Have you ever stood up too fast after sitting for a long time and had everything seem slightly off and out of focus for a short while? Was it an unpleasant feeling that you were glad to have end after a couple minutes?
Now imagine having that feeling when you first wake up in the morning ... only it doesn't go away. All day long the whole world seems fuzzy and off kilter. At night you go to bed hoping that you will feel better the next day, but as soon as you wake up you can tell things still aren't right.
It's a scary and confusing feeling, but for me it was a sign of magnesium deficiency. Having survived it I've put together some tips for how to cope as well as how taking magnesium for dizziness cured it completely for me.
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Disclaimer:
The content provided here is for informational purposes only and should not be used in place of the advice of a healthcare professional. While my wife and I have been taking magnesium supplements every day for years, I can't say how they might affect you. Always consult a doctor if you have health concerns: don't try to self-diagnose!
Dizziness: A Vague Symptom
When my symptoms first started I would tell my doctors I was feeling dizzy and their first response was always to ask me to be more specific, which was odd to me because I thought I was being specific.
As a result I found out the hard way that dizziness is a difficult symptom for doctors to diagnose:
- It is a common symptom for a number of different ailments
- It can be experienced in many different ways
One of the big differences is whether or not the room feels like it is 'spinning'. This is called vertigo which is a very disorienting feeling, sometimes to the point of nausea.
Another difference is whether or not you feel dizzy only when moving your head or body, or if you feel more dizzy when lying down vs sitting up or vice versa.
Get Specific About Your Dizziness
Because there are so many variations of dizziness it is important to capture as much detail as you can.
Try to think about the best way to describe your dizziness. The more specific you are about your symptoms the more likely it is your doctor can help.
In order to gather more detail about my dizziness my doctor recommended that I keep a daily log of my symptoms.
Try to pay closer attention to what you are experiencing as well as possible triggers:
- When did your dizziness start? How long did it last? How did it feel? If it has been occurring for a while try to remember what you were doing when it first started.
- What makes the dizziness feel worse? What makes it feel better? Try to be specific.
- What have you been eating and drinking each day? Record each meal along with the time.
- How have you been sleeping? Are you able to keep a regular sleep schedule?
- What medications are you taking? What vitamin supplements? Record times for these as well.
Try to be as specific and detailed as possible about each day. It may seem tedious or silly but the results are very real: every time I've taken a log of my symptoms to a doctor they were able to help me get better faster.
Coping With Dizziness
Before my dizziness was cured I did find one tactic that helped me cope with my dizziness: controlling my breathing.
In the process of Googling for causes of anxiety and dizziness I came across what is called the 7-11 technique which is a method of slowing your breathing by counting the seconds in between inhaling and exhaling:
- Breathe in slowly, counting for 7 seconds
- Breathe out slowly, counting for 11 seconds
- Repeat
While it didn't completely remove my symptoms it did take the edge off my dizziness, and as a bonus it also helped me manage my anxiety.
It is definitely a challenge when you first try it though as you are basically asking your body to take in less air than it is used to.
Just try to stay focused and calm, and remember that even though you are breathing less your body is actually getting more oxygen.
After a few minutes your breathing should relax naturally as your body adjusts, and the feeling of calm that comes with it is worth the initial struggle.
Magnesium And Dizziness
Surprisingly, when I went to the neurologist for my dizziness he recommended I start a magnesium supplement.
This wasn't the result I expected but he was absolutely right. After taking magnesium for a while I started feeling better than I had in a really long time. My dizziness was gone!
It turns out that dizziness can be one of the (many) symptoms of magnesium deficiency.
However, after trying many different types of magnesium I finally realized that I recovered faster when I took a better quality magnesium supplement.
- Click here to see what I've found to be the best magnesium supplement
Healing Can Be Slow
Whether or not your dizziness is caused by magnesium deficiency, remember to be patient.
As always, you are strongly encouraged to consult with your physician or other qualified medical professional to help determine your own optimal level of magnesium, and to see whether magnesium supplementation is right for you.
It may take a while to get a diagnosis, so make sure you are prepared for every doctor's appointment. Have your log with you and be ready to describe your symptoms as best you can.
And if and it turns out you are magnesium deficient like I was, remember that it took a long time for your body to become depleted so it is only natural that it will take a while to build your magnesium levels back up to normal.
Once I started taking my magnesium, I did start to feel better in a couple days but I didn't return to my usual self for a couple months.
So take it one day at a time, cope as best you can while you prepare for your appointments, and each day should be better than the last!
For the past 2 years I have been dealing with dizziness. I have been to ENT and had the VNG test done and everything is fine. Went to Neurologist and told me I have migraines. Was put on two different types of migraine medicine and nothing worked. Made it worse. Went to cardiologist and had sonogram done on my heart and everything is fine. I have been to the ER a few times and they tell me there is nothing that they can find. Saw this website and started reading about other people having the same issues that I’m having. My doctor tells me it’s my anxiety causing the dizziness and put me on Alprazolam and Diazepam and it just made it worse. So now I see I might need magnesium. I took some Calm the other night and I slept good and felt good the next morning but by the end of the day I was dizzy and felt awful. bought some magnesium glycinate and started it yesterday so hopefully that will fix it.
Hi! Have you gotten any relief from anything you’ve tried recently? I’m in the same boat, trying lots of things. Been to many different doctors and all the test come back normal. I have been dizzy for over a year now. Most recently I started taking natural calm magnesium and potassium chloride. Fingers crossed!
Can I take magnesium with amatrypline?
one night as i began to lay back in bed i was overcome with a terrible case of vertigo that persisted for days before i decided to go to my doctor, blood work was normal and he referred me to an ENT all test were normal and i was referred to a neurologist who told me i was fine. I was later diagnosed with Bppv. t 10 years of suffering with this when young nursing student recommended i take a magnesium supplement. To make a very long story short after 2 weeks on magnesium i began feeling better and after 1 month my vertigo was gone.
What kind did u take and how much?
I don’t even know where to begin.
I’m 26, mom of 4. In September of 2012 my nightmare began. I felt odd one evening.. Just odd & uneven, off balance. Thought nothing of it… The next day I began having crazy palpitations…felt very anxious/fatigued. I slowly over the next few months, experienced increasingly odd and new symptoms.. Randomly. I’d have a racing heart (130bpm) .. Felt weak.. Fatigued.. Then my glucose became unstable, dropping all the time. Over the years I’ve gone to all kinds of doctors… Had my gallbladder removed, had 3 cardiac echos, 2 stress tests, 5 ekgs, 4 holter monitors. Only to be told my racing heart is BENIGN. I npw pretty much always off. I have a hard time explaining it because I don’t feel I actually spin (occasionally I do) I feelmore so like I’m just off.. Tilted. I have a hard time focusing my eyes… Just not me! I’ve had the “fight or flight” feeling for years now. Although I am not afraid?
Now, in 2p16..I still have random tachycardia & what feels like A-Fib (although monitors show it is not an arrhythmia) chest “weakness”, all day dizziness at this point, diagnosed with hypoglycemia of unknown cause, & random calf muscle pain & tightening & twitches here & there in extremeties.
I was diagnosed with BPPV of my left ear & vertigo?
I don’t know what to do! When I was giving birth in April of this year (2016) I was given mag to stop premature labor & felt amazing for three fays after!!
I wastreated with extreme antibiotics for hpylori last year… & took high dose baxtrim last month for a staph infection following delivery. Since taking the antbx bactrim I’ve gotten 10xs worse.
My q is.. Where do I begin? Take mag alone or with other vitamins? What do I start with? Brand/dose? Someone help!! After 4 years I’m nearly at the end of my rope & losing hope of ever being me again!
Try calling dr marshall on radio station 560 am at 10 am or dr kobaba at 11am on Saturdays. Maybe ur body is in need of a specific mineral. Magnesium work well for me ..I had to call up. Detoxing with dr Richard Schulze s products help too. I dnt trust doctors since they only treat the symtoms. God bless.
I meant our typical doctors . Take care!
Ur not alone I have had these panic attacks from hypoglycemia a yr ago n everytime I ate a high carb meal half an hr later I get panic attacks n recently I had been having this vertigo n off balance feeling I have bought magnesium glycinate been taking it for a week I feel almost normal but I still get dizzy once a day but it goes away now unlike before I would get dizzy nonstop all day magnesium takes awhile to replenish like months or half a yr like my naturopathic Doctor has told me trust me I have ringing in the ears all day now it has been getting alil better n my anxiety has been reduced try magnesium glycinate the most absorbable form I believe as I have tried citrate didn’t quite work for me just had the laxative effects but not therapeutic
Ur not alone I have had these panic attacks from hypoglycemia a yr ago n everytime I ate a high carb meal half an hr later I get panic attacks n recently I had been having this vertigo n off balance feeling I have bought magnesium glycinate been taking it for a week I feel almost normal but I still get dizzy once a day but it goes away now unlike before I would get dizzy nonstop all day magnesium takes awhile to replenish like months or half a yr like my naturopathic Doctor has told me trust me I have ringing in the ears all day now it has been getting alil better n my anxiety has been reduced try magnesium glycinate the most absorbable form I believe as I have tried citrate didn’t quite work for me just had the laxative effects but not therapeutic
Hi Crissy, as the mother of 4 by age 26 your body has been working harder than the average athlete and it has performed well. Raising kids is a Marathon. I ached all over. I learned I had to kick soda out first because the chemicals they contain stripped my body of minerals. I began trace mineral and B complex vitamins and began to eat energizing foods I had neglected. I reduced dairy and grains because they dragged me down and made me sleepy and kids don’t let you nap much. I stopped needing naps after I got a handle on increased veggies and good fruits and berries. I also got a lot of info from other moms on the internet at the parenting websites. Processed foods carry additives and preservatives that can strip your minerals and ruin your hormone levels. A list of more than seven ingredients is a warning sign. Be good to your body Crissy and fuel it like you’re running a Marathon daily. You’re amazing having 4 babies by 26. I had two in two years by 27 and that was tough enough to stop even though I wanted to have more.
