too much magnesium causing migraines

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silentmigraine

Fri, July 25, 2008

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Hi everyone, I live with mav myself 24/7,

Recently my 18-year-old niece has been suffering with constant migraine,

So I told her to get some magnesium and try it daily, she asked her Dr about it, and her Dr suggest she not try the magnesium, first have some allergy testing done as the Dr said her Migraine could be due to an overload of magnesium, what tha ?????

That this is common?

I've not heard of this problem.

If this is true, why would taking mag sups , help so well at high levels for us.

It just seems like a crock of you know what

Allergy testing is very very expensive hear in Australia, and my sister is a single mother of 4 children, who works.

Any help would be wonderful; I hate to see her in such pain.

Thank you so much in advance

Oh also.

P:s

For any one considering topamax.

I'm having some luck with my topamax, its been a hard and very slow titration, with some strange mood swings and heart wrenching moments, but I'm toughing it out, and feel things are getting better every day.

SE's seem to be easing as time passes.

Pretty good considering, I have persistent, every day migraine, and now I hardly notice them.

Best of health to you all.

jenny

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Nebula

7/25/08 11:45pm

That sounds ridiculous. My doctor (a headache specialist) instructed me to take magnesium twice a day, everyday. The only side effect I have ever had from taking too much is some diarrhea. Why take synthetic medication when you can improve your heath with things that are natural. I'm glad you are having success with the topamax. It never worked for me. Just pay attention to your mood swings and other side effects - those can get bad.

daisy

7/26/08 3:25am

I have just started my 6 year old on manesium supplements for migraine as his is accompanied by severve cramping in the legs and feet.

Teri Robert

7/27/08 12:14am

Daisy,

Did you talk to your son's doctor before starting the magnesium? If not, please do. Supplemental magnesium needs to be balanced with calcium or *IT* can cause muscle spams.

Teri

Nancy Harris Bonk

7/27/08 11:22am

I'm so glad to hear you are feeling better. It is such a great feeling when we are not in constant pain.

As far as your niece goes, when taking any supplements it should always be discussed with the doctor. Having said that Magnesium is a fairly effective preventive for some people, and some of those people haven't had allergy testing before they started it, I know I didn't.

Has she seen our Migraine medication prevention list? Near the end of it supplements are listed. Coenzyme Q10, Vitamin B2, and Petadolex are also effective for some Migraineurs. A word of caution: these are "natural" supplements being used and will still interact with our bodies as drugs do. Care needs to be taken when we use them. Let me know if you need more information, ok?

silentmigraine

8/ 1/08 5:26am

Hi every body,

Thank you so much for replying; I've had trouble up until now navigating this site due to my persistent aura and vertigo,

I convinced my GP to try topamax, with not too bad results so far.

I've not finished titration, So We'll see.

So thank you for you input. I've been reading from this site over the past year, wishing I could post more. I just posted to a fellow, but hit the reply 3 times, oops!

Oh well. You live and learn,

My concern now is with my niece.

I thought my nieces Dr was wrong after all I've read.

And I will do as Terri has said and tell her to get some calcium as well.

I have written down all the migraine info vits, ect from here and given her my niece the info, she is 18 years old , poor darling.

I do have another question,

For Terri if that's all right?

Is migraine-associated vertigo a diagnosis of migraine?

By the, American Headache Societies Criteria?

Or is it just a name for a symptom of migraine.

I already feel I know the answer; I just want to make sure, I'm right.

Thank you so much every one.

jennyd

karen

8/18/08 9:29pm

I had been using Amerge (a triptan) which worked for fixing my migraine, but wanted to prevent them and tried many of the natural supplements, including some of those mentioned in others' comments. None of them worked for me or I had side effects with no relief. I did go to an allergist, but mine didn't test for other things like food. I mentioned that I got migraines from drinking alchohol, but he dismissed it as something that can cause headaches/migraine, but that it wasn't a true allergy. In the end, it was food with gluten (items made with flour from wheat, rye, barley, oats) that causes my migraines and he hadn't tested for it. For free, your niece can follow a restrictive diet and add foods back into her diet to see if something triggers a headache/migraine. I didn't get a migraine every time I had a gluten item, only in combination with my female cycle. It meant that I had the migraines once or twice during the month and then a week before my cycle started. Some of those headaches can be 2 or 3-day headaches. I'm sure there is info on the internet about restricting food items that might help her to determine if it's a food thing. Usually it incorporates keeping a food diary. Such a headache doesn't always happen within an hour, but can take up to 4-5 hours for me. That's why a food diary alone may not be helpful, but combined with a restrictive diet might turn up something.

Peggy

5/10/10 9:09am

Neurologists will usually have a list of foods to avoid. These will include beer, wine, cheese, chocolate, and a host of other foods. You can search "food" and "migraine" on the same line and come up a list also.

Prevention medication regimen will include antiepileptic(AED) like Topamax, antidepressant like Zoloft or Elavil, and even blood pressure med like atenolol. These work together to "dull" pain receptors but not completely. They require professional monitoring. Before starting any supplements, please get a check from your physician/health care professional and possibly a blood test to see where you levels are.

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