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Mely
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 Posted - 09/10/2008 : 02:53:52
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In trying to find a solution for my slow bowel, I found out that magnesium tablets work wonders. A very happy added benefit is that magnesium is also known to be a natural muscle relaxant and therefore helps sore muscles and can help you sleep better. I must admit that after taking magnesium last night, I slept better then I've slept in weeks (I've been sleeping poorly, tossing and turning etc). I'm on my 2nd day taking the magnesium for my bowels and all my pains feels better too.
I read somewhere that magnesium "helps to prevent constipation by relaxing your colon walls when you are under stress, have anxiety, or have too many worries. It normalizes tension on colon walls allowing for a normal peristaltic action." I have been eating TONS of fiber, excercising (as much as my pain allows) and drinking lots of water and not having the desired effects in the bathroom. I guess stress is causing the muscles in my bowels to be effected as well as in my back. When you are stressed, apparently your magnesium stores are depleted more quickly.
My question is this -- does relying on this supplement to help me, defeat the Sarno approach? I recall in his book(s) that he said to throw out crutches such as alternative treatments and pills. On the other hand, I know that my problems are from stress (I'm not a high-strung person so it must be subconscious stress - my husband says I sometimes moan and cry out in my sleep but I don't remember my dream the next day) and this supplement is replenshing the depleted magnesium stores that the stress is using up and allowing me to get by without painkillers that have bad side-effects, so why not use it?
Thoughts?
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mizlorinj
USA
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Posted - 09/10/2008 : 08:26:10
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Um, I think you can answer your own question!  "if I take this pill" keeps you thinking physically. That said, supplements do have their place. I try to remember to take one every few days, and I try to eat food that's unprocessed. And some cheetos and an occasional Dove ice cream bar.
When I have an ailment, I check mind/body books to see what suggestions are there for emotional causes and work with those to see what happens. |
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LuvtoSew
USA
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Posted - 09/13/2008 : 06:09:08
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| I take an MVI, cal, mag, and vit c every day and oh omega 3. Too much mag can give you diarrhea, better to use raison bran and lots of water for good BM's. |
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Jena
USA
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Posted - 09/13/2008 : 09:39:35
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| Magnesium has a lot of great benefits. A doctor also recommended it to me when I was having muscle twitches (I am still having them but I havent been taking the magnesium). I think you should take the magnesium and still apply Sarno's theory because we do need magnesium and we do need a lot of vitamins in our body so it wouldnt go against his theory. Good luck let us know how it turns out |
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Mely
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Posted - 09/13/2008 : 13:33:17
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Since posting, I've received a diagnosis from a TMS doctor as having "classic TMS". I asked him about the magnesium and he said it doesn't make any difference in the muscle pain as not enough magnesium gets into the cells (?!). He said if I felt better from it, it was probably the placebo effect. I am still taking it for the constipation and it certainly helps. My TMS is also feeling better which I am attributing to my doctor's visit and re-reading Dr. Sarno's book and working on fighting off the pain.
I did however speak to someone who used to have terrible migraines. The nerologist gave her all kinds of expensive medications none of which helped. Finally, another doctor recommended magnesium. She cut out all medicines and started taking 400 mg of magnesium every morning and hasn't had any migraines since. That was quite some time ago. Could the placebo effect last that long? |
Edited by - Mely on 09/13/2008 13:35:30 |
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ChrisSC
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Posted - 09/13/2008 : 16:20:05
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"I did however speak to someone who used to have terrible migraines. The nerologist gave her all kinds of expensive medications none of which helped. Finally, another doctor recommended magnesium. She cut out all medicines and started taking 400 mg of magnesium every morning and hasn't had any migraines since. That was quite some time ago. Could the placebo effect last that long?
If her case was TMS, then it's possible her mind found another distraction and gave up on using migraines. This is like people who get knee surgery for knee pain and then develop pain in their shoulder soon after (or something similar). They might never have knee pain again, because the placebo was strong enough that the unconscious gave up on that... but since they haven't dealt with the underlying emotions they still have a need for distractions and so develop some other "problem." |
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Mely
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Posted - 09/14/2008 : 00:55:22
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If her case was TMS, then it's possible her mind found another distraction and gave up on using migraines. This is like people who get knee surgery for knee pain and then develop pain in their shoulder soon after (or something similar). They might never have knee pain again, because the placebo was strong enough that the unconscious gave up on that... but since they haven't dealt with the underlying emotions they still have a need for distractions and so develop some other "problem."
Thanks for explaining this in simple terms. Are migraines always caused by TMS or are there other organic causes? I'll ask her if she suffers from any other symptoms. |
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Capn Spanky
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Posted - 09/16/2008 : 11:35:23
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If it helps, I would go ahead and take it and not worry about it.
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Magnesium for pain
