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Brand Names: Slo-Mag
See also: Calcium Citrate Vitamin D, Vitamin K, Magnesium, Zinc, Calcium Magnesium, Calcium Magnesium and Vitamin D, Calcium Magnesium and Vitamin D and Zinc, Cal-Mag Citramate, Coral Calcium w/Magnesium and Vitamin D, D-ribose w/magnesium, Magnesium Chelate, Magnesium Malate, Magnesium & Zinc, Mineral Supplements

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


Reasons Taken

80 patients in the community are taking or have taken Magnesium.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
General health 26 32%
Slow my ALS progress 18 22%
Other 10 12%
Fasciculations 8 10%
Stiffness/spasticity 5 6%
disease-related symptoms 4 5%
Constipation 4 5%
Pain 2 2%
Cramps 1 1%
Muscle cramps 1 1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Magnesium.

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  0 mg day 1 tps. day 5 mg day 40 mg day 50 mg day 100 mg day 133 mg day 150 mg day 200 mg day 250 mg day 372 mg day 375 mg day 400 mg day 405 mg day 420 mg day 500 mg day 600 mg day 750 mg day 765 mg day 800 mg day 1000 mg day
  11 Number of Patients: 11 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 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 11 Number of Patients: 11 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 10 Number of Patients: 10 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5  

Duration

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

Currently taking Magnesium

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
3
4
11
14
10

Stopped taking Magnesium

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
0
3
4
5
1
Why Patients Stopped Taking Magnesium (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 6 43% Other: 43%
Did not seem to work 4 29% Did not seem to work: 29%
Personal research 2 14% Personal research: 14%
Side effects too severe 1 7% Side effects too severe: 7%
Not indicated 1 7% Not indicated: 7%


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