this is why i asked my Md why i was taking 50000 ui of vit D per week when type 2 vit D usually is not absorbed into the body as well as lesser amounts of over the counter vit D. his reply as well as second openion reply,,,scientific studies drive me crazy,,new one every day,,,take the pills,
all is a game i reckon. if it feels good do it,,if it makes you feel bad stop,,,if it kills you ,,,then,,,,never mind. --- On Mon, 12/20/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [TMIC] RE:too much calcium > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Cc: "Patricia Cooley" <[email protected]>, [email protected] > Date: Monday, December 20, 2010, 12:53 AM > You're right, Cheryl. Thank you > for mentioning that. That's why I > consider how much calcium-containing food I eat. I > also balance it with > magnesium, which should be about 1/2 as much as calcium > (taking extra > magnesium is also particularly good for people prone to > kidney stones or > constipation). But too much of anything is not > good. Going to extremes > with supplements - even those considered 'harmless' - can > throw things out > of balance. > > Sally > > > > > > Hi, > > Too much calcium can cause constipation,kidney > stones,gas,plaque in > > arteries,risk of prostate cancer,dry > mouth,confusion,dizziness,and even > > seizures.Too much calcium in the blood can result in > calcium toxicity,and > > can develop into abnormal deposits of calcium in the > body's tissues. > > No vitamin or mineral is without complications if > over used. > > Cheryl in Easthampton,MA > > > > --- On Sun, 12/19/10, Patricia Cooley <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > From: Patricia Cooley <[email protected]> > > Subject: RE: [TMIC] Gabapentin > > To: "'Janice Nichols'" <[email protected]>, > [email protected], > "'john > > snodgrass'" <[email protected]> > > Cc: "'Dalton Garis'" <[email protected]>, > "'transverse myelitis'" > > <[email protected]> > > Date: Sunday, December 19, 2010, 3:25 PM > > > > I never heard that you get into trouble with too much > calcium. I take > > over > > 1200 mg a day, but I don't take them all at once. I > take one at lunch and > > one at dinner, plus my multi which has calcium in the > a.m. I also take > > one > > magnesium tablet in the a.m. It helps to absorb the > calcium, but you > > don't > > take it at the same time as your calcium. I was > under the impression if > > you > > take more than you need, you just pee it out which is > a waste since they > > aren't cheap. Plus I drink milk and have milk on my > cereal in the a.m. > > > > Patti - Wisconsin > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Janice Nichols [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2010 12:32 PM > > To: [email protected]; > john snodgrass > > Cc: Dalton Garis; transverse myelitis > > Subject: Re: [TMIC] Gabapentin > > > > Sally, what would be too much calcium? I know > that if you take too > > much > > you get into trouble for other things. > > Janice > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2010 10:09 AM > > To: john snodgrass > > Cc: Dalton Garis ; transverse myelitis > > Subject: Re: [TMIC] Gabapentin > > > > John, > > > > I'm not sure what your spasms are like - maybe yours > are much worse than > > mine, but I've found that if I take sufficient calcium > supplements, I > > don't have them. (What I refer to as 'spasms', for > me, is when nerves in > > my legs actually cause my legs to jerk around when I'm > still. It makes it > > hard to go to sleep.) > > > > I take maybe 800 mg to 1200 mg/day, depending on how > much calcium foods > > I've eaten. If my legs start to spasm, I know I > didn't take enough and > > get up and take some. (Calcium is more effective if > taken in smaller > > doses - i.e. 400mg - throughout the day, rather than > all at once.) My > > calcium levels were good before I was given the 5000 > mg methyl-prednisone > > to zap the myelitis, but that zapped the calcium, > too. So this is likely > > to be true for all of us who were given steroids to > treat the TM. It > > might be worth it to give it a try. > > > > Sally > > > > > > > >> realy bad spasms. > >> it helps some. > >> i thought this stuff made you sleepy. > >> i reckon i am immune. > >> > >> --- On Sat, 12/18/10, Dalton Garis <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> > >> From: Dalton Garis <[email protected]> > >> Subject: Re: [TMIC] Gabapentin > >> To: "john snodgrass" <[email protected]> > >> Date: Saturday, December 18, 2010, 9:33 AM > >> > >> > >> That is 4x what I am taking! > >> > >> John, do you have paralysis and spasms? And is > that why the neuro has > >> you > >> on such a high dose? > >> > >> Because I would love to be more medicated if I > could. > >> > >> Dalton > >> > >> Office: +971-02-607-5070/5297 > >> Mobile: +971-50-668-5760-- > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> From: john snodgrass <[email protected]> > >> Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2010 06:11:48 -0800 (PST) > >> To: Kevin Wolfthal <[email protected]> > >> Cc: transverse myelitis <[email protected]> > >> Subject: Re: [TMIC] Gabapentin > >> Resent-From: <[email protected]> > >> Resent-Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2010 06:11:49 -0800 > >> > >> i am taking 2400 mg a day. it helps but it doesn't > heal me > >> > >> --- On Sat, 12/18/10, Kevin Wolfthal <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >>> From: Kevin Wolfthal <[email protected]> > >>> Subject: [TMIC] Gabapentin > >>> To: [email protected] > >>> Date: Saturday, December 18, 2010, 6:12 AM > >>> > >>> My new doctor visited me today. I asked him > again about > >>> Gabapentin and he > >>> is going to start me on 100mg 3 times a day. > For those who > >>> take this, I would > >>> like to hear how you did on it. I realize it's > a low > >>> dosage. > >>> > >>> Thanks, > >>> Kevin > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
