Posted by mike99 on April 7, 2006, at 17:22:53
In reply to Rapid Recovery From Depression Using Magnesium, posted by jerrympls on April 7, 2006, at 3:56:05
Magnesium is the *only* non-prescription I've found useful for ADHD, aside from fish oil...but if I had to choose between the two I'd probably go with Mag. And I love how it calms m'heart as well as brain.
It doesn't work as well as stimulants for me and I've never found it to have an antidepressant effect...but I definitely notice an increased calmness and focus. Tried many fancy brands (such as slow-mag which is magnesium chloride) and plain old Magnesium oxide (as in tums antacid) works just the same for me.
I take a 250 mg tablet in addition to the 125 in my multivitamin. Much more and my blood pressure drops too low. Anyhow, there's a lot of hype and unproven alternative/natural treatments out there...but definitely is one that is legitimate.
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