Ow! Taking Magnesium And B12

[frec]

I have celiac and (recently diagnosed) fibromyalgia. I am taking magnesium and B12 to help with the joint pain and muscle cramps. I also hope it will help with heart palpitations. But I've taken them for several months now and not seeing much of an effect. How much do you take, what kind, and in what form--sublingual, IV, pill, shots? I realize it would vary from person to person but an overview would help. Thanks.

[mftnchn]

I'm taking methyl B12 shots 0.15 cc twice a week. Also Meyer's B complex shots, .5 CC twice a week.

I was taking very large amounts of magnesium sulfate plus magnesium citrate in my buffered Vit C. Then added Natural Calm as well. I was still testing low in magnesium. Now I am taking a weekly magnesium shot. It is mag sulfate, 1 cc weekly.

[ShayFL]

If you can find a holitic MD near you that administers "Meyer's Cocktails" that would really help you. They can add B12 to it. It is an I.V.

Otherwise, yes, sublingual B12. Jarrow is very good. I would get the 5000 and take 2 or more of those a day for awhile until your levels are back up.

For magnesium, I take Pure Encapsulation's Magnesium Gycinate:

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I take 500 mg a day balanced with calcium citrate, Vit D, Boron, silica, phosphorus.

You MUST "balance" your supplements or it can throw something else off.

[cmbajb]

hi. i was diagnosed with fibro in 1996. i have had good results with joint and muscle pain management with magnesium and malic acid. the magnesium amount varies....right now i am on 2000mg, split during the day, per day. i take 1200mg of malic acid. i use vitacost.com for my vitamins. i also take b12 injections, self-injections. 1000mcg per day, in the evening. this pretty much cured my raynaud's phenomena. if you don't already, it may be helpful to see a doc that specializes in fibro, not a doc that just sees patients that have fibro. good luck.

[Di-gfree]

Hi, I was diagnosed with celiac in 1997 (had it long before that, though). Just prior to that, and all the years since, I've had fibromyalgia. Long story short - I was just diagnosed with Hashimoto's, too (goes hand in hand with celiac quite often); and fibromyalgia can be one of the symptoms of autoimmune thyroid disease. So, just wondering if you've had your thyroid levels checked?

[frec]

Thank you. I was checked this summer--normal, thank goodness, though I really would like a logical explanation for my fibromyalgia. So many people on this forum have their joint/muscle pain clear up once they go off gluten, but mine, like yours, seems to be unaffected by gluten. I hope the Hashimoto's diagnosis means they can do something helpful for you.

Is there any explanation why celiac/fibro type people are so low on magnesium? Or other things, like vitamin D?

[MaryJones2]

If you can find a holitic MD near you that administers "Meyer's Cocktails" that would really help you. They can add B12 to it. It is an I.V.

I don't do Meyer's but I do injections of b-complex, folic acid and B12 plus injections of magnesium twice a week. I swear by them. A magnesium shot will kill my worst migrane or muscle cramp 5 minutes flat! I get better results with injections than oral.

I like Freeda and Kirkman Labs Vitamins.