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

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Magnesium. See all 29 dosages

  daily 1 tps. daily 4 tbs. daily 5 mg daily 40 mg daily 50 mg daily 80 mg daily 100 mg daily 150 mg daily 180 mg daily 200 mg daily 250 mg daily 300 mg daily 333 mg daily 350 mg daily 372 mg daily 375 mg daily 400 mg daily 405 mg daily 420 mg daily 450 mg daily 482.6 mg daily 500 mg daily 600 mg daily 750 mg daily 765 mg daily 800 mg daily 1000 mg daily 3000 mg daily
  8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 10 Number of Patients: 10 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 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 12 Number of Patients: 12 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Magnesium (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
12 48% Other: 48%
Did not seem to work
8 32% Did not seem to work: 32%
Personal research
3 12% Personal research: 12%
Side effects too severe
2 8% Side effects too severe: 8%
Expense
1 4% Expense: 4%
Not indicated
1 4% Not indicated: 4%

See all 25 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
0
1
5
5
15
18

Stopped Taking Magnesium

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
1
4
10
7
2

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
3 100%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
3 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
1 33%

Report created on November 21, 2009.