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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 25%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
0 0%
None
3 75%

Most commonly reported side effects

Hives
1 100%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Magnesium. See all 18 dosages ►

  50 mg as needed 100 mg daily 125 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily 250 mcg daily 250 mg daily 300 mg daily 375 mg daily 400 mg daily 500 mg daily 600 mg daily 750 mg daily 800 mg daily 900 mg daily 950 mg daily 1000 mg daily 1500 mg daily
  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 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 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 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Magnesium (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
1 50% Did not seem to work: 50%
Side effects too severe
1 50% Side effects too severe: 50%
Other
1 50% Other: 50%
Course of treatment ended
1 50% Course of treatment ended: 50%

See all 2 patients who’ve stopped taking Magnesium

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Magnesium

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

Stopped Taking Magnesium

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
3 75%
Usually
1 25%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 25%
Somewhat
1 25%
A little
1 25%
Not at all
1 25%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
2 50%

Report created on March 21, 2010.