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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
11 100%

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Magnesium. See all 37 dosages

  300 mg as needed 50mg as needed daily 1 mg daily 1 other daily 1 tps. daily 2 mg daily 3 tps. daily 5 mg daily 15 mg daily 25 mg daily 50 mg daily 52 mg daily 100 mg daily 140 mg daily 150 mg daily 168 mg daily 200 mg daily 205 mg daily 250 mg daily 300 mg daily 340 mg daily 350 mg daily 375 mg daily 400 intl units daily 400 mg daily 450 mg daily 500 mg daily 600 mg daily 750 mg daily 800 mg daily 880 mg daily 900 mg daily 1000 mg daily 1050 mg daily 1200 mg daily 2000 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 13 Number of Patients: 13 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 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 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 16 Number of Patients: 16 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 12 Number of Patients: 12 1 Number of Patients: 1 27 Number of Patients: 27 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 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
Other
7 44% Other: 44%
Course of treatment ended
3 19% Course of treatment ended: 19%
Doctor's advice
2 13% Doctor's advice: 13%
Did not seem to work
1 6% Did not seem to work: 6%
Expense
1 6% Expense: 6%
Personal research
1 6% Personal research: 6%

See all 15 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
3
6
11
24
25

Stopped Taking Magnesium

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
5 45%
Usually
5 45%
Sometimes
1 9%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
11 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
4 36%

Report created on November 21, 2009.