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Heart & Blood Health | Last Active: Oct 1, 2023 | Replies (132)
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I have read on this site that many of you started taking magnesium for various reasons, especially arrhythmias. I get my blood labs once a year with magnesium level included. I am always on high end of normal range. So I do not take supplemental magnesium. Do any of you check w your Dr first before adding supplements?

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scottij | @scottij | Oct 10, 2020

I always check with my doctors on any supplement. I go to you amateurs (self included) for emotional support. I go to professionals for medical advice. LOL

As for magnesium, if you are a transplant patient, one of the immuno-suppressant drugs will leach magnesium out of your system. Magnesium is an essential electrolyte which means you have to have it for the nerves to fire properly. Low magnesium results in cramps. It is probably why Gatorade contains magnesium. I take 800mg a day and my weekly blood tests show my magnesium on the bottom end of the acceptable range. I would love to take some more as I do cramp now and then but my immuno-suppressant drugs are hard on my kidneys and too many supplements are also hard on the kidneys. It is okay if you eat foods high in magnesium like shelled pumpkin seeds. But large amounts of supplements can burden the body

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