Supplements helpful to MS?

[compnet]

Hello,

I'd like to hear what vitamins, minerals, oils, etc. have been helpful to MS and in what ways.


Also, has anyone here tried Magnesium for MS?  Has it helped?

I read: "The brain uses magnesium to build the myelin sheaths that protect the nerve fibres of our nervous system."


Thank you.

[jensequitur]

Supplements are all right, but remember the best way to take a vitamin is to eat an orange.  Or a can of tuna.  Or a big leafy salad with lots of dark greens.  That's what I try to do.  V8 is also great for keeping your vitamin levels up.

[lmax0021]

Hi compnet,

I just started taking some supplements. My regular neuro wasn't interested when I asked about being tested but when I recently went to an ms specialist/clinic one of the first thing they did was to check vit and hormone levels which they said could be altered in ms.

I was then started on 4000iu of vit d for 8 weeks
b12 inj once a week for 8 weeks then monthly
dhea 25 daily for low testosterone (testoserone levels are very often low in women with ms which  I did not know)
I also take a mvi, flax seed oil and red yeast rice for cholesterol

I have to admit...I am feeling better and have more energy!!  I will have to look in to the magnesium and I have started reading about tumeric and how it helps inflamation.  I was wondering if it would help the inflamation involved in ms.

Robin

[sllowe]

Hi there,

Like Alex did, it's best to have your Doc look at your list of supplements because MSers overstimulating the immune system is a no-no.

I take a chewable. I know it's silly to take kids chewables, but for me, I feel it meets the daily values set by the FDA and I do fine w/it.

I'm thinking of talking to my Doc nxt visit about getting on a vitamin D sup because that is one I want to add to my daily.

-Shell

[compnet]

I'd be interested to hear how people are doing with a combination of:

Good cholesterol, lecithin, fatty acids and magnesium.

[HVAC]

I was on all kinds of supplements before my diagnosis because I had a bad case of mononucleosis for six months. My MS Specialist looked at the list and said no to all since he said I did not want to over stimulate my immune system. He said I did not have to be on Vitamin D because I have such a high blood level. I maintain an excellent diet

[jujuminx]

Still too early to tell but the mag I take is called Ionic-fizz.  It's a powder that you put in 6 oz of water and drink.  The vit D is in liquid form (drops).  I don't have ANY problems with my energy level but never did before dx.

I think the thing that has helped the most is the change in diet. It's not exciting but it cuts all the stuff that could irritate me in any way.  No sluggish feeling after eating, sleep well (when I am sleeping that is) and am regular as far as the potty issue goes.

Julie

[JemmAus]

Have you had any improvement or change since taking it?  Or hard to tell?

[jujuminx]

I take vit D suppliment, mag and calcium.

Julie

[JemmAus]

I've been taking magnesium capsules for over two years. I had read that they help with migraines, and that does seem to be the case....I was taking the dose recommended for migraine prevention, which was 6 tablets, but that gave me diahhroea so cut it back to 4, two tabs twice a day. Still yucky bot so now on two. One morning and night. I know that hospitals sometimes use intravenous magnesium for migraines. Also that my neuros have never objected to taking it.

I don't know if it has helped anything in reality, but my symptoms have worsened considerably this year, (though I've moved house, insterstate, 4 times this year so that is enough to make anyone mental).

I've not taken them with calcium.....

[tonyad]

   Hello :)   Hmmm, Very Interesting post...Thanks ;0
Now that you have thrown it out there....I am going to do some research on it myself.
Now did any of your articles mention anything about taking Calcium w/ the Magnesium as the two together makes one absorb better....

    I also wanted to "bump" this up for you as it has already been put to the 2nd page and some Members may have not gotten a chance to read this info.

Thanks again,
~Tonya

[compnet]

Also came across this:

"Magnesium and the myelin sheath that "insulates" the nerves...(MS symptom):
Cholesterol cannot be synthesized without magnesium. Bile, which helps your body digest fats, cannot be produced without cholesterol. Cholesterol is also a vital component of many hormones. Aldosterone is one such hormone, and helps to control the balance of minerals, one of them being magnesium. Aldosterone needs magnesium to be produced and it also regulates magnesium's balance. Cholesterol is also needed in the production of sex hormones, to keep your reproductive system working correctly. The stress coping hormones produced by your adrenal glands also require cholesterol for their synthesis. Cholesterol, along with lecithin and fatty acids (both require magnesium for their formation), are the main components of the myelin lining on the nerves. Myelin protects the nerves from "cross wiring", and helps the nerve impulses to travel faster. Without adequate magnesium to produce these three lipids, your nerves can become ragged and worn out before their time. "