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Magnesium Citrate Treatment Report

See also: Cal-Mag Citramate

What is Magnesium Citrate? Magnesium citrate retains water in the intestine, softening stools and inducing the urge to defecate. It is a potent treatment for constipation. Read more...Click to read more below

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Reasons taken

30 patients in the community are taking or have taken Magnesium Citrate.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
General health 9 30%
Constipation 6 20%
Cramps 4 13%
Slow my ALS progress 2 6%
Other 2 6%
Muscle aches 1 3%
Cyclothymia 1 3%
disease-related symptoms 1 3%
Bowel problems 1 3%
Osteoporosis 1 3%

Other treatments patients are taking for General health include Multivitamins, Omega 3 Fish Oil, and Vitamin C.

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Magnesium Citrate.

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  100mg as needed 615mg as needed - as needed daily mg as needed 200 mg daily 250 mg daily 400 mg daily 500 mg daily 600 mg daily 800 mg daily 1000 mg daily 1350 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Magnesium Citrate or how long patients were taking Magnesium Citrate before stopping.

Currently Taking Magnesium Citrate

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
1
3
3
8

Stopped Taking Magnesium Citrate

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
1
2
1
1
2
Why Patients Stopped Taking Magnesium Citrate (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 4 57% Other: 57%
Not indicated 2 29% Not indicated: 29%
Did not seem to work 1 14% Did not seem to work: 14%
Personal research 1 14% Personal research: 14%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 3 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 33% 1
Moderate 33% 1
Can't tell 33% 1

Other

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 0% 0
Mild 0% 0
None 100% 3

Top reported side-effects include:

Summary results are based on 3 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 3)

  • 2bbetter
    Sex: M
    Depression: 1
    Emotional: 1
    Compulsion: 1
    Anxiety: 1
    Mania: 0
    Physical: 1
    External Stress: Low
    46 M
    Function: High
    Distress: Low
    See profile
  • by 2bbetter
    Jan 05, 2009
  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Other

See all evaluation results for Magnesium Citrate

Report created on November 07, 2009.