Posted by noa on March 30, 2003, at 9:20:30
In reply to Re: JLx, Larry Hoover, SLS -- Magnesium, posted by bozeman on March 29, 2003, at 17:18:27
I am going to ask my pdoc about magnesium when I see him next week. He already has me on Chromium picolinate and folic acid (above and beyond what is in my daily multi vitamin/mineral), and though I initiated the fish oil, he agreed with the decision and then recommended I double or triple my fish oil doses since it seemed to be helping. Ie, my pdoc is pro-supplements and keeps up with the literature on it, even though some of the literature is based on very small studies or anecdotal reports (but who cares!).
I started seeing this pdoc last summer. He has a lot of difficulty keep time well,and appointments are almost always late. He is quirky, but he really knows his stuff, and he is collaborative. And I like that he keeps up on lit and suggests some alternative additions to meds, like chromium and the folic acid, etc.
We are working now on seeing if, after a period of time on the increased fish oil, whether I can lower my effexor dose a bit, and later on, possibly lower my serzone dose a bit, too, to reduce some of the negative effects. I don't think either of us envision complete cessation of my meds, however.
So, I'll ask him about the magnesium, too.
Thanks. for the info. I'll try to print out some of the resources to bring to him (although he has usually read a lot on this stuff and sometimes gives me print-outs).
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