Hi Crissy-
Ran across this web page because I’ve had a bit of a relapse the last few days and saw your post. I’ve been through something similar to you and I want to encourage you and tell you that things have gotten better for me, from a very similar starting point. I was fine and then one day I had a vertigo attack while driving and things snowballed from there. I was sick for a couple of years (dizziness, cardiac stuff, hypoglycemia, nausea), and went to a ton of doctors until I found one who I credit with saving my life (doctor #14), and while the road to recovery has been a bit longer than I would have liked, I’m progressing nicely and expect to be fully recovered in the next several years.
I’m not a doctor, but I’ve had a ton of personal experience and I know the difficulties of a prolonged recovery process. I’ve tried things that work and don’t work and it’s all just a very big game of trial and error, because every person responds to things differently. But after several years of being on a cardiac med for tachycardia, I’m almost completely weaned off of it because I am so much better that I don’t need it anymore. A fast pulse can mean a lot of things, and it sounds like there’s nothing mechanically wrong with your heart, which is amazing!
Antibiotics can be rough and, while helpful, can sometimes cause the ‘system’ to be off kilter, which may be the case with you. I’m recovering from an infection right now and managed to stay off of antibiotics because they can mess things up as much as they can help, but I know sometimes they’re necessary.
On the note of magnesium, you (and anyone else reading this) might try transdermal magnesium. I use ‘ancient minerals’ and it’s a magnesium lotion. I was taking a capsule for awhile but it caused so much digestive upset that I could hardly leave the house, and the magnesium lotion is great for anyone who is ‘digestively sensitive’ to magnesium because it bypasses the digestive system completely.
Whenever I’m frustrated, my doctor always reassures me that recovery takes time and consistency, For me, it took 3 years of really consistent effort before I had a big breakthrough.
Lastly, if you’re interested in talking, whether for the sake of encouragement or comparing notes, I’m happy to trade email addresses or phone numbers. I know how rough it can be, and it’s been a comfort for me to have someone who understands. I met one of my closest friends in the doctor’s office because we were going through the same thing, and we’ve both been there through each other’s recoveries and are the only people who understand what the other has been through. We’ve both made a lot of progress in the last several years and often compare notes between the two of us, and I’m sure she’d love to talk with you as well. I have one of those ‘burner’ numbers right now, and would be willing to post that if you’d like to get in touch. And if not, I totally understand, I just want you to know you’re not alone in your journey and there are people out there who understand.
-Cori
Please google Dr. Carolyn Dean and read her articles about all the symptoms you have. She has her own liquid form of magnesium. Rnareset.com is where you can buy it. Good luck.
Yes, Dr. Dean’s liquid magnesium is AWESOME. I had horrible fatigue/anxiety and VERTIGO. If you are not able to handle magnesium citrate or others I would recommend the liquid magnesium. I noticed immediate results with anxiety and vertigo. Magnesium is not a “cure-all” for everything that is wrong with you/us but it’s a big part of the puzzle.
Corina,
We just received Dr. Dean’s ReMag yesterday for my son. About a month ago, he started with extreme dizziness (to the point of passing out at work) along with extreme weakness all over his body (he’s a big strong guy who loves to work out at the gym). We’ve learned that he also has vitamin D insufficiency, but the doctors can’t find anything else wrong. He’s missing work and school. This has been quite debilitating.
My question is, did you have muscle weakness, numbness in your hands, headaches, brain fog, memory problems, anxiety, along with your other symptoms.
He is an asthmatic who has been on way too many medications through the years.
Also, is the ReMag still helping? My son is also on trace minerals and other vitamins.
I also have started reading Dr. Deans book. Thanks for your time.
Hi Kelly,
I came across this site as I was looking for answers. When I read the symptoms of your son like numbness in hands, brain fog, memory problems, extreme dizziness, etc..it reminded me of some articles I read about Vitamin B12 deficiency. Watching some videos, it’s something often overlooked and easily missed if not doing specific blood tests. Not sure that’s what it is but something worth looking into.
Best of luck,
G
I’ve had the exact same symptoms as you. A high heart rate around 130, hard time focusing my eyes, dizziness etc. I’ve had most of the same tests as well. I had a period of time where my symptoms seemed to go away, so I feel like it’s some kind of deficiency in my body. I had my iron checked, it was normal. Next ill be checking magnesium, B, & D levels. Doctors don’t usually check these levels unless asked. I’ve never had anyone check my iron. Just because your hemoglobin is good doesn’t mean your iron levels are.
I take a vitamin D & I just started back a magnesium. Im trying to figure out what I did during the time I felt better. I remember taking magnesium before but havent in a while. I seem to feel better with a D vitamin. So look into D, Magnesium & K. Low b12 could also cause our symptoms. Youre not suppose to supplement without the advise of a doctor… so I recommend asking for vitamin levels first – & be specific.
Good Morning Everyone,
I have been scouring the internet for the last couple of months due to an almost sudden change in my health.
Approx. 2 months ago I started having extremely rapid heart beats (130BPM while lying down!?) that accompanied extreme dizziness, almost a fugue state and when it first started it would last DAYS.. the shortest was a few hours, it scared me that much I cut out Caffeine and alcohol immediately, not going to lie I was a daily drinker, not the hard stuff but a couple of wines a day so I think that sent my body into slight shock! ha.
I took myself up A&E twice, doctors 4x in the space of 10 days, unfortunately by the time the hospital/doctor saw me and got me on an ECG they were over at this point.
At one point the dizziness got so bad I went black and fell to the floor but didn’t completely pass out, had you have asked me, I would have been dying!
Since then my symptoms are still here but no where near as bad as they were (Cutting alcohol and caffeine out certainly helped) but they ARE still here, for instance this morning I’m sitting at my desk and bam fast heart (nothing too irregular but enough to uncomfortable) and slight dizziness.
The dizziness itself can change as the other night when it happened it felt like I had been drugged, that’s the only way to describe it, I had trouble talking, walking, my eyes were like disks, I was completely out of it for about an hour and when it finally finished I was TIRED as ever.
I’m waiting for my appointment to see the Dr to get a 7 day heart monitor fitted but after reading all these story’s I am wondering if it may be a magnesium deficiency?
My concern is this, as I have not had a diagnosis from the doctor yet on my heart issue, could taking magnesium do me more harm than good?
I also had my calcium levels checked, my thyroid and anaemia and they were all fine apparently?
I was told my blood pressure was low by one doctor but then another checked their notes and said my blood pressure is completely normal?
Any ideas & help would be appreciated as I am fed up with this feeling in my body of ‘Something’s just not right’..
Also sorry for starting a 1.5yr old thread back up, apologies if I was supposed to post elsewhere!
I tried CALM a few times. I lower the dose at first. But everytime I tried, it gave me bad diarrhea and cramps. I stopped taking it. My doctor won’t order me the blood work for it. My dizziness is here for about five months now. I tried lots of different stuff. Still haven’t found the cure yet.
Hi carina,
Your symptoms seem very similar to what I’ve been going through. I was recently in the hospital with them. They could not find anything causing my symptoms. I have a 14 month old who I breastfeed. I noticed in the hospital my symptoms got worse after I fed him. So I looked it up and mothers were having similar things and vitamin B-12 seemed to be the cause. It’s only been 2 days and I’m finally starting to get relief. Vitamin B-12 is non toxic and you cannot take too much bc your body gets rid of the excess so it’s very safe to take and worth a try. I hopef you find relief.
Hi
I have been going through something similar to everyone here..off balance, sore muscles, tingly extremities, depression, anxiety…ct scan showed nothing..waiting on results from MRI in the meantime I have started taking Dr Becker’s chelatd magnesium supplement…I do feel a little better..just started a few days ago but still have this off balance feeling..
Hi..I’m Ainur from Msia..recently, I’ve been diagnosed to BPPV vertigo by my neurologist..it’s been 4 months now I’ve been through this and it is a horrible feeling..my dr never suggested me anything for magnesium supplement before but I would like to try to take it and see how it goes..any reccomendation frm you which will help me feeling better? And does bppv works well with magnesium too?
Curious did you have RBC Mg taken or serum?
I just came across this site . . . Of course, looking for some answes. In reading some of the comments, I noticed some symptoms in common with your writers. I first noticed that my stools were a lighter color than normal. That usually means some kind of digestive problem for me. I’ve also been experiencing a stomach ache. I also had a pain in the back of my neck – on the right side. But I’ve been going to PT so I attributed it to that. I had surgery recently to implant a spinal stimulator. I started taking Vitamin D and magnesium about 3 was ago to try and increase my energy level. About 3 days ago, I noticed a feeling of dizziness in bed (I felt it when moving from side to side). For some reason, I forgot to take all of my meds this morning (incl. bupropion, sertraline, metoprolol, pantaprozole, gabapentin and the magnesium and vit. D). Took it around 1pm but still don’t feel better. I felt like I was going to fall over when I was walking my dog before. That scared me. Oh, and I do have restless leg syndrome too which has been bothering me more than usual lately. So what do you think this is? The room isn’t spinning but I do get very off balance and feel like I might fall. I had this about 10 yrs. ago with no talk of mag. Deficiency.
Try magnesium . Your beta blockers might’ve making you dizzy- lightheaded.
Too much magnesium can be a problem too. I’ve been taking 500 mg Rx by my Doc for months and lately couldn’t figure out why my BP was so low and I’m dizzy all the time. I am female 135 pound and I think it’s way too much and causing me problems.
That’s a great point Shannon. When I take too much it affects my digestion but too much magnesium can definitely affect blood pressure as well.
Just like anything else there’s a sweet spot in the middle which I think is different for everyone :)
When my doctor recommended magnesium he gave me a range of 400mg to 1000mg to try and I had to find the right balance myself. I’m still glad he suggested it though :)
In Nov 2014 had extreme dizziness after flu. Went to ENT, catscan showed nothing, mineral blood tests were all normal. 3 months later went to neurologist had MRI of brain, neck, throat–all normal. Have neck muscle pain and strangely teeth pain with no teeth problems ( after Dentist). Almost ended up in ER twice with palpitations, hot flashes and the strange dizziness which is like walking on marshmallows, anxiety and nerve twitches when I close my eyes. I told myhusband it seems like im dying and no one can figure it out.
