Recovery Tools - Magnesium for Anxiety, Stress and Depression

[oggy]

Do you feel unusually anxious and under stress? Sometimes depressed? Tired and restless? Confused?


Did you know that magnesium deficiency is one of the most common nutritional deficiencies? A normal diet in the Western world is said to contain only two thirds of the RDA for this mineral although magnesium is said to be one of our most crucial minerals. One major study concluded that close to 75% of our diets are lacking adequate magnesium levels.

Some of the symptoms of folks with a magnesium deficiency include anxiety, depression, fatigue, irritability, restlessness, fear, insomnia, reduced attention span, memory loss and confusion. These conditions are a lot like those of folks diagnosed with anxiety disorder.


Can Taking Magnesium for Anxiety or Magnesium for Depression Help You?


Research has shown that folks experiencing these symptoms as a result of a magnesium deficiency and who then begin to supplement and take magnesium for anxiety, may experience some dramatic results.

Recently, a clinical trial was conducted in France using the double-blind, randomized, placebo method. 264 folks with generalized anxiety were involved with the study. Half were given a placebo and half were given an herbal treatment which contained 300mg of magnesium.

At the end of the study, the folks in the group that had taken magnesium for anxiety and magnesium for depression experienced a "statistically significant" reduction in anxiety and depression as measured with the Hamilton anxiety scale.

Magnesium supplements have been shown to have a calming effect on symptoms of anxiety and stress levels. Research is just now starting to discover that folks taking magnesium for anxiety and magnesium for depression are enjoying some real positive results.

Research is now also showing that nervousness and insomnia symptoms decrease when folks supplement with 200 mg. of magnesium and 400 mg. of calcium. Supplementing with magnesium for anxiety and magnesium for depression is thought to be an inexpensive way to help reduce those symptoms.


Besides Taking Magnesium for Anxiety or Magnesium for Depression, Are There Other Benefits?


Although folks taking magnesium for anxiety and magnesium for depression have experienced great results, magnesium has some other very important benefits as well.

The Physician's Desk Reference has this to say: "Magnesium may have anti-osteoporotic activity. Magnesium has anti-arrhythmic activity. Magnesium has activity in the management of preeclampsia. Magnesium may have anti-hypertensive, glucose-regulatory and bronchodilatory activities. Magnesium has putative myocardial protective activity during an acute myocardial infarction and putative anti-migraine activity."

What this means in terms that you and I can understand is that magnesium (along with calcium and vitamin d) can reduce your risk for osteoporosis. Magnesium has also been found to protect your heart and can guard against arrhythmias or irregular heart beats.

In addition, magnesium has been shown to help regulate blood pressure as well as blood sugar levels.

When taking magnesium for anxiety or magnesium for depression or to simply provide your body with the magnesium you need to remain healthy, it is recommended that magnesium be taken as a component of a good quality multivitamin. This allows magnesium to take advantage of the other nutrients present and to work synergistically (or together) to provide your body with what it needs.


Magnesium occurs in the following foods:


Vegetables - Peppers, Cabbage, Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts

Nuts - Peanuts, Pistachio Nuts, Walnuts

Seeds - Sunflower Seeds, Poppy Seeds, Pumpkin Seeds

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	very helpful. obviously an article and swim can see swiyoggy wasn't claiming it as his own. Swim is not addicted, but is...
	this is taken from 'socialphobiaworld.com'-don't we have to credit the source?

[yulamada]

Any insights on which formulation of magnesium has the best absorption and/or efficacy? How about dosages for aid in anxiety/depression? USFDA RDA is 400mg.

My badger almost chewed off a paw yesterday due to this irrational fear. It almost feels agoraphobic - which the hairy little guy never had a problem with prior coming of opes.

Thanks in advance for any help and insights.

[oggy]

400mg magnesium citrate would be fine. Take with 1000mg calcium, 500mg L-Tryptophan, 50mg pyridoxal phosphate (B6 coenzyme) and 2 oz of 50% glucose 50% fructose such as raw honey or fruit. This would make a great stack for sleeping or stressful days.

