Posted by Mistermindmasta on September 7, 2004, at 0:21:43
In reply to Calcium causing depress./apathy etc.?Larry, Others, posted by Jasmineneroli on September 6, 2004, at 23:04:30
> Hi Everyone:
> Apologies if this question has been asked before, I'm usually over at the meds board.
> I have been taking calcium (combined carbonate and citrate) as part of good general supplement for the past month. A total of 500mg per day, plus whatever amount of calcium is included in Vit C Ester (1000mg), which I've taken for several years.
> Over the last few weeks, I've had an increase in headaches, drowsiness, apathy and a mild depression. The headache and low energy is my predominant concern. I swear the calcium has caused this, because about a year ago, I started supplementing with calcium (separately, not as part of a supplement) and I had the same symptoms.
> Is this possible? If so, how does calcium affect the brain, which neurotransmitters etc? I understand that calcium channels are part of many chemical relay systems, but is it possible that I'm overly sensitive to calcium and it causes these symptoms?
> I take 100mg of amino-acid chelated magnesium at night and have done so for about 6 months with good results for sleep and help with my anxiety disorder. The new supplement I am taking also has magnesium (chelate and citrate)200mg. Do I need more magnesium with the dose of calcium I'm taking? Or should I reduce the calcium?
> I had been thinking of increasing the magnesium anyway, to augment my low Celexa (10mg) and Clonazepam (.5mg) doses for GAD. What do you think? Appreciate any info you can give. Thanks a lot.
> JasApparently this is pretty common. See http://www.coldcure.com/html/dep.html for a very detailed look at this.
I personally have consistantly bad experience with calcium. Actually, some of the worst depressive feelings I've ever felt came from calcium, and I'm as sure as I can be that calcium was the true cause. I don't know exactly what's up with calcium or why normal ppl don't have problems but I know I am very sensitive to calcium, too. Try looking for a multimineral supplement without calcium... They don't exist as far as i know! That sucks, especially for ppl like us.
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