Thank you for this site! I am on sometimes up to 900 mg of magnesium daily and epson baths, along with potassium. Yes, potassium and magnesium seem to go hand in hand. Do yall realize you need 4,700mg of potassium daily? If you look at the contents in food it seems almost impossible to getthat daily amt. highest is potatoes at 900-1000mg, , which i was told are pure sugar and stopped eating. I also was on RO water for over a year. I truly believe my blood tests were normal because somehow the minerals were being pulled from cells or bones (teeth)?
I am much better returning to normal, drinking filtered tap water and taking these minerals and watch my daily magnesium and potassium like a hawk. It is taking a long time but at least im not in the ER mode I was in 3 months ago and I can think and function. Baby steps.
This site is truly a lifesaver, thanks again.
I’m sorry you had to go through all of that Sue. It sounds like you are doing better now though! :)
I hope things continue to improve for you. Please stop back and let us know how it goes.
Thanks for sharing. I had a bad chest infection at the beginning of the year which really hit me badly. Ever since then I noticed my heart racing even though my manual pulse and ECG was normal. Then I started to have dizzy spells and a very vague feeling when at work. Followed by a strange muscle cramping around my right clavicle. All this set off anxiety attacks. I work in the medical industry and remember that magnesium is great at preventing cramps and muscle spasms so I thought I would give it a go. All to find out that a few days later the other symptoms have slowly gone away too. I still have a bit of a funny dizziness in the afternoon but not nearly as bad, and getting better everyday.
My doctor prescribed an increase in my magnesium to 2 capsules twice daily instead of 1 am and pm. My bone density test showed osteoporosis. Now I am dizzy right after my first dose. Is too much magnesium the cause?
I found this information today and will start right away. I have been dealing with vertigo for a year now. Every day all day. Some days worse. I have been to an ENT and an Internist. Nothing wrong. MRI – clear. Now a Neurologist next. Everyone that deals with dizziness or vertigo – hats off to you. It’s the worst thing – trying to ignore it. Some days – absolutely dreadful. It makes you tired, really tired. I can’t wait to see if this works. I am also going to try acupuncture as well. I have many of the deficiency symptoms for sure. I did take a supplement years ago – but stopped.
Thanks for sharing this. It will at least put me on a path – and hopefully a cure!
Hi Andrew,
Thanks for sharing!
Which brand for Magnesium Bisglycinate do you use?
Thanks!
My son is 17 years old and is suffering from severe headache and spinning inside his head. we have shown him to all doctors and done all the tests possible but nothing has been solved. He has this fit for 7-10 days and then suddenly gets better. I am giving him healthy home cooked food with supplements such as B vitamins, iron, d3 and magnesium.
Can someone help at all ?
mate if MRI is ok. Then there is only one thing left BBVP vertigo. i am suffering with dizziness also. Have you consulted ENT and Neuro if all results are correct then it may be due to anxiety
try natural D from fish oil origin only, synthethic d3 is notorious for dizziness and heart arrhythmia. I found a good one made from Salmon at the health food store, beware, some claim to be cod liver oil gel caps, but they sometimes add synthetic D3 to it as well. It should be pureley from the fish…SlowMag I found to be the best for magnesium because it has calcium in it as well, you can’t have magnesium without calcium for absorbtion. Best of luck
Have you looked into vestibular migraine?
oh, oh, oh.. I meant to tell you… please discover Dr. Mark Sircus as well… he has the book on Sodium Bicarbonate which is so worth reading.. you will be delighted. He also talks about magnesium and sodium bicarb together… getting acid levels down in the body, etc. He is a great teacher. thanks… toni
Toni – I know it’s been a year since your post and you’ll likely not see this, but did the Remag help?
Hello.. me again! back from last summer, when I suffered from low adrenals and could barely get out of bed! I commented on magnesium then, but didn’t continue on with it. (go figure) (and me a wellness coach.) anyway…. I got that horrible upper respiratory infection the week for Thanksgiving (2014) and although I don’t ever take antibiotics, I caved in for them and did a Z Pack. A shot of prednisone. This only lasted five days on meds. Since the last day of the Z Pack, I have not felt right. I read that pharm meds can deplete the body of Magnesium.. so, there we have it. I believe I am always a bit low.. but anything out of the ordinary really sends me down, down, down into the abyss of myself. A general feeling off-ness… tight neck, weird in the gut… feel like my blood sugar can’t balance, with a gnawing in the stomach even after I eat…. sort of burny (like over all inflammation)… eyes weird (even my new glasses seem off)… I feel weak in my sleep.. hard to explain.. but like I am going to just drift off into death.. like I have no life force! General brain fog… almost like a personality change.. like I am not me.. there is nothing like my old ‘lightness of being’… how could there be when one spends every waking moment worried about why nothing seems functional anymore.? It is worse for me moving forward… like walking through the grocery store, through the house… not power walking, but even gentle walking…. not as bad at all as when lying down, or reclining on the sofa watching t.v…. even if I stand half way up, it is not as bad. Something about being completely vertical! A feeling of being surreal…. I went to the ER last week.. sick of this.. and they did a CT scan.. nothin’;…. did a battery of blood tests, and potassium was just a wee bit low… but nothing else showed up. Went to the general PCP last Thursday, did another battery of tests which they called to say were normal today. Good grief. (almost wished it showed something.. even low iron. ANYTHING!) I hate this ringing in the ears too… Considering Dr. Dean teaches everything can be off due to low magnesium, it all makes sense to me.
I just wanted to throw in about Dr. Carolyn Dean’s ReMag.. as mentioned above.. I’ve watched many of her YouTube videos.. please have a look at any of them… very informative… and I hear stories that are like myself coming and going! Dr. Dean has created her own magnesium now ReMag that does not require the intestinal tract at all.. goes right into the cells.. so you don’t have to toil over which kind of magnesium to try… does not cause loose stools.. I believe I will try my daughter on it also (32 yrs old) who is on dialysis. …(double kidney failure)…since this magnesium goes right into the cells and will not tax her kidneys…..
and also referring to B-12 vitamins… forget the shot! You can get a B-12 sublingual/under tongue tab that tastes like cherry and it has a higher efficacy than the shot! You can melt one daily and get what you need! Not expensive.. I’ve used Now Foods brand, just fine!
The other thing in referring to Vit. D… remember, this is not a vitamin… it is very powerful.. and it is a ‘hormone’… not a vitamin.. is also fat soluable so you can get waaay too much built up in the body… best way is sunlight, of course.. but good to have a test to see where your levels are.. Dr. Dean, as I recall, cautioned as to supplementing with D until you get magnesium levels optimal…. I was going to tell you a few other things, but dang. brain fog. (magnesium deficient, of course!) I have just ordered Dr. Dean’s ReMag.. hope it comes fast fast fast… so I can get on my way. Don’t want to live feeling like this much longer! if anyone else every experiences getting shakey or feeling anxious at the drop of a hat.. even at just the thought of something taxing or challenging.. I’d like to know. It is almost like my autonomic nervous system has a life of its own. arrrggggh. ok.. be well everyone. and I hope my blabbing has helped someone! Best wishes to all.. and let’s get this silly dizzy syndrome under control! toni
I know this is an old post Toni but you so accurately described what I feel! Especially the weakness in your sleep, like you are going to drift off into death. Such an accurate description yet its hard to explain to someone who hasn’t experience it! Was it your magnesium after all?
Wow. Im so glad i came across this page.. going on my sixth year of being dizzy and i think this may be the culprit. . Ive done endless amounts of research and have been to some of the best Drs in Boston.. and none of them mentioned magnesium to me.. ive tried magnesium before but not quite enough,i didnt think it was the answer… i thought it was more complicated or something worse. My anxiety hits me and the dizziness gets so bad my vision gets blurry.. its scary.. every test theyve done all besides vitamin deficiencies! I will let you know if it helps ive started today and im going to stick with it. Thanks for all this information, i hope this is the answer im looking for
Six years is a long time to be dizzy, Krystle! :(
Please let us know how it goes, and maybe also try the 7-11 breathing technique I mentioned in the post if you haven’t already – it helped me a lot at the time.
It is so important that you have this site where you have talked about your experiences. I had a very similar reaction and came across the magnesium solution by accident. I would occasionally get dizzy spells maybe twice a year which lasted only a day or two. But recently i had an episode which went on for ten days. I had already been researching vitamin D3 deficiency and read about the need for K2 and magnesium for the overall balance for bone health and calcium absorption. Once i added higher levels of these vitamins i then researched magnesium, and like you, took chelated magnesium … Dr’s Best brand. After one night of taking 300 mg, my dizziness and vertigo ended the next morning! Also my terrible 3 day long tension headache ended which was caused by tight muscles in my neck.
There is an important needed balance between vitamin D3, calcium (esp for women), Vitamin K 2 (MK-7) and magnesium ( chelated seems one of the beat for high absorption without a laxative effect). I would recommend that everyone get their levels checked, as most people are deficient and cannot get the proper amt from food or the sun. And doctors are not telling their patients about the multiple problems these deficiencies cause. I hope this helps someone else who is suffering from inflammation or dizziness or tension headaches. The Vitamin D council is a helpful place to start researching. And please read up on what a proper dosage is and interactions. Magnesium certainly helped me immensely.
Thanks for sharing your story, Donna. It’s definitely tough to balance those four vitamins and minerals. I wish there were an easier way to regularly check them. I recently went to the doctor for something and wanted my magnesium and calcium levels checked while I was there and I had to ask a couple different times before they agreed, and in the end I still only got a serum magnesium test instead of an RBC magnesium test.
I’m very glad to hear the magnesium helped you so much though :)
Hi Andrew,
I was diagnosed with vertigo over 10 years ago and learned how to manage it without the meds that doctor prescribed because they just made me feel worse. I had milder symptoms daily, but would sometimes have severe episodes where I couldn’t get out of bed for entire day. Felt like room was spinning, couldn’t focus my eyes on anything and horrible nausea. About 5 years ago, I started taking 1 TBS per day of unsulphured blackstrap molasses to help with other issues for skin and energy level. After one month, I started realizing that my vertigo had subsided. I researched magnesium deficiency since blackstrap is an excellent food source of this mineral and finally made the connection that low magnesium had most likely been my problem all along. I have passed this info along to other people with dizziness or vertigo symptoms and they have gotten better by taking the blackstrap molasses as well. It’s actually a good source of many minerals and vitamins. Thanks for your informative website!
