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Magnesium (Magnesium Oxide) - monitoring more than 6,800 patients

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What does it do?

This product may be used as an antacid to relieve heartburn, sour stomach, or acid indigestion. Certain formulations may be used as a laxative for short-term, rapid emptying of the bowel (before surgery, for example). This product also is used as a dietary supplement when the amount of magnesium in the diet is not enough.

Last text update: 2011-10-04

Last data update: 2012-01-14

General Information:

6.8: Magnesium Average Satisfaction Score

78% of patients are at least somewhat satisfied with Magnesium.
16% of patients wish they were told more before they started taking Magnesium

MediGuard regularly polls our more than 6,800 users taking Magnesium (or similar drugs with the same active ingredient(s)) using the Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medications (TSQM). This feedback is continuously updated for the benefit of the MediGuard community. To request scores for specific patient subgroups, please contact research@mediguard.org.

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since taking magnesium,i dont get cramps & muscles in my legs & ankles.i stopped for a week for a colonoscopy,the cramps came back.so im on the magnesium again.

42 year old – Source: MediGuard
Posted: 2011-12-21 12:33:55

There is no doubt in my mind that when I began taking one 250 mg tablet of magnesium in the morning and one again in the evening that my migraine issues improved dramatically. After approximately one month of magnesium supplement, I began having far fewer migraines and best of all, medication now actually has a positive effect on the headache.

61 year old – Source: MediGuard
Posted: 2011-12-11 22:16:32

Dr. Robert C. Atkins was a cardiologist who found that many of his heart patients tested low in Magnesium. You may know him as the proponent of a low-carb diet, but before he died from slipping on an icy sidewalk and suffering a skull fracture, he had a whole staff researching the theraputic benefits of various vitamins, herbs and minerals. The result of that effort is a book called "Dr. Atkins' Vita-Nutrient Solution - Nature's Answer to Drugs." Now, that last part is a very strong statement, coming from a medical doctor. The book is a marvelous reference, and I recommend it highly. I have taken 400 mg Magnesium daily, since year 2000.

78 year old – Source: MediGuard
Posted: 2011-05-13 22:33:53

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