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Magnesium and its affects on my IOP

Submitted by dsaito on Sat, 04/23/2011 - 10:53am

I decided to test out my theory re: calcium and magnesium and I can say with certainty if I take a calcium supplement prior to bed, my IOP will spike the next morning.  

Going on the theory that calcium and magnesium act as opposites in the body, I have been taking magnesium supplements prior to bed. 

I am using Peter Gillham's Natural Calm.  He offers products with calcium and magnesium blended as well as magnesium alone. 

I also have found that it works fairly fast, I don't have to take it for weeks and weeks to see a change.  It appears to change almost instantly.  In other words, if I stop taking it and start again, the affect on my IOP is reliable.

I have my tonometer placed next to my bed, so I can literally roll out of bed and test my IOP without standing up.   This is important because my IOP drops fairly fast if I get up and walk around. 

For example, last night I took 2 teaspoons of magnesium and this morning I found my IOP to be 13.3 in my right eye and 16.7 in my left. 

This is significantly better than the 19-24 numbers I was getting prior to two changes I have made: 

1) Sleeping on a 30 degree incline pillow

2) Magnesium supplementation prior to going to bed

Hope this information is useful. 

 

 

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