What kind of magnesium supplement helps with stimulant tolerance?
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 at
10:02 AM
I bought some magnesium supplements because I seem to be getting a tolerance for my daily Adderall. Does it have to be a certain ‘kind’ of magnesium or be in a certain form to help reverse the tolerance?
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Well avoid magnesium oxide as this is poorly absorbed. Take a chelated form such as magnesium citrate, glycinate or malate. These are far easier for the body to absorb. And the best way to take it is in combination with calcium or together alongside calcium in the ratio 1:2 magnesium:calcium as this is the optimum ratio found in nature, in dolomite [rocks] and our own body. Magnesium and calcium both support the nervous system. Taking vitamin C alongside magnesium may help with its absorption. More info regarding magnesium absorption:
http://www.ehow.com/how_3954_absorb-magnesium-supplements.html
Bathing in epsom salts will certainly boost your magnesium levels as some of the magnesium in epsom salts is absorbed through the skin. Epsom salts baths are used by many with ADD/ADHD.
You should also be taking fish oil. Read these
"Fish oil ‘calms children better than Ritalin’"
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-391503/Fish-oil-calms-children-better-Ritalin.html
"Omega 3 Fish Oil EPA and DHA Explained":
http://addadhdadvances.com/fishoil.html
"Alternative ADHD Treatment: Fish Oil":
http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/1684.html
Read these also:
"Magnesium Deficiency Linked to ADD and ADHD in Children":
http://www.naturalnews.com/026782_magnesium_food_adhd.html
Magnesium: an Overview:
http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/magnesium-000313.htm
On the latter article, make sure you read the bit about ADHD and depression.
If you have developed a tolerance, you should discuss that with your doctor, and wean yourself off the Adderall with their approval. Take an article on fish oil with you and say you want to try that and also magnesium as an alternative to meds. If you are in the UK, you can certainly get fish oil on prescription under the label Omacor. It is prescribed primarily to heart patients but that does not mean some doctors won’t prescribe it for alternative uses.
Avoid food additives, especially aspartame and monosodium glutamate [MSG]. Check labels. "Flavour Enhancer" is nearly always MSG. Taking a B vitamin supplement [time release formulation] may also help as it does support the nervous system too. Avoid caffeine if it makes your symptoms worse.
Hope that helps.
Good luck.