Joan
Blackstrap molasses – very interesting. Now I have to go read all about it :)
Thanks for sharing your story, Joan!
I want to give Natural Calm Magnesium a try, but I thought it was organic and it turns out it’s not, do you think it matters if it’s not organic?
I’m taking it for the same symptoms you’ve mentioned, mainly dizziness.
I have been taking Magnesium Citrate in capsules and it seemed to work but now that I’ve been off magnesium I feel I need it again and want to give the powder form a try. Do you take magnesium in capsules or powder?
Thanks!
Hi Johanna.
I take tablets now but I’ve tried the powder and it worked pretty well for me, and it was super easy to take. In fact my wife still takes Natural Calm every night and has been for about 3 years now.
I think it really just comes down to trying a bunch of different types of magnesium in order to find out what works best for you while also coming in a form you can tolerate. Everyone here that is having success with magnesium seems to be using something different :)
Good luck, and if you try the powder please let us know what you think!
Thanks! I will give it a try.
I have a couple more questions, please:
Is it ok if I add the Natural Calm magnesium powder in cold water or any other cold drink like milk, a shake or a smoothie instead of hot water?
Also, what’s the main difference between glycinate and citrate or how did you realize glycinate was better for you? Someone told me that glycinate is better if you don’t have enough magnesium in the blood.
Citrate worked great for my headaches and a bit for dizziness, so I might increase the dosage of citrate but hoping it won’t be too much for my stomach since it’s in the citrate form.
Thanks again.
To be honest we’ve been using the Natural Calm in cold water instead of hot and it appears to work just fine. I just wait until it’s done fizzing. I haven’t tried it in anything other than water though. I wonder if a thicker liquid would keep it from fizzing … ?
Regarding the glycinate, it was just trial and error. I tried citrate for a couple weeks then assessed how I felt, then I tried glycinate and did the same thing. It wasn’t scientific, but the one rule I made myself adhere to was that I would only change one thing at a time then wait and see how I felt. It was tough being patient, but in the end I knew pretty well which changes made me feel better.
Hi Andrew
Interesting to read about your story, i am a 31 male from Norway, been dizzie since June 2014. A rocking feeling and like im in movement even though im sitting still. I took many bloodtests, MRI scan, seen many fysioterapeuts to see and help if it is muscle related.
I went to a balance therapeut 3 weeks ago, she checked me with video IR goggles and found BPPV in lateral kanal, she started to threat it and sent with me home a sheet with excercises to do home. I havent been any better still, after excercises i feel worse, then in one week it goes back to what it was. So i wonder if it could be any vestibular migraine related, can i ask how you expericed your dizzines? Spinning or rocking? Today i bought magnesium pills 300mg, so i will start with it today, and maybe look at a MAV diet to try.
Thanks for your answers, have a nice day.
-Kay
Hi Kay –
My dizziness was mostly a sense of fuzziness, as though everything around me was slightly off kilter, but no spinning or rocking.
I did have BPPV years back and at that time the whole room was spinning around me. I could lay flat on my back, look at the ceiling, and feel my eyes constantly tracking from left to right.
I hope that helps a bit. Please let us know how you make out!
Hi Kay, i exactly have the same rocking sensation starting the same time June 2014, and Im 31. Did these magnesium supplements help you get any better. I remember getting vit D shot and that helped. But since getting on anti depressants the feeling came back. Please let us know how you doing now.
I am thrilled to find this thread and wealth of information. My concern is for my 18 year old daughter. She has a horrible diet. She loves sugar (iced coffee drinks, candy, frozen Ickes, slur pies), eats a little chicken occasionally, no other meat, hates fish and no nuts. She’s 5’4, 105 pounds. During her annual medical exam her labs are perfect-no anemia, cholesterol and vitamin D, normal levels. A year and a half ago we flew to Dallas where she was modeling in an expo. When we landed she was dizzy and the room at times was spinning and she was nauseous. She spent the first 24 hours in bed and had no appetite. She avoided elevators because when she left better this would make it worse. She was fine after 3 days. She has joint pain and leg cramps occasionally but not often. Today, she texted me she is dizzy. She does experience this feeling w/o any rhyme or reason. It usually goes away after a few days but she doesn’t do or take anything to assist. My biggest question is what form of magnesium can I give her? She DOES not swallow pills. There are very few goods I can add it to that she will take successfully. She eats salads almost twice a day. Any advice you can offer is greatly appreciated. Many major tests, mri’s, etc have ruled out arthritis or any other major conditions for her joints. At times it was so bad she was on crutches. I truly think magnesium may help. I took it years ago fir my vertigo/dizziness and it cured it. Thank you.
Peter Gillham’s Natural Calm is a magnesium citrate power that you mix with water and is super easy to take, so it might be worth a try.
Please let us know how she does!
Hallo from Greece!
My problems started about a month and a half ago.I first started having nerve pain and tingling sensations in my extremeties. Then one day I started feeling what I can only describe as being light headed or spaced out.Only when I m moving not when I am sitting or driving or lying down. It hasn’t stopped since that day. Now I have fasciculations (muscle twitches) and the occasional paresthesia.Fearing for something bad (mainly Ms) i have been to a neurologist, an orthopedic and an emt. They couldn’t find anything wrong and write it off as stress. I started taking a magnesium supplement after searching on the net.Its been 12 days taking 200mg a day. I haven’t noticed any remarkable improvement but I’ll keep taking it hoping for the best.I’m also considering doing a vit b12 and d deficiency test.
This site is great!!
keep it up!
Regards
Alex
Hello Alex! I did the exact thing when my symptoms started. I was all over the Internet finding a bunch of worst case scenarios that made me really anxious (MS was right there in my list as well).
I hope the magnesium helps. Please check back and let us know if it does.
Alex,
I am new to this site but have been experiencing similar symptoms as you and others. I’ve done quite a bit of research on Magnesium deficiency. You should read Dr. Carolyn Dean’s book “The Magnesium Miracle”. From what I’ve read, it’s important that you are taking the right kind of Magnesium, make sure you are measuring the ELEMENTAL mg of Magnesium, and you need to increase your dosage until the symptoms disappear. 200 is not enough. You need more like 600-800 mg of elemental Magnesium spread out throughout the day. I’m working on the same thing myself, just trying to find a Magnesium I can tolerate. Chelated Magnesium Glycinate seems to be the best. Dr. Dean sells a highly absorbable form she calls ReMag as well. Best wishes to you!
I am so grateful for this site and thread and the information and support here. I’ve had ideal health until three weeks ago when I got the spins when flipping on the couch, eyes wheeling around in my head even when trying to focus.
besides the magnesium and trying to reduce anxiety I’ve been trying to do downward dog yoga stance and dared to try my inversion teeter chair and breathe through the wheeling eyes and partial anxiety that brings…I’m able to get clear but have the same challenge when I bring myself back upright and wonder if I’m pushing it. I’ll probably start doing the 7/11 breathing technique instead.
Thought I would introduce myself and share and send good (stable) vibes to those on the thread. Good luck.
Hi Kevin – that almost sounds like true vertigo if the room is spinning. It’s probably worth seeing your GP and/or an ENT if it continues as it could be BPPV like others here have experienced.
Please let us know how it goes!
Great site – this has been very encouraging to me. My story is somewhat similar to yours. At the end of June I started having acute spinning vertigo when I’d roll over to my right side in bed, or sometimes when I would bend over and my head would be inverted. The dizziness would pass very quickly, but I couldn’t sleep on my right side, and started having terrible anxiety and depression. I could drive and otherwise function, but had never had anxiety like I had with this, and I’d NEVER had the level of depression I was suffering. I’d had my mid-life-crisis “down” feelings, but never anything where I felt so bereft and bleak, frequently near tears, like true clinical depression. My GP diagnosed BPPV, as I had the classic symptoms – nystagmus after Dix-Hallpike test on the right side. ENT said the same, performed the Epley Maneuver, which is supposed to correct BPPV 80% of the time right then and there, so naturally it didn’t work for me. :P Although, about three days after I had the Epley done, the acute spinning vertigo went away, to be replaced by occasional flashes of dizziness and a feeling like wooziness, with the general sort of constant “fuzziness” that you described – every day I would wake up and it was there. Plus I’d have muscle twitching, heart palpitations, and trouble sleeping. I still couldn’t sleep on my right side without feeling the weird sensation. And I still had the depression and the anxiety. Went to a neurotologist, who had me get an MRI. I also had something called Videonystagmography (VNG), which checks your eye-tracking and vestibular system. All these tests came back normal. My blood labs, done in July, also came back normal, with nothing other than elevated cholesterol of note, which my doctor downplayed as my “good” cholesterol is high.
Part of the problem in my recovery is that the doctor prescribed diazepam, or Valium, for the depression and anxiety, because I had to wait a month to get in to have the VNG exam done, and I needed to be able to function at work. Little did I know that for me to start taking this with vertigo symptoms was a terrible idea. Initially it helped with the anxiety and depression, but the trade-off was that I could no longer sleep normally. Diazepam eliminates your REM sleep, so I would get four hours of deep sleep a night and wake up promptly in the middle of the night with no going back to sleep. This was almost worse than the anxiety. Plus, you can’t just stop taking diazepam once you start. So I had to take it for almost four weeks (low dose, too – only 4 mg per day), then spend another three weeks weaning off of it to take my VNG. What’s even worse is that people who’ve taken diazepam report having disrupted sleep for weeks and even months after completely stopping the drug. So you were right not to take it.
When the VNG came back normal, rather than being relieving, it just raised more questions. If my dizziness isn’t inner ear related, and my MRI shows no brain tumor or acoustic neuroma or other serious brain complication, what’s causing it? My neurotologist suggested what your neurologist suggested – that I have migraines. But migraines come and go, and this feeling for me has been constant. It’s never not there. He referred me to a neurologist, though, as once the inner ear is ruled out, like you said, there’s not much more in a neurotologist or ENT’s bag of tricks.
