Q: is it okay to take 1000mg glucosamine hydrochloride and 200mg of magnesium sulfate? i am 17years old, male. thank you :)

No: Neither supplement is appropriate or necessary for a 17 year old.

Q: could use your help docs! a friend drank water with magnesium sulfate every day and she lost a lot of weight rapidly. why?

Diarrhea?: Could she have taken enough to give herself diarrhea? This is not a safe or recommended way to lose weight.

Q: why are depakote and magnesium sulfate infused for headaches?

Releive headache: Both medications relieve headaches. Exact mechanism is not known.

Q: what does magnesium sulfate make you feel so hot?

See below: Intravenously it causes flushing and vasodilation [ dilation of blood vessels] , which can simulate the feeling of hotness.

Q: how long is the withdrawal of magnesium sulfate?

See below: Magnesium sulphate is given intravenously to relax the uterus. Too fast a infusion , and generally in the face of decreasing or decreased kidney function can cause too high levels in the blood leading to convulsions. Magnesium is readily excreted by the kidneys in normal circumstances.

Q: side effects to magnesium sulfate for labor?

See below: Magnesium sulphate is given intravenously to relax the uterus. Too fast a infusion , and generally in the face of decreasing or decreased kidney function can cause too high levels in the blood leading to convulsions.

Q: what is the treatment for magnesium sulfate overdose?

Define overdose: If you mean high mag levels after mag sulfate I.V. Was given, then you need to know that mag level can be elevated after I.V. Dose, temporarily, until it shifts spontaneously into mag storage. I.E. It is okay to be hi right after I.V. Dose. It is not ok to stay elevated a few days later. Lasix (furosemide) diuresis could correct this under a physician's supervision. It's also is okay to watch it decine on own.

Question 1

what are the signs of magnesium sulfate toxicity and its antidote?

Accepted Answer

MgSO4 toxicity: MgSO4 toxicity is a very rare complication of treatment for pre-eclampsia and eclampsia.  Symptoms/Signs include absent reflexes, respiratory depression, and cardiac dysfunction.  Intravenous calcium gluconate is used in patients with toxic levels of magnesium.

Question 2

what do you use magnesium sulfate for?

Accepted Answer

3 reasons in obstetr: 1) to stop contractions for 48 hours in order to get the fetus time to mature its lungs with steroids, in case of preterm labor <34 weeks.
2)to prevent severe cerebral palsy in the offspring of women with ruptured membranes  and/or preterm labor <32 weeks.
3)to prevent seizures in women with preeclampsia (severe only?) at high-risk periods (e.g. Labor, first 24 hours postpartum).

Question 3

is it okay to take 1000mg glucosamine hydrochloride and 200mg of magnesium sulfate? i am 17years old, male. thank you :)

Accepted Answer

No: Neither supplement is appropriate or necessary for a 17 year old.

Question 4

could use your help docs! a friend drank water with magnesium sulfate every day and she lost a lot of weight rapidly. why?

Accepted Answer

Diarrhea?: Could she have taken enough to give herself diarrhea? This is not a safe or recommended way to lose weight.

Question 5

why are depakote and magnesium sulfate infused for headaches?

Accepted Answer

Releive headache: Both medications relieve headaches. Exact mechanism is not known.

Question 6

what does magnesium sulfate make you feel so hot?

Accepted Answer

See below: Intravenously it causes flushing and vasodilation [ dilation of blood vessels] , which can simulate the feeling of hotness.

Question 7

how long is the withdrawal of magnesium sulfate?

Accepted Answer

See below: Magnesium sulphate is given intravenously to relax the uterus. Too fast a infusion , and generally in the face of decreasing or decreased kidney function can cause too high levels in the blood leading to convulsions. Magnesium is readily excreted by the kidneys in normal circumstances.

Question 8

side effects to magnesium sulfate for labor?

Accepted Answer

See below: Magnesium sulphate is given intravenously to relax the uterus. Too fast a infusion , and generally in the face of decreasing or decreased kidney function can cause too high levels in the blood leading to convulsions.

Question 9

what is the treatment for magnesium sulfate overdose?

Accepted Answer

Define overdose: If you mean high mag levels after mag sulfate I.V. Was given, then you need to know that mag level can be elevated after I.V. Dose, temporarily, until it shifts spontaneously into mag storage. I.E. It is okay to be hi right after I.V. Dose. It is not ok to stay elevated a few days later. Lasix (furosemide) diuresis could correct this under a physician's supervision. It's also is okay to watch it decine on own.

Question 10

is nifedipine or magnesium sulfate better for labor?

Accepted Answer

MAG SULFATE: Gold standard.

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Why are depakote and magnesium sulfate infused for headaches?

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