I do not have MS (I hope not anyway)- I do have tremor and jerks. Magnesium originally seemed to help the tremor and jerking, but recently the tremor has returned. The jerking is still around 99% controlled. If you do long term magnesium supplement, I recommend the chelated types since the body seems to absorb them more efficiently, and with magnesium, that is good. The standard type can give you intestinal problems.
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Originally Posted by Mariel
Hi. I have frequently on the old forum recommended Magnesium for this condition. I have to take 900 plus units per day for this. I take Mag Oxide and Mag Taurate. The first is cheaper and easier to find in health stores. A neurologist recommended this for me over 20 years ago when i could not take Baclofen or the other drug I tried. It stops the jerks, which would go on all night if I did not take the Mag. If I take half the dose, the jerks continue, so it's dose sensitive. It also helps spasm, in fact, my spasms were
especially bad even more than jerks at the time it was recommended.
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