The Warrior said...
Octobrsky13 said...
Magnesium makes my symptoms much worse. I've tried it multiple times in various forms and had the same reaction every time. I tried taking Natural Calm several times for sleep issues when I was in remission and felt activity in my brain - tingling, skin crawling, pulsating - so I stopped it. I hadn't had those sensations for several years before I took magnesium.
When I relapsed a year and a half ago two LLMD's recommended it for cardiac issues I was having. I took just 100 mg. and it worsened my cardiac issues to the degree I thought my chest would explode. My other symptoms worsened also.
I know that most who take it say it helps them but I also know it isn't the case for everyone. I don't agree with everything Dr. Rawls says in his book but he isn't the only LLMD to warn about magnesium so there must be a reason for that. I don't really know why I have the reaction to it that I do while others can take it with no issues but I am sensitive to a lot of things.
I react to all kinds of oral magnesium as well, but until now I don't think it has to do anything with lyme directly.
I think it has to do more with the way in which our bodies are processing the magnesium, some genetic predisposition or mutation. When I take magnesium (even the smallest amount), it could even be just dust from the pill, I get a very particular brain fog and also fatigue; the next day I develop red itchy rashes. On the bright side it does give me energy as well and it makes me focused, which is why I take it sometimes regardless of my reaction to it.
I understand exactly what you mean when you say "activity in my brain", that sensation becomes a burden specially if I take it close to bed time. I just can't fall asleep that easily with my mind overactive like that and nothing really disturbs my sleep, which makes the whole thing even more interesting.
I don't seem to react the same way to transdermal magnesium. I use it religiously every morning, it helps with my energy levels and it actually calms my mind. And it must work since my magnesium levels in tests have come out very good.
On the other hand magnesium in epsom salt for baths/foot soaks, does make me feel similar to when taking it orally, but the rashes are not that violent. I still get some of the brain fog and fatigue, but I just power through it because I like the the energy that it gives me some days after.
It's most likely a bacterial issue in your GI tract rather than a genetic issue. The bacteria affect our absorption of oral agents and the possibility exists that oral supplementation of Mg may displace bound metals from the bacteria. Your reaction to that is from your body trying to do something with the metals. It would be interesting to see if your stools sink or float after oral magnesium supplementation.