So I’ll be having a talk with the neurologist in a couple weeks about magnesium. I’ve been taking omeprazole (generic Prilosec) for a year and a half, and none of my doctors ever mentioned to me that this drug causes magnesium deficiency, or that magnesium deficiency could have anything to do with the symptoms I was having post-BPPV. Or that diazepam could possibly magnify the magnesium deficiency itself.
So I’ve started taking the chelated magnesium glycinate supplement yesterday, and taking Epsom Salt baths at night to try and help with my sleep, which is still disrupted, I think from the diazepam, but also likely from the magnesium deficiency, for a double whammy. Hopefully I’ll start to see some improvements.
Wow, there’s a lot you went through that sounds so similar to my experience … but not in a good way as I wouldn’t wish that on anyone :(
Beyond the magnesium, the only other thing that helped me while I was recovering was the 7-11 breathing I mentioned here. It took me a while to get used to it, but when I could do it for 5-10 minutes it really took the edge off the anxiety and fuzziness. I actually used it so much that I still go back to it when I’m super stressed and need to calm down so I can focus.
I really hope the magnesium works for you like it did for me!
Hello! I just wanted to check back in with everyone and share my progress. I’ve been taking a Magnesium mix once a day for about 6 weeks and a lot of my symptoms have calmed down. Especially the really scary ones…the confusion, dizziness, high anxiety and what I would call the mental issues. Although I still feel a fuzziness/brain fog at least it isn’t nearly as unsettling as the original symptoms.
I still have an occasional musle twitch here or there and my muscle just seem a little weak overall. I also still have tinnitus and also unusually bad body odor (the joys of magnesium defiency!). I’ve personally found that the magnesium I’m on currently is pretty tough on my belly…even if I take it at night with food, the next morning my stomach is upset. So, this week I think I’m going to change up my type and see if I can’t find something that can help more. I also did some research and read a lot by Dr. Dean and she suggested Magnesium Glycinate…has anyone tried that form?
Also, has anyone had any success with Epsom Salt baths? I got some last night and was just curious of other’s results. I figured since my stomach is very sensitive the transdermal thing might work better for me personally. I too also signed up for the free trial weeks at Dr. Dean’s website but haven’t had a chance to look over it. Andrew, let me know how it’s working for you and what you think.
I hope everyone is feeling better…again, I can’t thank you all enough for this link and website. It really does help to not feel alone! :)
That’s great news Ally, I’m glad you’re starting to feel better! Thanks for letting us know :)
Everyone’s stomach seems to have different tolerances for different types of magnesium. Glycinate and Malate have been the gentlest on my stomach, but others here swear by Citrate. I think it’s a process of trial and error, unfortunately. At least you are making progress!
As for Dr. Dean’s program, so far I’m enjoying the material. I like getting the health tips in my inbox every couple days. Some cover topics I’ve seen before so they are just a refresher, but a couple of the tips have been very interesting. Module 4 in particular is making me rethink my sleeping environment.
I’ll be curious to know what you think of the modules when you get a chance to review the material :)
Hi Andrew, like others here I am so grateful for your comments and advice and not feeling quite so alone anymore. My vertigo started five weeks ago, I turned over in bed and felt like I was on a roller coaster. Had another attack four days later – both times it passed when I sat upright, but I felt nauseated all day. Went to the GP at work who diagnosed BPPV. I went to an Osteo for the Epley Manoeuvre and that seemed to help. But then two weeks later I lay down on my right side and the ceiling started spinning violently, it didn’t stop when I sat up, but settled eventually. All that day I felt dizzy, sick and brain foggy (the brain fog is still with me).
I went to my home Doc and he diagnosed neuronitis/labyrinthitis and said it’s just a virus and will clear in a couple of weeks (even though I’ve had it longer than that!). But he also gave me a referral for a CT scan, haven’t been yet as it can also trigger vertigo (because of the iodine solution they inject you with).
I have found this site (thank you so much) and a study about magnesium and tinnitus conducted at the Mayo clinic (I also have had tinnitus for the last 2-3 years).
Anyway, two nights ago I started taking Magnesium. Slept well the first night and felt better yesterday, but today I feel wonky and more brain fuzzy… but obviously it will take time to clear and I hope it does. What surprises me is that I eat really healthily, exercise daily, don’t drink alcohol and thought I was nutritionally “sound”(huh, I think I sound smug!) – but hadn’t considered depleted soil and mineral deficiency in food, which is interesting.
Again thank you for your comments and the support you give to everyone – it is very much appreciated. :)
Thank you for your kind words Shirley :)
I had BPPV 10+ years ago and I still remember just how severe the vertigo and nausea were. If that’s what you’ve been feeling then I sympathize!
My GP also had me go through a CT scan when I was trying to figure out the dizziness I describe here, and while it didn’t help me figure out what the problem was I can tell you that when it came back clean I was overcome with a very strong sense of relief that there was nothing structurally wrong with my ears and head. It ruled out so many awful things that it made it the whole process worthwhile for me.
That said, the brain fog you describe sounds very similar to the fuzziness I had along with my dizziness. I hope the magnesium helps you feel better! Please let us know how it goes.
Hi Andrew
Yes I too am trying the program. Makes so much sense to me !
So glad to hear you’ve read Dr Deans book. If only all doctors
were like her. There are some but you have to search high and
low for them lol.
Here’s to magnesium ✋
Hi guys,
I started reading the first few comments and I’m wondering if any of you have heard of Dr Carolyn Dean. She wrote the book THE MAGNESIUM MIRACLE. I am certain if you google Dr Dean, you will find some extremely interesting and valuable facts regarding magnesium and all that it does.
There is such a high magnesium deficiency in our population due to loss in the soil.
Look her up, you will be so glad you did !
Cheers
Fiona
A thousand times yes! :)
I’m a huge fan of her work. Her book helped me a great deal when I was trying to learn about magnesium. She’s also heavily involved in the Nutritional Magnesium Association, and their site also has a lot of useful information.
Lastly, I’m currently trying her ‘Completement Now!’ wellness program which covers more than just magnesium.
You’re spot on Fiona – thanks for mentioning Dr. Dean :)
I too had the symptoms you all have described. The dizziness & brain fog that led to anxiety that led to panic and confusion. A very scary combo. I also became VERY fatigued and weak in my muscles. Especially my arms and legs. Which again was/is very scary. They would go from achey to weak to almost on the verge of a spasm to twitchy. I’d had high anxiety for a while, along with mental fog…but never this severe. A few months ago I was told I had a Vitamin D deficiancy and was taking prescribed Vitamin D. It helped and my numbers went up. Well, I hadn’t taken it for awhile and thought I’d start it back up. So I did and also that same week I started running and working out a lot more than usual. 2 days later I was hit with all of these symptoms like mack truck. I honestly had never felt so bad in all my 33 years alive. It was terrifying and exhausting. I started trying to figure out what the problem was and why it came on so suddenly and about 5 days in I remembered taking the Vitamin D…so I did some Googling and saw that prescription Vitamin D can cause a Magnesium deficiancy and also cause a Calcium overload (because you need Magnesium to help absorb the Calcium). When I saw these symptoms I was sure they were exactly how I was feeling. I called my Dr. and am now on my 2nd day of taking Magnesium. I know this is just the beginning, but I am hoping this will put me on the right track to feeling better and being back to my normal self. A week of feeling that bad has really put life in to perspective. I don’t wish how I felt on anyone. Thank you for sharing your story Andrew, it has helped me feel better that others know how I feel. Because it really is hard to explain exactly how you’re feeling with this. I hope I continue to feel better and I hope you all do as well!
Interesting! We’ve seen a lot of instances of Vitamin D supplementation leading to low magnesium levels in the past couple days.
Thanks for sharing Ally! I hope the magnesium helps – please let us know how it goes.
As someone mentioned earlier, have your vitamin D level checked. (You can order a test online). If you are low, purchase 50,000 IU dry vitamin D, such as Biotech and take 1/day for 8 days. Then take between 400 IU and 1,000 IU/day for maintenance.
During this same time take plenty of magnesium. I haven’t found that any one form of magnesium works better than another. However, I have found that a smaller amount spread out through the day works best for me. I take Thompson magnesium 100 mg, 6 or 7 times a day. If you really have malabsorption problems, you could also try magnesium lotion. It is easier to use than the magnesium oil, which is very irritating to the skin.
B12 deficiency can also cause dizziness. This is especially true for those of you who also have neurological symptoms (tingling/numbness). You may want to try a strong b12 supplement such as Jarrow methylcobalamin 5,000 mcg. You can also order b12 injections from trimnutrition.com.
Having celiac disease, I have had every nutritional test known to man. Two of them were particularly helpful, and I would definitely recommend them. One is an organic acids test. The one I got was Genova Diagnostics Metametrix Organix comprehensive profile – urine. I learned so much about what my body was lacking from this test. The other really helpful one was a fatty acids test — Genova Diagnostics Metametrix Bloodspot fatty acid profile. I ordered both of these tests from a site called integrativepsychiatry.net. They are well worth the money!
Great information – thanks Melissa! The links to the tests are especially interesting.
Also interesting is that Vitamin D has come up a lot in the past couple days: low levels of D can cause dizziness, and supplementing with D can cause low levels of magnesium.
So many variables! :)
Also I found a blog where someone had surgery on a bone and it happened ( I can’t find it now) I also have a palatal expander which I have been turning too much. Magnesium is essential for building bone and explains why pregnant women often get palpitations and dizziness this has been linked to magnesium deficiency.
Maybe it’s because all of the electrolytes have been sweat out without replacing. Mine started after a few really hot days. Just a thought. Potassium seems to really help me too. It seems as if magnesium is the master mineral that controls levels of all the others, too much salt can deplete levels so I’ve tried to cut it out. I’ve been doing an excessive amount of research! But unfortunately I’m feeling dizzy again today.
