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Hi,
I have been taking magnesium glycinate (600mg/day) for a few months now. My blood pressure has dropped substantially, abnormally low. I find that I am frequently too cold as well. Is this an indication that I might be getting too much magnesium?
I find that sometimes if I take some extra iron in the form of high-iron foods or supplements that body temperature tends to stabilize. Is there a correlation? High mag, low iron?
Any clarification or suggestions would be appreciated.
Paolo
In Reply to: Low Blood Pressure and Magnesium posted by Paolo on October 05, 2001 at 19:01:48:
If you were taking too much magnesium, you would have loose stools before the low blood pressure kicked in. I would tend to think that your low blood pressure and frequent cold feelings are related to adrenal function and thyroid function. If I recall correctly, iron-rich foods tend to "feed" the endocrine system which is why you might be feeling more stable. Look into the adrenal and thyroid issues. Try less magnesium
In Reply to: Re: Low Blood Pressure and Magnesium posted by Helping You on October 05, 2001 at 20:07:06:
An eighth to a fourth of a teaspoon of dried ginger stirred into hot water can work wonders warming cold folks up.
If someone is extremely cold, use up to a half a teaspoon. I did back in the days when I was a lot colder than today.
He may also want to look into the herb epimedium. He definitely needs to look into the function of the adrenals and thyroid. Sometimes the ginger and the epimedium can help in cases where thyroid replacement is unsatisfatory and is not working as well as it should. I personally prefer the epimedium tea make from the bulk herbs to capsules containing extract of epimendium. The tea works better for me.
He may also need omega-3. One author refers to omega-3 as "nature's anti-freeze". He may also want to research DHEA. Both of these often will help people who are too cold to warm up. In my case, they didn't help me to warm up (perhaps because I was so extremely cold and by themselves they were not enough), but the omega-3 definitely helped my allergic-like reactions and the DHEA did increase energy levels. The ginger tea is what finally helped me warm up.
Judy
In Reply to: Low Blood Pressure and Magnesium posted by Paolo on October 05, 2001 at 19:01:48:
Low BP can make you feel cold but then not enough or too
much of something you need can also. Taking Zinc relieved
extreme cold sensations when I went out in the cold and
also relieved muscle aches from physical activity. I Never
took a lot if not trying to reverse or relieve pains or
sensations since taking it when not stressed didn't stop
the sensations unless taken just before the situation. With
zinc they say that it throws off the copper balance/level
though taking copper never helped anything for me so maybe
I Needed the zinc I was taking and not taking too much. I
like to take just enough and not too much of something that
helps. Could be you are throwing something off by taking
a lot of something.
VF
In Reply to: Re: Low Blood Pressure and Magnesium posted by Helping You on October 05, 2001 at 20:07:06:
Helping You,
I just tried a kelp iodine supplement for the thyroid. It seems to help - I do feel warmer - but I also reduced my intake of magnesium, down to 200-300mg of glycinate. So, I am not sure which is the more significant contributor here. I will have to do some experimenting in the future.
Thanks for the suggestions.
Paolo
In Reply to: Re: Low Blood Pressure and Magnesium posted by Ginger tea for warming up on October 05, 2001 at 22:11:38:
Judy,
I will definitely try some of these suggestions. Thanks.
Paolo
In Reply to: Re: Low Blood Pressure and Magnesium posted by Vince F on October 05, 2001 at 23:44:36:
Vince,
I have recently reduced my intake of zinc. I used to take 50-100mg/day. I was worried I was getting too much, so I cut down in the last month. Might be related.
Thanks.
Paolo
In Reply to: Low Blood Pressure and Magnesium posted by Paolo on October 05, 2001 at 19:01:48:
Hi, Paulo.
This, too, shall pass.
Congratulations!
Walt
In Reply to: Re: Low Blood Pressure and Magnesium posted by Paolo on October 07, 2001 at 05:07:04:
Paolo,
I only like taking something that I see a benefit from and
fast. I know they say that some things can take months to
show a result but I need a fast result or I wouldn't know
that that item helped anyway. Maybe I am impatient but it
is nice to see a benefit in minutes. Then I know the item is
helping or works. I have taken some things long term and
never saw any benefit if they didn't right way.
VF
In Reply to: Re: Low Blood Pressure and Magnesium posted by Paolo on October 07, 2001 at 05:04:54:
Start with the ginger tea. If it doesn't do the trick or doesn't improve things enough within a few weeks, you'll need to do some research on the other things. In the case of the herb epimedium, research something called Yang Deficiency or Deficiency Cold. (I believe there may be a post in the TCM archives on this board.)
In the case of omega-3 and DHEA, there are a number of good books on the market. Your local library may have a few or can get them for you on interlibrary loan. There is one that goes into feelings of cold and omega-3 deficiency in detail, but I can't remember the title or author.
Good luck. I've had a lot of experience with being too cold. Also with the low blood pressure (but this changed as I got older.) In my case the ginger tea also got rid of some pain that was being caused by being too Cold.
Judy
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