Question 1

i'm a 38 year old male & i just bought magnesium supplements & i want to know what is the safest dosage to take for me.

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Depends on level: Required dose of magnesium depends on mg level and kidney function. Check with your doctor.

Question 2

what are magnesium supplements used for?

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Low Magnesium levels: Certain patients have chronically low blood levels of magnesium (usually due to abnormal loss of magnesium in the urine or stool) and oral supplementation is used at times in severe cases.

Question 3

how fast does magnesium supplements work?

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Magnesium : It depends on the form of magnesium and how you take it.   It works with minutes in many cases, certainly in less than an hour.    Most Americans are at least a little suboptimal in their magnesium levels.

Question 4

which type of magnesium supplement should i take?

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Magnesium: Before you waste your money on a magnesium (M) supplements (S), here is a list of food rich in M: https://www.cedars-sinai.edu/Patients/Programs-and-Services/Documents/CP0403MagnesiumRichFoods.pdf

If you consume none of these foods, you then may need to have some supplements. M supplements can cause nausea, cramps, and diarrhea.  It is always better to ingest M from foods rather that from S.

Question 5

how long does magnesium supplements take to work?

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Magnesium Tablets: Magnesium is the relaxation mineral, as compared to calcium, which is the contraction mineral for muscles.  I.V. magnesium starts working immediately.  Oral magnesium has to be absorbed in the G.I. tract, which would vary person to person.  Keep in mind that it can vary up to 8 fold from person to person how much magnesium a person needs, as well.

Question 6

should a 15 y.o. be taking a magnesium supplement?

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No: If you don't have a known deficiency, adding magnesium or any mineral will not only be unhelpful, but can cause problems. Don't self-diagnose and definitely don;'t self-treat. Get magnesium naturally from pumpkin seeds, spinach, and soybeans to name a few.

Question 7

what is magnesium supplements good for in a woman?

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Many things: The majority of americans are deficient in magnesium. Low magnesium can cause or aggravate muscle spasms, anxiety, insomnia, menstrual cramps, migraine headaches, pms, high blood pressure, fatigue, palpitations, constipation, asthma, osteoporosis etc. The best magnesium supplements are magnesium taurate, glycinate, citrate and aspartate. See
http://drcarolyndean.Com/magnesium_miracle/.

Question 8

how long until magnesium supplement exits your system?

Accepted Answer

Quickly: Assuming normal kidney function, within a day or so.

Question 9

what is the most appropriate form of magnesium supplement?

Accepted Answer

Magnesium: Before you waste your money on a magnesium (M) supplements (S), here is a list of food rich in M: https://www.cedars-sinai.edu/Patients/Programs-and-Services/Documents/CP0403MagnesiumRichFoods.pdf

If you consume none of these foods, you then may need to have some supplements. M supplements can cause nausea, cramps, and diarrhea.  It is always better to ingest M from foods rather that from S.

Question 10

what can result from taking too much magnesium supplements?

Accepted Answer

Hypermagnesemia: This means high magnesium levels in blood. This can cause irregular heart rates which can be occasionally fatal (called ventricular tachycardia). The high levels are more likely to occur in persons with kidney disease.

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