I hope it’s really helps . It’s so debilitating work days are so hard to get threw I also play soccer and it’s so hard to get ready for my games but I love the sport and can go on without playing . I will defiantly report back on hopefully good progress
I have been suffering for 2 years .I am 24 years old. I have tried so much to get help and I am really hoping this is the answer. I am starting magnesium supplements as of today!
Symptoms are daily dizziness , anxiety, brain fog , faintness, tingling hands and neck , food sensitivity, heart palpitation , blurry vision
This is a complete nightmare . All my symptoms started after going to the gym for about 3 months. I am praying for my life back. My doctor is of no help believes it’s just anxiety and depression. It defiantly feel more comforting knowing that I don’t suffer alone. No one but all of us understand what we’re going threw.
Thank you all
Justin’s symptoms started after going to the gym as well. I wonder if it’s coincidence or if there’s something more to it.
Either way, I do hope the magnesium helps. Please let us know if it does!
Yes, when we perspire we lose magnesium and other vital minerals and offer don’t replace them. The multivitamins we take usually only contain small amounts of magnesium which is needed to make quite a few of them work. Couple that with coffee which depletes magnesium, high calcium diets and calcium supplementsd which need magnesium, and stress, sodas, sugar intake, and processed food and there’s no magnesium which is npow believed to be instrumental in over 800 processes in the human body. Doctors are prescribing synthetic drugs to treat a body composed of organic materials (like magnesium) and most of those drugs are depleting magnesium. People pump up on vitamin d because so many of ythe vitamin d symptoms are similar to magnesium dreficincy, but if you start taking vitamin d before you address you magnesium deficiency you ate going to harm yourself and exacerbate your problem because without adequate magnesium stores vitamin d cannot be processed and you will experience what some people think is vitamin d toxicity but is really your bodies reaction to failed processing of vitamin d because there is not enough magnesium in place to handle it. On addition all that calcium we have been to?LD to take over the years will end up in places it doesn’t belong and could cause heart disease because calcium needs magnesium to guide it to your bones. Neurological disorders, Alzheimer’s, multiple sclerocis, dementia, heart disease, and almost every major disease has now been found to have a co factor of magnesium deficiency and doctors are bilking HMOs and sending people away with synthetic drugs when they need to always educate themselves on every new medical discovery so they can help their patients not kill them. It is sad that out of desperation people have to pray and find their way to gain knowledge they need. A good doctor should continuer to learn throughout his years of practice; not get a degree and close the door to learning and start passing out pills.
I too have been dizzy and feeling off kilter, when I turn my head swiftly right it left I get really fuzzy n dizzy . It had been approxiametly 3 months ! Doctors don’t have any answers.
Someone said drink lots of water I started doing that I bought some cheap water n I started getting headaches. The bottles of water was in the son for hours they were plastic bottles, after drinking I got headaches n dizzy.
I want to buy the magnesium I get severe leg cramps n I don’t sleep very well.. My skin n ears are very dry ad well! Please help!!
I’m so glad I found this. I feel so alone. I felt like I was going to die for a week the palpitations were so bad. Constant dizziness came on suddenly but been taking magnesium and potassium for a few days and feeling a lot better. Still afraid to go to sleep though.
My family think this is all in my head. It’s horrid when everyone thinks it’s caused by anxiety. I wasn’t anxious before, it all came on suddenly and I’ve been constantly dizzy for 2 weeks. I felt very ill also. I’ve done a lot of research as I was so desperate. It seems as though taking magnesium also helps to raise potassium as being low in either will cause problems. I asked the doctor at a & e ( uk)what my potassium level was, I’m sure he said 1 which is dangerously low. He didn’t seem worried.
Fifi
My dizziness has almost gone. After taking magnesium and potassium for just under a week. No dizziness for 2 days and just about half an hour today, it was constant. I have worked my way up gradually from 100 mg magnesium citrate per day to 500mg as it can make you slightly worse at first if you take too much. I’m also taking about 400 mg of potassium. Having looked at a lot of studies they seem to work together but it is easier to over dose on potassium than magnesium. I have also cut out salt eating healthy fresh food and raw garlic mayo every day ( like the spanish) I don’t care if I stink as long as I feel ok.
I’m glad the magnesium is helping you!
And you’re definitely NOT alone :)
Hi Caroline, I know this is a super old thread, but did the dizziness stay away? I have similar symptoms and have been constantly dizzy/off balanced for over a year now. Been to many doctors, many tests and all come back normal. Very discouraged. Can you share if what type of magnesium and potassium you took? I started taking Natural Calm magnesium, and was thinking of buying KAL Potassium Chloride, but not sure that’s the right kind. Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you!
Thank you. This site has been amazingly helpful.
Thanks so much for sharing this! I’ve been suffering from the same dizziness symptoms you mentioned for many months which has prevented me from doing everything I used to. I asked my doctor about whether I should take Magnesium but she only laughed and said I should get enough from my daily diet, which I doubt I do. I bought Magnesium anyways but the one I got is called Magnesium Citrate, would that be ok to take and can anyone take it?
One of the bestselling magnesium supplements on Amazon is Natural Vitality Natural Calm which is made from magnesium citrate, and from what I’ve read magnesium citrate is one of the better kinds to take (I took it for a while before switching to glycinate and malate).
If you do end up trying it let us know if it helps!
Thanks, I will. One more question, if at home we all have the same diet, we eat basically the same, but I’m the only one having these horrible symptoms, does that mean I could have Magnesium deficiency and they don’t? (Even with the same diet?)
I imagine it’s possible. What you eat is part of it, but it also depends on your body’s ability to absorb the magnesium you consume, which depends in turn depends on genetics, other medications you take, the amount of sleep you get, your stress levels, and a bunch of other things.
So food is just one factor :)
I’m at my wits end. I have been constantly dizzy (lightheaded, hard to focus and concentrate, fuzzy) for the last 3plus year now. (Possibly due to head injury when paint balling)
First dr put me on citalopram different dosage over 1 and 1/2 year. Done nothing
Asked to be given blood tests came back normal
Asked for MRI apparently normal
Asked for referral to ent currently looking at balance so far normal.
In the meantime I’ve been given anti vertigo drugs so far no difference
I’m so fed up now and becoming depressed because of my symptons .
I really don’t know if I can carry on anymore if I don’t cure this soon.
I have dr appoint mon and going to request another blood test and referral to cardiovascular for a stress test.
I don’t know what else to do….
Three years is a long time :(
It sounds like you’re doing all the right things though – hopefully it’s just a matter of finding the right doctor that can give you the right diagnosis. I went through a GP, an ENT, and finally it was a neurologist that helped me with my dizziness. Have you seen a neurologist?
Hang in there and keep pressing for answers. It only takes one correct diagnosis to make a world of difference.
Andrew, do you still go on here? Can i give you my story and hopefully get some advice from you?
I’m here :)
Go ahead and share your story, and if I don’t have anything to add then maybe someone else here will.
Hello.. just a reminder that magnesium has an impact on the health of your ‘adrenals’… and when those are off… due to stress… you can have dizziness, etc… lots of symptoms, like unbalanced blood sugar, trouble sleeping…. crashing at 3-5 in the afternoon…. and magnesium will help the adrenals. the adrenals also need to be evaluated…. Vit. C helps heal those.. low carb eating programs…. making sure you are manufacturing cortisol in the right amounts as well as adrenaline and DHEA,…… also you can investigate home tests using light shined into the eyeball to see if you are ‘wasting salt’… (do your pets lick your skin all the time now?) as that imbalance of salt to potassium will make you also feel panicky…… also, adrenal troubles can give you low blood pressure… and heart palps.. all kinds of things. I am getting to the bottom of some of my life destroying problems (I have had trouble being able to go to work… gads)…. and will definitely get back to my magnesium. I take so many things I sometimes forget the efficacy of something in particular! our bodies are some complexed! good luck to all…. hugs.. t (body practitioner/wellness coach)
All great points – thanks Toni!
I do drink coffee and I’ve wondered if the caffeine could affect my adrenal glands over time … have you seen anything that suggests a correlation between the two?
I used to suffer from occasional dizzy spells which i would describe as spinny rooms,it left me with a disturbing pain taht would eventually dissipate. I had one of these spells and then what procedded was a constant fuzz like a brain fog that hasnt left in 18 months. Has anyone else experienced this.
What is the best test for checking magnesium level in the body. It appears that Serum Magnesium does not provide the right information.
I’ve read the same thing about serum magnesium but I’m not sure if there are any good alternatives. Has anyone here had a test other than serum magnesium done?
RBC magnesium test (Red Blood Cell)
That’s great information – thanks!
I’ve been suffering dizzy spells since November and am off on Short term disability from work now due to it. I’ve had MRI, ct scan, allergy testing, chiro adjustments and now being sent for vestibular rehabilitation therapy to see if it will help.
I’ve been logging and noticed my dizziness gets worse with anxiety/stress and around my menstrual cycle… After reading all the comments on here I can’t help but think maybe I too have a deficiency. How do you know which supplement to use? And how much?
Have your iron, vitamin D, and magnesium levels checked at your next blood test. I am a diabetic due to iron overload (inherited hemochromatosis). When I was young, I experienced extreme dizziness around my menstrual cycle ….. losing lots of iron. After menopuse, I started having iron overload that led to diabetes. I have to drink lots of fluids and loose therefor lots of minerals due to using the restroom a lot. A few months ago my physician prescribed a higher amount of insulin and now I am experiencing dizziness to the point where I have to hold myself anywhere I can to prevent from falling. Also, my eyesight gets sometimes blurry to the point where I can’t see people’s faces. The blurriness subsides after approximately 15 minutes. Also, lately I’ve been having leg cramps in the middle of the night and blame a low magnesium level for it. Now, I feel like I am living in a trap not being able to eat the correct food due to my high iron levels and my diabetes. I am currently trying to elevate my magnesium level with OTC medication hoping that it will do the trick. By the way, I’ve been underweight all my life, bringing a merely 112 lbs. on the scale.
