well since im new here, i just want to start off with saying I've done a lot of reading, as I've been to numerous other sites, including braintalk. I feel like im doing homework when reading all this stuff, but oh well, it helps in the end. Thanks for the magnesium suggestions, they are very helpful. Now I don't know if anyone has heard of this before, but I heard that calcium was possibly a useless drug, when used as a supplement. You know people take it for osteoporosis or bone less. But I heard that it was useless. As for vitamin D, I think that is very helpful. Now I read almost every single one of the posts on magnesium here, and.....

....as for the magnesium hydroxide and interacting with other medications like gabapentin, aspirin, and quinidine. I checked the drug interactions via drugs.com and they were listed as moderate interactions with aspirin and quinidine and a minor interaction with gabapentin in that it decreases the bioavailability of it. I looked that up especially since I take gabapentin for myoclonic jerks and insomnia. But I mean come on, I guess drugs.com is more of a pro-med site rather than a alternative herbal, natural hypochondriac(joking) type site, so I guess they wouldn't be that strict with interactions. I'm not saying that I'm pro-med or chastizing alternative herbal methods. I think there lies a good benefit one can get from combining treatments, meds, and vitamins. But I'm semi-biased as I had a real tough time with melatonin in that it worsened my depression/mental illness, nightmares, decreased blood flow, irritability, fatigue. Regardless have any of you heard of a more cautious drug interaction site, maybe one that integrates vitamins and herbs?

Taurine I guess helps muscle fatigue I read somewhere. I sometimes drink those energy drinks (which as u know got the taurine in them) because they have less caffeine per 8 oz than coffee does, energy drinks usually have around 80 mg. Which is good but im looking for something that has more than coke/pepsi(which hav around 40 mg) but less than say a redbull(again 80), i guess companies arent too precise oh well. I read that coffee has 135-145 mg caffeine and sometimes in nominations up to 170. no wonder why when I hav an iced coffee i feel like im gonna hav a seizure or something. geesh. on to my next subject potassium and magnesium.

I heard that potassium is good for myoclonus, so I bought a GNC magnesium and potassium aspartate that I take. is this a good magnesium supplement to take? I mean I may try slowmag, or that ionic fizz stuff if it isnt. also bananas are supposed to be good natural source for potassium, tryptophan, and melatonin which I read somewhere.

i take omega 3 fish oil also, but the GNC version has low EPA and DHA so no wonder it hasnt helped my depression that much.

with love and good health