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    Magnesium injection

    Does anyone know if the injections are a surefire way to raise intracellalur levels ? I received a couple high dose iv and still don’t feel much relief .
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    Magnesium injection

    How often do you get the iv ? Isn’t 500 mg a low dose
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    Magnesium injection

    I couldn’t read the link it was in German . I’m sorry , and do oral magnesium pills make you sleepy when u take them ?
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    Magnesium injection

    How severe was your mag deficiency ? and what dose was the iv you were receiving . How much percentage of oral do you absorb ?
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    Magnesium injection

    If you’re not absorbing mag does that mean you don’t absorb other nutrients as well?
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    Magnesium injection

    Has anyone here ever had a high dose magnesium injection ? My rbc levels are very low under 4.0 and I can’t absorb it through supplements cause of malabsorption issues . Anyone who has had the injections , do they raise the rbc levels well and did you notice your health improve with the high...
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    Mineral absorption / absorption issues

    How come I am unable to absorb nutrients ? I am so depleted in a lot of things especially magnesium and I don’t seem to absorb any from supplements even I take over 3g a day in magnesium citrate. Also my zinc and copper are very low . I have severe fatigue and can hardly move . Do you think I...
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    CFS supplement list . What works and what doesn’t.

    Did you do the blood work fasted or non fasted ? What were your copper overload symptoms and how did you become copper toxic in the first place ? Maybe stopping copper altogether until symptoms go away .
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    CFS supplement list . What works and what doesn’t.

    Also why so much manganese and b2? Were you low in those aswell?
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    CFS supplement list . What works and what doesn’t.

    No I actually had slightly high b6 in my blood . I think the ref range was 16-29 I was 32 . So I lowered my b6 intake cause it was building up in my blood . This was a fasted b vitamin test btw. All the other bs were in range with b2 being lowest . I haven’t checked my b1 yet but I’ve been...
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    CFS supplement list . What works and what doesn’t.

    Lol thanks
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    CFS supplement list . What works and what doesn’t.

    what were your main vitamin/ mineral deficiencies?
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    CFS supplement list . What works and what doesn’t.

    Creatine 5g+ per day helps me a lot But it’s tough on the kidneys and dehydrates the crap outta me . I need several gallons of water when I take it .
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    CFS supplement list . What works and what doesn’t.

    I also take the moly , boron and biotin to help control /reduce candida overgrowth but I’m told moly is not good to take long term ? How much moly would u recommend taking daily .
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    CFS supplement list . What works and what doesn’t.

    What doses do you take for zinc copper manganese b2 and selenium . I think I had low b2 as well as one variant of the mthfr mutation . But my folate and b12 were in range . Just the b2 was on the low end of range.
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    CFS supplement list . What works and what doesn’t.

    So how did you heal yourself ? I know I have candida and leaky gut issues so that probably is reducing my absorption by a lot . When I took blood work I had depleted zinc ,copper and magnesium and iron was overloaded . So I know I have all these sorts of damage in my body from these nutrients ...
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    Does ground coffee go 'bad'?

    Coffee is known to have fluoride and can have or grow mold / fungus. So I would say drink it or use it in enema with limitation .
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    CFS supplement list . What works and what doesn’t.

    I’ve had cfs for a number of years now and it’s been only getting worse over the years . I guess you could say the fatigue started as a 6/10 now it’s hitting a 8 or 9/10. What are some supplements that you found gave benefit to your symptoms and what are the supplements you think didn’t help at...
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    Lugol Iodine / High Dose Iodine Testing

    So being the Lugol (50-100mg) is causing extreme fatigue ,should I discontinue the supplement ? I mean it also raised my temperature slightly and my hands are actually feeling warm for once. Also I’m getting slightly better concentration. So this leads me to believe I was deficient. It’s just...
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    Lugol Iodine / High Dose Iodine Testing

    Has anyone ever tried taking high dose iodine for chronic fatigue/brain fog. Some people have had great success and one person I've chatted with said a high dose iodine protocol completed cured his brain fog. I've been taking lugols iodine 2% for the past couple of days and I'm having extreme...
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    Anyone has vision just like when you're drunk?

    Yes I have this symptom and it stinks . It's one of the many symptoms I have. Also my eyes lose focus easily I have to keep trying to readjust them. Vision is limited and feels like everything is a dream. I think that's what happens when the eyes are severely fatigued. Function gets reduced and...
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    How to Correct a magnesium deficiency? Magnesium Cofactors for Absorption?

    It says online that mag def causes severe fatigue since it causes mitochondrial malfunction and messes with atp which is responsible for energy production.
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    How to Correct a magnesium deficiency? Magnesium Cofactors for Absorption?

    I remember eating a lot of canned tuna over the summer so maybe I increased my mercury but I've been having these symptoms since I was a teenager so I'm not 100 percent convinced it' mercury but now you mentioned it I want my mercury levels checked cause I'm willing to do anything to heal myself...
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    How to Correct a magnesium deficiency? Magnesium Cofactors for Absorption?

    Has your magnesium increased at all with that specific supplement routine you have been following with the taurine ? I just ordered some taurine yesterday and I'm praying it will work. I'm so tired of feeling like complete garbage from this horrible deficiency. I want it to end . Lol
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    How to Correct a magnesium deficiency? Magnesium Cofactors for Absorption?

    I took a blood test and it showed my b6, b12 and folic acid were overdosed/overly elevated. That scared me so I cut back on the b vitamin complex I had been taking. It was weird though seeing that being I thought the body flushes out the excess b vitamins it doesn't utilize. Can anyone explain...
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    How to Correct a magnesium deficiency? Magnesium Cofactors for Absorption?

    Tried taking b6 and it didn' help with the absorption in my case. Yes I also wish we had expert nutritionalists to get us out of this mess haha
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    How to Correct a magnesium deficiency? Magnesium Cofactors for Absorption?

    Thank you for the supplement list but regardless of what mag supplement I take which i have tried a lot. They are not getting absorbed into my system efficiently. I might try the slow release mag tho that sounds interesting although the price is expensive for the quantity of mag supplied per bottle.
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    How to Correct a magnesium deficiency? Magnesium Cofactors for Absorption?

    That's really interesting actually. I know a mag deficiency can mess with the thyroid as well and make it not function properly. What are your magnesium levels like ? I probably need to get my thyroid checked again but I think my levels are fine.
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    How to Correct a magnesium deficiency? Magnesium Cofactors for Absorption?

    I suspect I have a severe magnesium deficiency which I think may be causing my CFS along with a list of other symptoms. The symptoms I experience are : 1)Severe Chronic Fatigue 2)Anxiety/Depression 3)Brain Fog 4)Delirium/ Disassociation/ Disconnection from reality. 5) Muscle Cramps/ Spasms /...