My son has been dizzy for 6 months. We’ve had all kinds of tests done… he was diagnosed with POTS “Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome” . He feels like he is constantly on a tilt-a-whirl. I asked his doc about potassium and magnesium but the doc said it wouldn’t make him this dizzy. I think we need to try it anyhow! I would love to hear the results of others with severe dizziness – whether the magnesium helped or not…
I’m not a Dr, but I’ve heard it more than a few times from Dr’s that a magnesium or potassium deficiancy wouldn’t make me dizzy. Yes both can. The difference is that there is usually a reason why one becomes deficient in those minerals. Is your son? I’m still dizzy, on and off for about 7 months, but only recently was diagnosed with low mag, and have been treating that for 7 weeks.
He had a really bad throat infection… now he’s diagnosed with POTS. Been on midodrine and florinef… still dizzy. Docs arent very helpful so I’m looking for a solution… We do see a dietician soon. Hoping that helps!
I was told just the same thing by the drs I visited: It would not make you so dizzy. Even though I had many other symptoms, no dr would even consider low magnessium as a problem. If I wouldn’t do my own research I’m sure I will still be horribly dizzy! KyMama, don’t give up, I know how hard it is to be in that situation, I suffered for many months and then it took me about 2 to go back to normal. Now I live happy life, watching my diet and taking magnessium once a week or so to make sure it is not getting too low again.
What did you do to get the dizziness under control? Did you start taking magnesium?
Yes, I started taking Slow-Mag as first. I took 6 pills per day (4 in the evening and 2 in the morning, always for empty stomach and waiting at least 30 minutes beofore eating something) for 2 weeks, then 2 weeks only 2 per day and I repeted that 3 times. After the first 2 weeks I already could tell the difference, however I still felt bad. Now just to keep the magnessium level right I am using Chelated Magnessium Aspartate from Bluebonnet, that I found on the health shop. If the maggnesium is too low one have to take much more a day than usually nedeed to build ihe level back to normal. I also red many times that it is important to choose the capsules that are absorbing in the bowel, some of them are just digested in the stomach.
I just add that my problems with maggnesium also started after the infection. Before I did not notice any major defficiency symptoms apart from eyes twiching sometimes. I think the medications prescribed to me were just killing the last magnessium stock in my body.
I heard to not take the oxide for of magnesium… Thank you so much!!!
hey guys, im soo happy i found this little gem thread, 2 months ago i started having severe panic attacks out of nowhere, went through the last while with on and off nights of insomnia, then i started having these horrifying symptoms of tight chest, palpitations, and now even if i am relaxed i feel a strong pulsing sensation that shakes my entire body, its minimal but its soo annoying, i have the tremors too, and i feel off balance when i walk , like when i get up off the couch or out of bed i get a huge wave of dizziness , but it remains with me throughout the day ( not as severe) everyday i get up and hope i will be back to my old self,but now im lost on where to start with supplementation.i have a good diet, im in good shape,exercise everyday, i am getting to sleep, 8 hours every night. its just pissing me off that im not even nervous or anxious and these symptoms persist.
Sounds a lot like myself, this site has done wonders for me so keep checking it out. As far as the supplementation, just start and you may have to find out what workds best for you……but START. You won’t get better if you don’t start the mag supplements. I cannot work out anymore, haven’t since my dizziness started back in July. I’m much better since I started the mag, but its only been a month for me and I now have good days where before I had a week where I did not trust myself driving. No problem now, but my stamina is shot. I got this way working out and not getting enough mag until I got so woozy that I had to stop. Start the supplements asap……….the chelated form works best for most. The info is out there, things the Drs could not figure out in nearly 5 months. Hang in the, the dizziness is the most aggravating fro me too.
I’m getting frustrated bc I’ve been telling Doctors and neurologist how I feel but they tell me it’s just anxiety. I’ve requested a blood test and I’m awaiting results. I feel so off balanced and I just had a baby 8 weeks ago, so I’m thinking I’m pretty low on minerals and vitamins. I have many of the symptoms of lacking magnesium: twitches, tremors, tension head aches, locked jaw (tmj), insomnia. I just want to feel better! This has been going on for about 5 months. I did get some magnesium supplements
How are you feeling all this time later? I hope you’re better?
I first starting feeling symptoms after 2 years of working out and not replenishing my magnesium levels. Initially the Dr diagnosed B-12 as the culprit of my dizziness and lightheadedness.Started B-12 shots with no improvement. I had 3 more bloodworks done and it took a 911 call as I became so lightheaded that I could not sleep or function. The ER diagnosed me with low mag levels and gave me mag through an IV. Felt better after a 3 day stay and went home to begin supplements. It took my own research to find the right type of mag supplement for me…chelated. I was actually told to take oxide, the worst absorbtion of them all. I took 400 mg of the chelated and felt better. (3 days ago)…today a step back. Now that I realize through others that it will take a bit, I can be more patient with my dizzy symptons and lack of a good nights sleep. I can function now, but not near to the level I was back in April of this year. I would never wish this on anyone, but its good to know that I’m not alone.
You are definitely not alone.
If anything, the longer this page stays up and people continue to share their own experiences the more I’m realizing that magnesium deficiency affects more people than I thought.
It’s also interesting that you were told to take magnesium oxide. I wonder if that’s the default option for doctors because it’s the cheapest? Or maybe it works well enough for most people but it’s not sufficient for extreme cases like what you went through?
I know it did nothing for me as well but I don’t have any concrete data on which type of magnesium works the best for most people (though like you most things I’ve read have pointed towards chelated).
What type of chelated are you taking?
I’m trying the Drs Best, which seems to be working a bit. The past couple of days, I have not gotten more than 4 hours of sleep a night….very difficult times. I have not been eating much as I should so I’m making sure I’m getting regular food containing mag even though eating is the last thing on my mind with the lightheadedness, I did ask the nurse why the oxide and her reply…”thats what he always prescribes”. He needs to read your site, I’m thinking. I did try Natural Calm…and never will again. I lost what I’ve been working to gain the past week.
Another chelated you can try besides Doctors Best is Carlson’s. I haven’t tried it myself but on George Eby’s site (worth a read if you haven’t already!) he talks about it having helped him.
Thanks, I’ll do that. The past 2 nights I have gotten a good nights sleep, not like I used to, but at least I as able to stay in bed the whole night and not have to get up several times wondering what the heck was going on as every time I closed my eyes, the wozziness would not go away, therefore, no sleep. I’ve focused the past few days to really go after the mag through food and supplements. To pay attention because this condition is something that needs it. Its only been about 9 days since the correct supplements, so I’m in it for the long haul. Thanks for the site…gives me hope that this won’t be with me the rest of my life.
I did try the Carlsons and got pretty good results. Its only been about 2 weeks since, but I noticed that I’ll have good days that get me optimistic, then for no good reason I’ll have a few bad ones. None are as bad as before the supplements, and I’m sleeping better (not great, better), but is the recovery a bit of a roller coaster? Need some encouragement so that I can believe that one day I’ll be myself again.
My recovery was definitely not linear. I had good days and bad days, but over time the good days became more frequent and then eventually all days were good days.
I don’t know why it was such an up and down process, and the down days always made me fear that I was sliding backwards, but as things progressed it became easier to see that the down days were just temporary.
So yes, a roller coaster is a perfect way to describe it, but it was a roller coaster headed in the right general direction.
As the cowboy said to the bartender in the 1870’s saloon as he gulped down the shot of whisky………..”thanks, I needed that!” I find myself getting optimistic, then the next….bam….woozy again. I have had days where they started out woozy, then got much better and then the opposite….like yesterday. Its getting a bit mental for me…trying to keep focused on the big picture. Thanks for the good news.
Hello, I had labyrinthitis a few months ago it knocked me for a 6 I was flat on my back for 13 days. Which isn’t easy when I’ve got a young child. Last weekend within a matter of a few minutes I was flat on my back again with server Vertigo after getting the DR to me he gave me a shot of Stemetil it took me two-three days this time to come right. Then yesterday after diving into a swimming pool when I came up I didn’t feel right. So last night I took a Stemetil tablet I didn’t sleep very well & woke up this morning feeling horrid again. So took another Stemetil & went back to bed & slept for 3 hours. I’m now not feeling to bad so will take it very easy for the next few days.
Funny you talk about taking Magnesium as I stated taking it two weeks ago right before my second attach of Vertigo. Every time after I took a tablet within 10-20 mins I would just feel off. But after doing some more reading this morning I find more & more people are taking it for dizzy spells. Do you take your supplement at night or morning. I was taking them in the morning so maybe night time is the key.
I am going to see my GP in the new year to find out some things that can bring it on & am I now going to have to be aware of things I do, like putting my head under the water!
Anyway thank you for this site it’s been very helpful.
Cheers
I actually take my magnesium both in the morning and at night. I seem to absorb it better if I split it out over the course of the day instead of taking it all at once.
About 10 years ago I had what I’m pretty sure was BPPV (benign paroxysmal positional vertigo). One night I was watching TV on the couch and I laid down on my side to get more comfortable … and the room immediately started spinning. I could feel my eyes tracking from right to left on their own (nystagmus) and it didn’t stop for over a day. It finally went away completely after a couple days (and has never returned) but I can definitely sympathize with the true vertigo you have experienced with labyrinthitis: it is not fun.
The dizziness I experienced from magnesium deficiency was very different from the vertigo I experienced with BPPV though. Instead of the room spinning like crazy it was a vague sense of everything being fuzzy, more like being light-headed than true vertigo.
Hopefully your GP can help you prevent more episodes. If you get a chance please let us know how it goes!
Do you think the magnesium has helped your BPPV? I have that, a vestibular deficit in right ear and migraine associated vertigo.
Hi Jennie. When I had BPPV it was well before my magnesium deficiency so I never tried any. To be honest I don’t think it would have helped me, but fortunately my BPPV worked itself out over the course of a week.
It was absolutely awful though and I can sympathize with what you are going through. I hope you find relief soon!
Andrew, you have been giving me hope for several weeks now. I have been experiencing dizziness for a while and am currently using magnesium oil to hopefully remedy this situation. It has been four weeks now at 400 mg a day. Plus I take 80 mg of Calm at night. I’m also eating magnesium rich foods. Do you think I’m getting enough magnesium per day? The dizziness is still with me to a degree. But I feel that it has diminished some. I certainly hope my case will be as successful as yours. I and also being treated for hypothyroid and am undergoing bio-identical hormone treatment. So many things at once!
