thanks, my doc just said my results were normal. i did not know that about three months. itll be interesting when i go back for a followup in jan.

i should say since my mag levels are going back up (and quitting celexa) ive gained a few brain cells

I am happy for you that you are doing so well! Congrats!

I, too, have been reading a bit about magnesium supplementation and transdermal therapy. Long ago in my journey, a Feldenkrais practitioner insisted I supplement with Magnesium during my therapy with her. I was pointed to a health food store where the pills I bought were GIANT, and I only took them now and then when I had the courage.

Later, I tried the Citrate variety in powder form, but that proved to be more of a laxative and I could never get into higher mg supplementation with it.

I'm now using a brand called Jigsaw http://www.jigsawhealth.com/supplements/magnesium The pills are easy to swallow and I have been able to slowly get up to 750mg over the past weeks with minimal gastric issues.

I'm also using Ancient Minerals Magnesium Oil and Lotion. I made the mistake of not rinsing off the oil after 20 min and got into trouble with rashes and skin irritation. The lotion causes no problems, but it absorbs at a lower rate.

It's to early to tell if anything positive will come from this trial. I always assumed I ate a well-balanced, close to the source diet as possible, but when you read about the foods which are high in magnesium, I ate very few. Going through this TOS process has been devastating on my adrenals, and in addition, I ate a calcium rich diet to fend off early-onset of Osteoporosis.

Sounds like it takes a couple of months at minimum to "notice" any benefits from supplementation for my use, so I'll keep you posted.

im taking slow release magtab which is very similar and on top of that glycinate and eposm salt baths (bc im severely deficient). you will notice in a few weeks you sleep better. the more you feel it the more deficient you are imho.

i AGREE. supplementing magnesium is a must.

i thought id comment in here ia m too lazy to make a new thread. since we're speaking of alternative therapies, my sex hormones are messed up. i have negative progesterone and very very very little testosterone which can definitely effect things. i'm hoping to improve this with diet and exercise.

actually the progesterone might be low if im low in zinc

another thing i gotta figure out, gaaah.

Similar experience here to Anne4tos. I use the mag citrate, but cannot take much of it without gi issues.

I use the Ancient Minerals Mag too and yeah, it was itchy. Interestingly, after a couple of months, it's not itchy any more even after an hour.

I also quit coffee because caffeine causes the body to eliminate magnesium.

yeah and carbonated drinks are supposed to be really bad

i have to say during the time my mag was low i was drinking gallons of green tea

oh and another crazy thing is i still get foot cramps sometimes. i actually got them more once i was feeling BETTER

I had problems with circulation through my calves and feet due to the calves being so tight. Similar to what's described at http://www.ctds.info/ankles1.html although with less swelling.

I added calf and hamstring stretches to my daily routine and saw an improvement after a week. I even went with the book she recommended, Stretching by Bob Anderson.