IF I KNEW THEN WHAT I KNOW NOW

Post by **tex** » Mon Apr 06, 2015 10:24 am

Vanessa,

FWIW, the sugar alcohols (especially sorbitol) cause me to have D if I ingest any significant quantity of them, but in the small amounts used in most sublingual lozenges, I've never noticed any problems.

Tex

Vanessa · Post by **Vanessa** » Mon Apr 06, 2015 10:59 am

Thanks guys, this just might be my smoking gun or at least a significant part of the smoke.....

Vanessa · Post by **Vanessa** » Mon Apr 06, 2015 1:19 pm

The pill form also contains corn starch which I have learned is not always gluten free....man that is a big bummer. I am not sure if I'm right about that or like we will ever find out from the FDA but that means I could be starting over

Post by **tex** » Mon Apr 06, 2015 2:44 pm

The risk of cross-contamination of corn with wheat is very low when handling whole grains (because the 2 grains are very easily separated by the cleaning equipment). The greatest risk of cross-contamination occurs during milling (grinding), because thoroughly cleaning out many stone mills is so difficult that it seldom gets done correctly. Therefore anytime corn is milled following wheat in a production line, a risk of cross-contamination exists. Still, that risk is typically very low, because of the huge volumes involved that dilute any carryover.

Of course sometimes freak accidents can happen, and those can bite us in the butt, but again, the odds are very low. In general, as far as I am aware, corn starch should be the purest (and safest) option available for an "inactive" filler ingredient in pharmaceutical products. That's providing that one is not sensitive to corn.

Tex

Vanessa · Post by **Vanessa** » Wed Apr 08, 2015 5:56 pm

So now I'm reading that Clonazepam disintegrating tablets in generic form have aspartame powder, xylitol, and mannitol. How frustrating. It's not the brand name of klonopin wafer. Aaaaargh!

T · Post by T » Sun Apr 12, 2015 8:42 am

Has anyone experienced back pain?
I have been getting severe back pain at work it starts at the bottom of my right shoulder blade and goes over to my spine and its not
mussel pain. I suppose its from the constant twisting and turning but I have been doing this for quite A few years.
Vitamin ,mineral deffiancy?

Terry

Post by **tex** » Sun Apr 12, 2015 8:51 am

In the past, I've had a lot of between-the-shoulderblades pain during the day while doing certain types of work, and a lot of lower back pain in bed. Eliminating gluten and casein from my diet helped immensely, but I still occasionally had minor back pain. Since I no longer have back pain these days, magnesium might be the difference. I take plenty of magnesium these days.

Tex

T · Post by T » Sun Apr 12, 2015 9:06 am

Tex

I have been df gf since the end of Dec.I started Epsom salt foot soaks March 22 Magnesium oil spray April 4.
My bloodwork showed ok for Magnesium but I knew better because of my high anxiety after 3 days of foot soaks
I could feel my anxiety going down I am going to start Mag spray 2x a day and eliminate the Epsom salt.

Terry

Vanessa · Post by **Vanessa** » Sun Apr 12, 2015 10:01 am

You could get away with both....we need a lot of magnesium. Your body gets rid of what it doesn't want. But Gabes is our magnesium girl. There is a sticky about the topic with a lot of good info.

T · Post by T » Sun May 10, 2015 1:20 pm

I guess my magnesium is low after skipping foot soaks for 2 days my hands started cramping so back to both I had to increase to 2 cups of Epsom salt.
When I saw my PCP A while back she wanted to prescribe A muscle relaxer I said no.
My last visit my PCP asked me why I was takeing magnesium too much is not good for the heart ,well here we go again another dead end Dr.
Good news have been off Entcort almost 3 weeks I take 3 Pepto A day that's my GI way of treatment so far so good.

Terry

T · Post by T » Sun Jun 07, 2015 4:43 pm

I have been trying to decide on cancelling my app with my PCP or not.
Within the past 2 weeks I developed two growths on my back thought A cyst but not.
They are white in color, protrude and like dry skin on top.
Vitamin deficiency? Any ideas from any body?

Terry

T · Post by T » Thu Jul 09, 2015 9:19 am

Well I cancelled my app with my PCP and made A app with a Dermatologist in which I saw his PA. The growths were non cancerous and he froze them to eliminate.I also asked him to look at the top of my ear (dry skin that I could not get rid of)he took A biopsy.
Monday recd call from his nurse she gave it A medical name and informed me it was pre cancer and the main Dermatologist wanted me re evaluated.I saw the PA yesterday and he froze the top part of my ear to kill it, I see him in 2 months and if is not gone he will take another biopsy.I told him my vit D3 was down to 11 during the winter and he told me that could be what caused this and with MC I have poor asorbition.One more risk of low vit D3 for to long can cause cancer.

Terry

Post by **tex** » Thu Jul 09, 2015 11:02 am

Terry,

As always, YMMV, but I had all sorts of problems with skin growths on my back and scalp when my magnesium level was chronically low.

Tex

T · Post by T » Thu Jul 09, 2015 12:01 pm

Tex

I have been supplementing with 100mg Mag spray every morning and 2 cups of Epsom salt in my foot soaks every night and my body has been telling me its not enough.I have read your recent posts on magnesium and was planning on picking up magnesium supplement tomorrow just trying to decide what dose to start on.
Thanks for your reply I am certain you are correct on low magnesium I was afraid to start on the supplement to soon.

Terry

Erica P-G · Post by **Erica P-G** » Thu Jul 09, 2015 4:07 pm

Hi Terry,
Depending on where you feel you are at with your MC I have been able to gradually work in Magnesium Threonate liquid caps (best price I've found at Mercola.com) and I have been taking a half dose for a week now and that is 72mg elemental Mag and 1000mg Magtein and I am glad I am not seeing any adverse D with it. I am also spraying Mag oil morning and night and getting somewhere of 528mg. I soak when I can and it is helping, but I believe it takes some time for it to build properly. Plus we are afraid of the D so I assume when we feel like taking the next step of increasing we are cautious

With that regimen I hope I am getting 600 mg right now and that will increase to 672 pretty soon. I am sure I could use more, and I will cross that bridge another day.
Cheers
Erica