Posted by Larry Hoover on February 23, 2003, at 8:13:31
In reply to lithium plus magnesium, posted by linkadge on February 22, 2003, at 17:56:44
> I take lithium currently, would there be any
> advantage to taking magnesium with this?
>
> That page said lithium displaced magnesium,
> what does this mean. Would it be counterproductive, or synsergic to combine ?
>
> anyone ?
>
> Thanks
>
> LinkadgeI've been unable to find a clear answer to your question, but I can tell you this: lithium raises blood levels of magnesium, and increases excretion. After chronic lithium exposure, blood levels are no longer elevated above normal. How I see this is that lithium flushes magnesium out of your body over time, which would adversely affect many biochemical processes. In certain cell compartments, I found evidence of unusually low magnesium levels following lithium administration. It may be wise to consider a maintenance dose of magnesium to counteract the excretion induced by lithium.
poster:Larry Hoover
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