Rapid recovery from major depression using magnesium treatment.

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Rapid recovery from major depression using magnesium treatment.

http://www.ionchannels.org/showabstract.php?pmid=16542786

 

George Eby Research, 14909-C Fitzhugh Road, Austin, TX 78736, United States.

 

Major depression is a mood disorder characterized by a sense of inadequacy,

despondency, decreased activity, pessimism, anhedonia and sadness where these

symptoms severely disrupt and adversely affect the person's life, sometimes to

such an extent that suicide is attempted or results. Antidepressant drugs are

not always effective and some have been accused of causing an increased number

of suicides particularly in young people. Magnesium deficiency is well known

to produce neuropathologies. Only 16% of the magnesium found in whole wheat

remains in refined flour, and magnesium has been removed from most drinking

water supplies, setting a stage for human magnesium deficiency. Magnesium ions

regulate calcium ion flow in neuronal calcium channels, helping to regulate

neuronal nitric oxide production. In magnesium deficiency, neuronal requirements

for magnesium may not be met, causing neuronal damage which could manifest as

depression. Magnesium treatment is hypothesized to be effective in treating

major depression resulting from intraneuronal magnesium deficits. These

magnesium

ion neuronal deficits may be induced by stress hormones, excessive dietary

calcium as well as dietary deficiencies of magnesium. Case histories are

presented showing rapid recovery (less than 7 days) from major depression using

125-300mg of magnesium (as glycinate and taurinate) with each meal and at

bedtime.

Magnesium was found usually effective for treatment of depression in general

use. Related and accompanying mental illnesses in these case histories including

traumatic brain injury, headache, suicidal ideation, anxiety, irritability,

insomnia, postpartum depression, cocaine, alcohol and tobacco abuse,

hypersensitivity to calcium, short-term memory loss and IQ loss were also

benefited.

Dietary deficiencies of magnesium, coupled with excess calcium and stress may

cause many cases of other related symptoms including agitation, anxiety,

irritability, confusion, asthenia, sleeplessness, headache, delirium,

hallucinations

and hyperexcitability, with each of these having been previously documented.

The possibility that magnesium deficiency is the cause of most major depression

and related mental health problems including IQ loss and addiction is

enormously important to public health and is recommended for immediate further

study.

Fortifying refined grain and drinking water with biologically available

magnesium to pre-twentieth century levels is recommended.

 

 

 

 

 

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Very interesting, but where are the citations? Documentation?

--T.C.Halle, D.C.

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> Rapid recovery from major depression using magnesium treatment.

> http://www.ionchannels.org/showabstract.php?pmid=16542786

>

> George Eby Research, 14909-C Fitzhugh Road, Austin, TX 78736,

United States.

>

> Major depression is a mood disorder characterized by a sense of

inadequacy,

> despondency, decreased activity, pessimism, anhedonia and sadness

where these

> symptoms severely disrupt and adversely affect the person's life,

sometimes to

> such an extent that suicide is attempted or results. Antidepressant

drugs are

> not always effective and some have been accused of causing an

increased number

> of suicides particularly in young people. Magnesium deficiency is

well known

> to produce neuropathologies. Only 16% of the magnesium found in

whole wheat

> remains in refined flour, and magnesium has been removed from most

drinking

> water supplies, setting a stage for human magnesium deficiency.

Magnesium ions

> regulate calcium ion flow in neuronal calcium channels, helping to

regulate

> neuronal nitric oxide production. In magnesium deficiency, neuronal

requirements

> for magnesium may not be met, causing neuronal damage which could

manifest as

> depression. Magnesium treatment is hypothesized to be effective in

treating

> major depression resulting from intraneuronal magnesium deficits.

These magnesium

> ion neuronal deficits may be induced by stress hormones, excessive

dietary

> calcium as well as dietary deficiencies of magnesium. Case

histories are

> presented showing rapid recovery (less than 7 days) from major

depression using

> 125-300mg of magnesium (as glycinate and taurinate) with each meal

and at bedtime.

> Magnesium was found usually effective for treatment of depression

in general

> use. Related and accompanying mental illnesses in these case

histories including

> traumatic brain injury, headache, suicidal ideation, anxiety,

irritability,

> insomnia, postpartum depression, cocaine, alcohol and tobacco

abuse,

> hypersensitivity to calcium, short-term memory loss and IQ loss

were also benefited.

> Dietary deficiencies of magnesium, coupled with excess calcium and

stress may

> cause many cases of other related symptoms including agitation,

anxiety,

> irritability, confusion, asthenia, sleeplessness, headache,

delirium, hallucinations

> and hyperexcitability, with each of these having been previously

documented.

> The possibility that magnesium deficiency is the cause of most

major depression

> and related mental health problems including IQ loss and addiction

is

> enormously important to public health and is recommended for

immediate further study.

> Fortifying refined grain and drinking water with biologically

available

> magnesium to pre-twentieth century levels is recommended.

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