Posted by Bubblehead on October 8, 2004, at 9:31:10
In reply to Re: Very IRRITABLE!!! Help! Comparing notes, posted by Jasmineneroli on October 7, 2004, at 18:44:45
> Hey Bubblehead:
> Just to update my progress with the magnesium supplementation. I went up to 325mg per day (from 250mg) of Mag. Citrate and stayed off supplemental calcium, for 5 days. Not much headache and no draggy feeling, no irritation either.
> The headache I had just came by the end of the day and very light and dull.
> I then increased the mag to 500mg for past 2 days...and Hey Presto!! (what a geeky saying) no headache at all. Seem to be feeling a little sleepy though. I hope this is unrelated or just an adjustment reaction.I bet JLx would know if that is what is making you sleepy.
> I encourage you to give it a try , if you haven't already :).
Jas, I am so happy for you. I am very anxious to give the other types of mag. a try (waiting for pay day). Thank you for givng me the inspiration to give it a try.
> And, to answer your question...yes I'm married. It's been tough at times, but my husband has been great. He wasn't until he witnessed me having a total breakdown anxiety attack, raging at myself in the mirror, pacing around the house babbling, collapsing on the floor crying. And then another day, just suddenly leaving work because something wasn't going right and I got it into my head that I needed pictures on the wall at work. I left work and drove into town, drove to my husband's workplace, marched in and said "where are the calendars?" (I wanted to frame some of the pictures). He was so shocked and upset at me behaving in such a bizarre way that he realized "something was truly wrong" and he came to my next psych appt. Who explained what was going on with me and my severe GAD. Since then he's been SOOOOOO wonderful. Very tolerant of the irritation and anxiety and all the med experiments.I can completly relate. Sometimes, I think my hubby feels I've gone over the deep end. He really has a tough time understanding all of it. I don't blame him. It is hard to understand when you aren't the one experiencing it. I also can relate to the irrational behavior. My poor husband can't seem to say anything right. The other day I was freaking out on him over something so small that I shouldn't have even wasted my breath. Then, of course, I went from being mad to crying over the whole issue. These moments are so embarassing. I don't even have control of myself when this goes on. Do you feel the same way? After I get whatever it is out of my system and then calm down, I see plain as day how awful and irrational I was. I really do hope that the mag does help.
> I wish you the same luck in your marriage.Thank you!
Keep me posted.
Kel
Oh, I almost forget. You said that you have a lot of headaches. Are they migraines? I ask because I too have terrible headaches. Sometimes mine go in spells of lasting for days. My last spell of them lasted for 24 days. I ended up in the ER twice and had multiple nerve blocks from my Doc for that one. Now, I am really anxious to see how the mag. works. We will have to keep each other posted on this one too.
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