[yulamada]

Many thanks Oggy!

The formulation my badger has been using is mangesium oxide + magnesium stearate + calcium carbonate. A little research shows supplements with myriad formulations of these minerals and more. As with many supps, most of these formulas claim to be a panacea for everything from blood pressure, to depression, to migraines, to anxiety.

Wading through medical papers illuminates these essential minerals require a delicate balance. Lack of which can make symptoms worse. pH also seems to be a factor for optimum absorption and bio-availability.

Any SWIYs out there have additional insights for my nail biting, sleep deprived, PAWS licking badger?

Thanks in advance!

[oggy]

Originally Posted by yulamada

Many thanks Oggy!

Wading through medical papers illuminates these essential minerals require a delicate balance. Lack of which can make symptoms worse. pH also seems to be a factor for optimum absorption and bio-availability.

Any SWIYs out there have additional insights for my nail biting, sleep deprived, PAWS licking badger?

Thanks in advance!

No problem yulamada. What PH is best for optimum absorbtion? I hear that its more natural for humans to eat a fruit based diet which adjusts our PH to a more alkaline environment. High proteins foods such as meat makes the stomach produce more hydrochloric acid making an acidic environment leading to ill health, depression, fatigue etc.. This maybe why people on the atkins diet feel shit.

Melatonin helps SWIM sleep, I take a 3mg tab with B6 and 25mg theanine up to 5 a night, (Schiff brand) you can safely take up to 100mg's in one night but you'd be struggling to get up after such dose.

SWIM finds that after adding more fruit into his diet his energy levels, mood have increased and anxieties have decreased. This may be due to his PH level becoming more alkaline and getting more nutrients or it could be because he's getting more L-Tryptophan-glucose-B6 and synthesising more serotonin or maybe both.

With a high protein diet our bodies will synthesize the neurotransmitter dopamine as our bodies can only synth one of these neurotransmitters at one time and the phenylalanine-dopamine synth always wins on a low carb high protein diet. You need glucose to shuttle the other amino acids into your muscles and let the L-Tryptophan-serotonin synthesis get on with the job.

[yulamada]

Excellent information. Being an avid science-nut, part of my badgers 'try to sleep damn you' meditation ritual is envisioning synapses firing in natural harmony, with proper cleft clearance and associated endorphin uptake for all neurons and their dendritic brethren.

Here's to yet another trip to the health food store.

Cheers!

[appalled]

It is very kind for people to offer their knowledge to other interested parties on this forum. However, I feel it is only ethical to give credit to the website from which information was copied and pasted to the first posting - I will take the liberty to do that right now....

Health Supplements Advisor. (n.d.). Magnesium for anxiety, magnesium for depression, and other crucial benefits: Should you be taking magnesium for anxiety or magnesium for depression? Retrieved fromhealth-supplements-advisor. com/magnesium-for-anxiety. html

This website wouldn't allow me to post the link exactly how I copied it from the web address bar - I took out the http:// part and there are spaces after each period.

[oggy]

Yes I would have put the link up but I think it's against the site rules. Sorry about that but I didn't think it would upset anyone as anyone can look it up themselves on google for free, I wasn't claiming that the information was written by me. Just thought it would be useful to others on this forum.

[Karaka]

good morning from new zealand. i' was diagnosed wilth depression about 3 years ago. I am taking an ssri, but recently heard about magnesium and depression. i also have other symptoms that could apparently be related to magnesium deficiency. ive been taking a powder form that includes calcium, vitamin b, c and some amino acides. after a few days i felt great, but then back to normal. i think may have been placebo effect.

now its been almost 3 weeks. my question is, how long should i give it to see if it works. should i have noticed a difference by now, or does it take a few months.

other symptoms over the years have included, muscle tention, frequent urination (dont think prostate because been going on for about 25 years, im 39), migraines, insomnia (this has improved a bit), minor shaking.

i would love to know about how long it took others for magnesium to work.

i appreciate any assistance.