The RDA for Magnesium is between 300mg and 400mg per day, so it sounds like you’re around the recommended amount.
I’m currently taking 625 mg per day: 200mg (glycinate) in the morning and another 425mg (malate) before bed. I’ve been doing this for about a year now and it seems to be around the right amount for me, but I think everyone has different requirements. It’s more than the RDA but I don’t think I absorb everything I take. At this point I try to take as much as I can until my bowels tell me I’ve taken too much … that’s actually how I gauge my intake now.
If you’re not sure though it may be worth asking your doctor to test your magnesium levels if you haven’t already. This is true for any vitamin – recently I was pretty sure my iron levels were low because my Restless Leg had gotten pretty bad so I went and had a test for a couple different vitamins. Turns out my iron was fine but my vitamin D was low (the vitamin D was unrelated to the RLS). Sometimes it’s just better to know for sure.
You definitely have a lot going on though. Please stop back and let us know how you make out and if the magnesium helps!
Hey! Did your blood results show a magnesium deficiency? I’ve been dizzy since I got pregnant two years ago. My blood work is normal and vitamins are normal. I still think I should take magnesium.
So are blood results accurate?
Hi! Blood Tests came low on Potassium. I was on potassium supplements for 3 days and after 5 days, dizzy no more. :)
Potassium – interesting!
It amazes me just how many symptoms can be related to various vitamin deficiencies. My Restless Leg Syndrome has been really bad lately so I’m actually waiting on the results of a blood test to check my iron levels.
I’m glad you found the answer – thanks for checking back and letting us know what it was!
Hi! I am also feeling dizzy and lightheaded for the last 2 weeks. It started when I was on my HCG diet drops. All the water must have flushed away all the potassium and magnesium in my body. I went to the doctor and I was told to eat right and stop the dieting. So I did. But it’s been a week now and I still feel dizzy. I went to the lab for blood test today and waiting for results. I hope it’s nothing serious. I’ll update you guys. Thanks.
I wish that the all doctors would have that knowledge! I began to be so dizzy in November last year that it actually put me into derealisation and extreme fatigue stage. At first I was diagnose with labirinthitis and told to go home and wait till its gone. Of course it didn’t go away and the diagnose turned to be not right. I needed to quit my job as I was not able to cope. The have spent all my money for the doctors visits and made all the medical exams that probably exists just to hear in the end that it is anxiaty and depression. I was so desperate that I even believed it for a while and went for a number of psycho therapies. Of course with no result. I made a research myself and decided to take magnesium, it took me 2 months to clear myself up from that debilitating symptom. However I was trying to find out what is wrong for 5 months which ruined my life then! And anytime I would ask doctors if this could be related to a defficiency of vitamin D or Magnesium they would just nearly laugh at me saying definitelly no and it wasn’t just one person. I can’t believe how many people all around the world are suffering just because they don’t get the right information. That whole experience left me to be very untrustfull for the medicine world.
Five months is a long time to search for an answer! :(
I lucked out when one my doctors actually recommended magnesium for me (after also being diagnosed with labyrinthitis by an ENT at first). I imagine I would have found it myself eventually but it definitely saved me a lot of time searching.
I’m glad you didn’t give up though. It’s easy to take a passive role when we are sick, simply relying on doctors to tell us what we should do, but it sounds like you took an active role which I think is the single most important thing we all need to do. We need to be our own health advocates and make sure we are getting the right care, including finding the good, knowledgeable doctors that are out there.
When I first started this site I wondered if I was alone in my experience, but as the emails and comments keep coming in it’s becoming clear that magnesium deficiency is more common than I originally thought. You are definitely not alone in this.
And it seems like you are on the right path now. I hope things continue to improve for you!
I am starting to take magnesium malate. Did you take other minerals along with magnesium or magnesium alone? Thanks in advance.
It was just magnesium alone. Some of the magnesium supplements I’ve tried since have included calcium but in the beginning (as well as now) it was only magnesium.
I do take a multivitamin though and have for a long time, and it includes various other minerals, but that didn’t prevent my becoming magnesium deficient though …
I have had the same issue as you. I have had TMJ dizziness fatigue, muscle pain palpitations where my heart was pounding and loads of other problems inc ear popping couldnt tolerate loud noises and was diagnosed eith severe vit d deficiency. Unfortunately that therapy made me more ill and for 4 months I thought I was gona die my palpitations got worse and muscles spasmed. Then I took magnesium out of advice by a family member and I actually felt it was working. I felt relieved daily but now I am 1 week into the therapy and not ready to go back go work just yet. Magnesium is my cure im sure. It relaxes contracted muscles
My muscles are usually my first indicator that my magnesium levels are low. Either my Restless Leg Syndrome will flare up, my neck muscles will get tight and painful, or I’ll get weird muscle spasms around my rib cage.
I hope the magnesium works for you!
Sounds like mercury poisoning. Check out the work of Andrew Hall Cutler, PhD.
I have had dizziness which actually was from a Vitamin D deficiency. If a person is extremely dizzy but not vertigo, they should get their Vitamin D checked by their doctor. It’s a simple blood test. If you experience vertigo, which I did last week, I have been researching it and have learned about the magnesium deficiency being a problem. I also have leg cramps which could be a potassium deficiency. Apparently I suck. Anyway, when you have other deficiencies, it may be hard to up your levels by supplements alone. Try magnesium bath salts or Nature Calm which is a powder you can use in your drink to get magnesium. Also, diet is everything too. But do more than one thing. You will know if you have too much magnesium if your stools are too loose. My underlying problem might be a leaky gut from dairy products as I’ve noticed problems big time with dairy. I also read that dairy can cause vertigo if you are allergic or intolerant. Google dairy and vertigo and see what others are saying.
You make a great point about Vitamin D. My wife had a blood test done recently for a different reason and the results came back that her Vitamin D levels were low. Neither of us spend a lot of time in the sun so we’ve both started taking a Vitamin D(3) supplement which I’ve noticed has improved my overall mood.
I definitely agree that the best way to get our nutrients is through food when possible. I’ve read a couple things recently though that have talked about soil sometimes becoming depleted of magnesium which is resulting in fruits and vegetables that don’t have as much as they used to. I’m starting to wonder if there’s a pattern developing: when we over-use farmland for crops we deplete the soil of its natural magnesium content, so over time the food we eat has less even though our eating habits haven’t changed, and in the end we become deficient ourselves without knowing why.
And you’re spot on about the loose stools … that’s how I gauge whether I’m getting enough magnesium or too much. I wasn’t sure how to broach that topic in my posts though, so thank you for starting it for me :)
Natural calm is a wonderful product, but citrates once they accumulate can give you a laxative affect wherein all your hard work is dumped back into the toilet. When you are trying to build your mag back up those days of dumping them back out can be discouraging, especially since you have to then wait extended periods of time for the diarhea to stop before you can safely resume your mag supplementation. I would use natural calm in the evenings before bed to maintain your achieved mag levels but to take throughout the day everyday to correct a deficiency is leading you to an inevitable END (excuse the pun).
Magnesium glycinate has the highest level of bioavailabily in other words it is one of the best absorbed magnesium tablets to CORRECT a deficiency that has affected your life.
But the question you must ask is is the mag you’re taking actually capable of reaching your body on a cellular level, because if it never reaches the cells and if its composed of substances to large to enter those cells progress will be slow. Its like using a bb gun to fight a giant!!!
I have read quite a few reviews however about a product called remag which is picoionic and composed of magnesium small enough to enter into your body on a cellular level thereby bypassing the lower intestine and not causing diarrhea. Transdermal magnesium oil can be rubbed on the skin and absorbed directly into the body on a cellular level to bypass your stomach. If you’re really interested in changing things do some real research, that’s why I absolutely praise God for google, if its out there google will list it!
Hair Analysis shows that my magnesium level is low. I have been taking magnesium glycinate for two weeks, however dizziness continues.How long will it take to feel results?
Remember that it probably took your body a long time to become magnesium deficient so it will probably take a while to build your magnesium levels back up.
For me the whole process took around six months:
– Most of the dizziness was gone in 6 weeks
– The majority of my symptoms were gone in 3 months
– I was back to my old self in 6 months
It did take me a while to find a magnesium supplement that worked well for me though. Knowing what I know now I think I could have recovered faster if I had just started with magnesium glycinate.
I also found that my dizziness caused me a lot of anxiety and that the two started feeding off each other. I would wake up feeling dizzy, then I’d start to really worry about my symptoms, which made me feel even dizzier. This is where the breathing technique I mention in the post really came in handy – if I could just get myself to relax then the dizziness would become much more manageable.
It sounds like you’re doing all the right things though: you’ve had a hair analysis done and you’re taking a good supplement. I think all you can do now is be patient and try to relax while the magnesium does its job. And I can say from experience that a full recovery is possible!
Hi Andrew
Thank you for sharing your experience with all of us. Reading all the posts has been a much needed relief. I discovered magnesium a few months ago and although most of my symptoms have greatly improved, the dizziness is still here and it is the hardest thing for me. My life is so much harder, mornings are particularly difficult when I wake up in the morning with this dizziness/lightheadiness/unsteadiness or whatever this is. I really feel like an ant at the bottom of mount Everest. And if on top of the dizziness I get anxious, which I get for no apparent reason, then the problem is 100 per cent worst.
I have started on magnesium glycinate today and I am hoping that this will help. In the past I have been using mostly magnesium oil and little magnesium citrate and malate.
I am sharing this with you because I know you understand. I only need some encouraging words from any of you.
In the past, I had dizzy days but in the last couple of months it´s been with me on and off almost daily.
Thank you for listening.
Christina
I hope the magnesium glycinate helps – it has certainly done wonders for me but everyone is different.
Hang in there, you are not alone!
I use to have Vertigo for years and magnesium glycinate help me along with drinking more water. Since I started my monthly attacks have gone down, and now I have not had any vertigo in the past 3 years.
200mg magnesium glycinate daily and at least 4 glasses a day of water.