Guest guest Posted May 23, 2002 Report Share Posted May 23, 2002 > If any of you understand the balancing of these two > minerals I would appreciate any help to end this painful problem. Balance is important, but adequacy of amounts is more important. You're generally better off with a slightly unbalanced total mineral profile that provides plenty of each of the minerals than you are with inadequate minerals that are in perfect balance. The most significant problem is that if one mineral is deficient or marginal, an imbalance can make the deficiency worse. As for magnesium:calcium ratios, a low mag:cal ratio is much more dangerous than a low cal:mag ratio is. You should be completely safe up to and even slightly beyond a 1:1 ratio. Magnesium is a tricky thing to get from modern foods...even without diabetes. Once you throw diabetes into the picture, it becomes extremely difficult. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2002 Report Share Posted May 23, 2002 --- , Thank you so much for the info on balancing the cal/mag. Last night my husband took 4 tabs of cal/mag just befroe retiring and slept through the night without a twing. I will get him some additional magnesium today and he can try it tonight instead of the cal/mag combo. We will be getting some Azomite soon and perhaps this will help too. I am also giving him soaked and low temp dried almonds and hazelnuts. They are supposed to be high in magnesium, but of course I would think the level of magnesium in the soil where they were grown would make a difference, but it is worth a shot to try them. Thanks again , Sheila In @y..., " skroyer " <scott@k...> wrote: > > If any of you understand the balancing of these two > > minerals I would appreciate any help to end this painful problem. > > Balance is important, but adequacy of amounts is more important. > You're generally better off with a slightly unbalanced total mineral > profile that provides plenty of each of the minerals than you are > with inadequate minerals that are in perfect balance. The most > significant problem is that if one mineral is deficient or marginal, > an imbalance can make the deficiency worse. > > As for magnesium:calcium ratios, a low mag:cal ratio is much more > dangerous than a low cal:mag ratio is. You should be completely safe > up to and even slightly beyond a 1:1 ratio. Magnesium is a tricky > thing to get from modern foods...even without diabetes. Once you > throw diabetes into the picture, it becomes extremely difficult. > > Good luck! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2002 Report Share Posted May 23, 2002 At 05:28 PM 5/23/2002 +0000, you wrote: >As for magnesium:calcium ratios, a low mag:cal ratio is much more >dangerous than a low cal:mag ratio is. You should be completely safe >up to and even slightly beyond a 1:1 ratio. Magnesium is a tricky >thing to get from modern foods...even without diabetes. Once you >throw diabetes into the picture, it becomes extremely difficult. I don't dislike supplements (good foods are better, but, if you have problems, supplements can work!). I take 3 Calmax a day, morning, afternoon, evening, and there's a mix of calcium and magnesium, and it got rid of the cramps. I've heard Twinlabs with Boron is even better. I do bone broths etc. too. Calcium and Magnesium would seem to be minerals that are hard to overdose on, they bind to so many foods and get excreted so easily. (things like " calcium deposits " are not, to my knowledge, caused by too much calcium, rather by other metabolism problems). Heidi Schuppenhauer Trillium Custom Software Inc. heidis@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 25, 2002 Report Share Posted May 25, 2002 Gin and tonic works for leg cramps. :-) Throw away the gin, and drink the tonic, which containes quinine. Or, take quinine directly. It's what my RN friend had me do to solve mine when I had them a few years ago as a runner. More info at: http://www.geocities.com/skantze/health/legcramps.htm Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 25, 2002 Report Share Posted May 25, 2002 ----- Are you getting any leg cramps or other symptems of nutrient defficiency?---- Leg cramps can be due to a nutritional deficiency...but remember the GB meridian also runs along the lateral side of the legs on both sides. Legs cramps could also be associated with what is going on with the gallbladder. Christa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 19, 2003 Report Share Posted December 19, 2003 Husband has these at times, very bad. He does not have RA. He takes a quinine tablet which he has to get by prescription. Of course you need to ask your doctor if this would be o.k. in your individual case. Peggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 25, 2003 Report Share Posted December 25, 2003 in case i forgot to tell you, i , too, had leg cramps really bad for years 'till i started taking 5 mg of quinine a month. if i forget to take it my legs remind me! love.. grany lee----- Original Message ----- From: dbldare Husband has these at times, very bad. He does not have RA. He takes a quinine tablet which he has to get by prescription. Of course you need to ask your doctor if this would be o.k. in your individual case. Peggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 On prednisone leg and muscle cramps can be caused by low potassium. I would try drinking some job or eating oranges or bananas if you are not allergic. ----- Original Message ----- From: uca79iii Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 5:27 PM Subject: [ ] Re: Leg Cramps > > I have a question. I am getting really bad leg cramps, but they are > also happening in my arms. I am wondering if anyone else has had this > happen on Xolair? Or maybe Pred? I had to take a course of Pred as we > just got back from a trip to Vegas/Idaho where I got sick with in days > of being down there. I am from Alaska, so I think it was a combo of > the hot/cold extremes and all of the smoking. (not me but in the > casino's) and in Idaho all of the hay they were cutting, I am hoping > that is not the case as were are moving there next summer. > > Anyway, I get my third set of shots Wed. Hopefully the dr will fix my > cough as the pred did not fix it. > > Thanks > Dana I have them too! The doctor says that they are from Lipitor. " statin " drugs are notorious for muscle problems. He cut down my dose and they have mostly subsided. He also said that leg crams were a side effect of Prednisone. Thanks to xolair, I rarely ever have to take that evil stuff anymore. Doug Group founder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 Muscle cramps are a known side effect of Lipitor, a medicine that can cause muscle breakdown and renal failure. Anyone taking this medicine should get blood tests every 3-6 months to make sure it isn't harming your liver, and if you are having muscle aches, tell your doctor and he should check a CPK (creatinine phosphokinase) level to be sure you aren't having muscle breakdown. This is a potentially serious condition. Carol Carpenter wrote: I get leg cramps, hand cramps, feet cramps, eye lid cramps, etc, etc, from prednisone. It's interesting that Doug says he gets them from Lipitor as I am also on Lipitor. Some days my body seems like it is taking turns with numerous areas of cramping, other times I can go for a couple of days without cramping. I'm hoping Xolair will allow you to get off prednisone, then everything will..... I was going to say go back to normal, but I realized " Normal " for most of us would put others on the floor, LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2008 Report Share Posted October 9, 2008 I have always had cramps with Advair, more so when I use the 500mg. They are worse if I have to take Pred., watch out taking large doses of calcium or vit c these can cause renal stones. I have not known Xoalir to cause cramps. Happy breathing Sandy > > I have a question. I am getting really bad leg cramps, but they are > also happening in my arms. I am wondering if anyone else has had this > happen on Xolair? Or maybe Pred? I had to take a course of Pred as we > just got back from a trip to Vegas/Idaho where I got sick with in days > of being down there. I am from Alaska, so I think it was a combo of > the hot/cold extremes and all of the smoking. (not me but in the > casino's) and in Idaho all of the hay they were cutting, I am hoping > that is not the case as were are moving there next summer. > > Anyway, I get my third set of shots Wed. Hopefully the dr will fix my > cough as the pred did not fix it. > > Thanks > Dana > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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