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Will taking magnesium supplements make me dizzy or lightheaded?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Magnesium Citrate: Dizziness has been reported. Excessively high Magnesium levels in the body can lead to an array of side effects.

Dr Rhoads and another doctor agreed

Answered 6/23/2020

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