Have been overdosing on Magnesium

by **Richard** on Mon May 17, 2010 2:09 am

For some reason I thought a teaspoon would be about 2g of Mag citrate. I just weighed it & it is about 9.5g. Have been doing this for a week - was feeling a bit odd but thought it was just because I havent been eating much.

Should I go to the doc & get checked out?

by **simon m** on Mon May 17, 2010 8:06 am

No idea what yopu should do mate, what are the implications of such a massive dose?

by **Alex** on Mon May 17, 2010 8:12 am

Shitting like an elephant, usually.

by **Richard** on Mon May 17, 2010 11:41 am

I think in extreme cases it can cause low BP or kidney failure but I'm OK - felt a bit odd yesterday, but that might be lack of food. BP was 116/69 this morning, so that's OK.

by **RoB** on Mon May 17, 2010 4:25 pm

The kidney is incredibly effective at excreting magnesium, it's very rare that hypermagnesemia occurs and generally only in kidney failure. I hope that's right, otherwise I've majorly screwed up on one of the questions in a clinical biochemistry exam i had last week.

by **Richard** on Mon May 17, 2010 4:27 pm

RoB wrote:The kidney is incredibly effective at excreting magnesium, it's very rare that hypermagnesemia occurs and generally only in kidney failure. I hope that's right, otherwise I've majorly screwed up on one of the questions in a clinical biochemistry exam i had last week.

Thanks Rob

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