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What is Magnesium?

Magnesium is a biologically important molecule essential to proper cell function. It is found in dietary sources such as spinach or other green vegetables, or may be ingested as a food supplement. Read more...Click to read more below

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
1 3%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
2 7%
None
27 90%

Most commonly reported side effects

stomach cramping on the morning dosage only
1 3%
Diarrhea
1 3%
hives and itching
1 3%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Magnesium. See all 71 dosages

  1other as needed 1tbs. as needed 200mg as needed 300 mg as needed 30mg as needed 50 mg as needed 50mg as needed daily 1 mg daily 1 other daily 1 tps. daily 2 mg daily 2 other daily 2 tbs. daily 2 tps. daily 3 other daily 3 tps. daily 4 other daily 4 tbs. daily 5 mg daily 8 other daily 15 mg daily 25 mg daily 40 mg daily 50 mg daily 52 mg daily 64 mg daily 80 mg daily 100 mg daily 800 mg weekly 125 mg daily 133 mg daily 140 mg daily 150 mg daily 168 mg daily 180 mg daily 200 mg daily 205 mg daily 250 mcg daily 250 mg daily 300 mg daily 333 mg daily 340 mg daily 350 mg daily 372 mg daily 375 mg daily 400 intl units daily 400 mg daily 405 mg daily 420 mg daily 450 mg daily 456 mg daily 482.6 mg daily 500 mcg daily 500 mg daily 600 mg daily 612 mg daily 750 mg daily 765 mg daily 800 mg daily 880 mg daily 900 mg daily 950 mg daily 1000 mg daily 1050 mg daily 1200 mg daily 1500 mg daily 1600 mg daily 2000 mg daily 3000 mg daily 4000 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 23 Number of Patients: 23 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 6 Number of Patients: 6 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 14 Number of Patients: 14 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 12 Number of Patients: 12 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 41 Number of Patients: 41 16 Number of Patients: 16 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 40 Number of Patients: 40 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 56 Number of Patients: 56 11 Number of Patients: 11 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 13 Number of Patients: 13 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 11 Number of Patients: 11 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Magnesium (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
23 40% Other: 40%
Did not seem to work
15 26% Did not seem to work: 26%
Expense
5 9% Expense: 9%
Course of treatment ended
5 9% Course of treatment ended: 9%
Side effects too severe
4 7% Side effects too severe: 7%
Personal research
4 7% Personal research: 7%
Doctor's advice
2 4% Doctor's advice: 4%
Not indicated
1 2% Not indicated: 2%

See all 54 patients who’ve stopped taking Magnesium

Currently Taking Magnesium

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
2
7
18
44
58
64

Stopped Taking Magnesium

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
4
9
8
18
11
4

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
19 63%
Usually
8 27%
Sometimes
2 7%
Never
1 3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 3%
Somewhat
1 3%
A little
3 10%
Not at all
25 83%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
1 3%
$25-49
1 3%
< $25
13 43%

Report created on November 20, 2009.