Yesterday i took an epsom salts bath. I soaked all my body in the hot and full of magnesium water. I didn't follow the instructions and i put much more than two cups of Epsom Salts (about ten cups). I was there for about three hours. Today my body is feeling very sore, i feel it is difficult for me to breath. I have no nausea, nor vomiting. Should i worry?? What should i do???

That's a tough call. When hubby used Epsom salts he never measured how much and didn't have any issues. I wonder if the mag water contributed to your not feeling well? We never used that combo, just the salts. Did you add a mag solution or was it just in the Epsom salts?

Maybe you could call your local pharmacy and ask their opinion?

Gee...10 cups! 10-- 8oz cups?

I don't know how much is absorbed thru the skin...but I'd get a blood pressure reading done to see if you are low.

Ideally I'd seek medical attention if I were you. Using really hot water may have also upset your nerves. Heat over stims nerves in general. Lukewarm water is much better to soak in.

A normally healthy person will excrete magnesium thru the kidneys. So drink water...and don't overdo that.

This article gives the signs for magnesium overdosage..which is typically from IV administration:
http://www.rxmed.com/b.main/b2.pharm...20SULFATE.html

I'd get some medical attention if you feel ill.

Exactly. Lukewarm water is much better. And that sounds like way too much Epsom salts

Kitt

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (CMT)

You were in the bath for 3 hours? I guess with anything I feel it is better to be safe then sorry. Of course this happens on a weekend but if you feel bad or weird maybe a urgent care or er. Random ? why did you put so much in? Did you think it would work better? Well I hope you feel better and the other poster who said about the pharmacy that is a good idea.

It's ok now. Just a stupid mistake i won't make again. As i posted on the pn forum: this taught me i should never exceed dosage. Fortunately, it happened with something not so seiours.

3 hours? That is I guess was the reason for you feeling different after the bath. Bath shouldn't be taken that long specially if you added too many epsom salts in your bath. You can take a look at this usage suggestion

i used to think magnesium pill would help and then i felt weierd and then herd it can lower blood pressure so now im afarid of magnesiuum

Epsom salts
From: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | Date: 2008

Epsom salts common name for magnesium sulfate heptahydrate, MgSO 4 ·7H 2 O, a water-soluble bitter-tasting compound that occurs as white or colorless needle-shaped crystals. It was first prepared from the waters of mineral springs at Epsom, England; it also occurs as the mineral epsomite. Epsom salts is used medicinally as a purgative; it is also used in leather tanning, mordant dyeing, and as a filler in cotton goods and paper.

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Fatal hypermagnesemia caused by an Epsom salt enema: a case illustration.(Case Report)
From: Southern Medical Journal | Date: February 1, 2005| Author: Benner, Kim W.; Tofil, Nancy M.; Winkler, Margaret K. | COPYRIGHT 2005 Southern Medical Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Abstract: The authors describe a case of fatal hypermagnesemia caused by an Epsom salt enema. A 7-year-old male presented with cardiac arrest and was found to have a serum magnesium level of 41.2 mg/dL (33.9 mEq/L) after having received an Epsom salt enema earlier that day. The medical history of Epsom salt, the common causes and symptoms of hypermagnesemia, and the treatment of hypermagnesemia are reviewed. The easy availability of magnesium, the subtle initial symptoms of hyperma...

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