about magnesium antagonists in my sons multivitamin. Does anyone know at what amounts some vit/mins become antagonists?? I do have a list of the antagonists. Or maybe there is a link somewhere that lists this. Thanks! Deana PS: My son has been on just 100mg of mag for 3 days and the ticks have subsided some (at first approx 70%, now just 10 to 15% the last few days) but he seems to be very hyper. This is not in his personality normally. I haven't found any research proving this to be a side effect of mag. Just the opposite actually. Wonder if this has been the case for anyone here.
Chemar Posted October 22, 2006 Report Posted October 22, 2006 Hi Deana are you balancing the magnesium with calcium? that is VERY important It should be 2:1 so if you are giving 100mg magnesium you need to give 200 mg calcium
ilovejadin Posted October 22, 2006 Author Report Posted October 22, 2006 No! I am confused on that cause it is stated as one on the antogonists.. But I did read that today on here so i was planning on starting him on the calcium tonight when he gets his magnesium.
Chemar Posted October 23, 2006 Report Posted October 23, 2006 Deana with minerals the key is BALANCE! that way they do not antagonise but instead work synergistically
ilovejadin Posted October 23, 2006 Author Report Posted October 23, 2006 I see! It sure can be confusing. I hope the calcium will get us on a better start here. Thanks so much for your quick replies. This is, as I am sure you know, so difficult to do on your own.
Chemar Posted October 23, 2006 Report Posted October 23, 2006 This is, as I am sure you know, so difficult to do on your own. That is one of the reasons that I urge people to work with a knowledgable physician to get guidance on all these things. I know it isnt always easy to find doctors who are clued up about supplements etc, but it is soooo worthwhile as it really does take the guesswork out and can avoid a lot of the trial and error stuff It doesnt have to be an MD (tho my preference is Integrative doctors, those with either and MD or DO who have then gone on to specialise in alternative medicine ie with a PA) A good nutritionist can sometimes help and also some more clued up pharmacists (like mrsD ) can frequently advise on supplement use
ilovejadin Posted October 23, 2006 Author Report Posted October 23, 2006 I agree, I absolutely plan to use a healthcare professional for this. We live in a very remote area and to leave we need to take 2 ferry's (approx 5hrs) to get to Vancouver, BC. So in the meantime I just wanted to start him on the magnesium. The pharmacist here was clueless on this matter so my son has an appt with our GP next week to see what we can do about finding a more suitable dr or healthcare professional to help us with this. I realize this is too important for me to take on alone, thats why I am so grateful for your help.
kim Posted October 23, 2006 Report Posted October 23, 2006 Deana, Before you buy calcium, you may want to do a little reading on the different forms. Calcium carbonate, which is found in a lot of supplements, can come from oyster shells and have been known to contain lead. I don't think it's one that's absorbed easily either. Maybe do a little reading here. http://www.enzymestuff.com/calcium.htm No hyper from magnesium here, but when I was giving individual vit. B supplements, we had HYYYPER. I started out with too much instead of working up slowly, and it was probably more than they could use anyway! Is it just a standard childrens multi that you're using?
ilovejadin Posted October 23, 2006 Author Report Posted October 23, 2006 Thanks! I am going to look into that today!
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