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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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
General health 147 23 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Muscle pain 71 13 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Fibromyalgia 71 11 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Stiffness/Spasticity 47 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 32 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 31 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 564 patients currently taking Magnesium

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 3
Moderate
 2
Mild
 11
None
 85

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Magnesium

Diarrhea 4
Gas 2
Hives (urticaria) 1
Loose bowel movements 1
Bloating 1
Diarrhea chronic 1
See all 10 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Magnesium. See all 107 dosages ►

  daily 100 mg daily 200 mg daily 250 mg daily 300 mg daily 400 mg daily 500 mg daily 600 mg daily 800 mg daily 1,000 mg daily
  21 Number of Patients: 21 18 Number of Patients: 18 21 Number of Patients: 21 68 Number of Patients: 68 22 Number of Patients: 22 67 Number of Patients: 67 98 Number of Patients: 98 12 Number of Patients: 12 26 Number of Patients: 26 26 Number of Patients: 26  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Magnesium (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 44   Other: 41%
Did not seem to work 28   Did not seem to work: 26%
Expense 10   Expense: 9%
Personal research 9   Personal research: 8%
Side effects too severe 8   Side effects too severe: 7%
Course of treatment ended 8   Course of treatment ended: 7%
Doctor's advice 7   Doctor's advice: 6%
Not indicated 4   Not indicated: 4%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 1%

See all 105 patients who’ve stopped taking Magnesium

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Magnesium

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

Stopped Taking Magnesium

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Magnesium

Always
 68 67%
Usually
 21 21%
Sometimes
 7 7%
Never
 5 5%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Magnesium

Very
 3 3%
Somewhat
 6 6%
A little
 19 19%
Not at all
 73 72%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Magnesium

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 2%
$25-49
 3 6%
< $25
 46 92%

Report created on May 25, 2012.