mkoven Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 Okay-- maybe I'm grasping at straws, trying to figure out if there's anything I"m doing that is making me worse.Here is a list of supplements and drugs I take:calciummultivitaminvit dmagnesium (600mgs)B2 400mgs CoQ10 (200 mgs)glucosamine 1500 mgsC 750sam-e 200mgsallegrasingulair I've added the magnesium, B2, and coq-10 in the past two-three months to help with headaches. Does anyone see anything here that could flare me up? Could the magnesium or the Coq10 worsen hypotension, as they help people with high bp? Nothing I've read online suggests these could pose a problem, but as they're supplements, not drugs, and are less tested...i think I"m getting reputable brands, but ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkoven Posted December 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 A related thought-- I actually ran out of calcium and haven't been taking it for several weeks. Just stocked up again yesterday. So I was taking 600mgs magnesium all that time, without calcium. After a little "quick and dirty" online research, perhaps that wasn't such a good thing? The two have to be in the proper ratio? So maybe if I add the calcium back, it will balance me out, and I'll go back to my "normal" ? Again, I'll freely admit that straws are being grasped at... does that sound at all plausible, or the nutty ramblings of a desperate person??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat57 Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 I cannot remember any thing more then seeing that CoQ10 is not good with NCS. I saw it "someplace" they said "something".I am sure I saw "something someplace tho! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkoven Posted December 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 It looks like too much magnesium is rare, but can cause hypotension...hmmm, maybe I should cut back to 400 mgs, and make sure I take calcium with it??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajw4790 Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 Hi!What symptoms are worsening? Did a dr. put you on these supplements? I was just wondering b/c of what you said with the ratio. I think maybe what you were saying on not taking the calcium as you had been maybe what you are noticing. Because you do want some kind of a ratio with your electrolytes and if you suddenly stop taking one, you may notice the side effects. If the magnesium was working fine before, it may not be the culprit, and it may be possible to "mess" the ratio up more if you lower the dose, if this is what the dr. recommended.Calcium is very important in the electrical conduction of the heart, so with the sudden drop in taking it, you maybe feeling the effects.Hope that makes some sense, and helps more than hurts! (b/c I am not a dr./ so can't swear by it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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