Topical Magnesium
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2014 4:19 pm
Hi Everyone,
I’m new to the forum here but I wanted to take a moment and share my experiences, and what I've found to be my ‘cure’ finally after years of torture.. I’ve been suffering from RLS for almost 10 years, and being only 17 years old when it started, nobody had any idea what was wrong with me. I was the only one of my friends or family with this problem, and even my doctors couldn't identify it. I did online research for years on my own and finally found that my symptoms matched perfectly to RLS. I feel the pain and itchy spasms in my legs, lower back, upper back and arms to the point where I've had to call in sick to work more than I can count from being unable to sleep at night. I tried all the usual home remedies, yoga, hot baths, stretching, cardio late in the evening, magnesium, iron.. a plethora of supplements and meds .. I read so many studies online that linked RLS to (possibly) magnesium deficiency, but the supplements did nothing for me other than irritate my stomach. I finally came across topical magnesium a couple months ago, and figured it couldn’t hurt to try. Specifically, Magnesium Chloride Liquid (only cost about $20). You dilute it in a spray bottle and spray the liquid on any affected areas, or so the bottle says “for sore muscles”. To my surprise, I cannot believe it actually worked. It stops the spasms instantly if it spray it on when it’s happening, and I've now taken to applying it every night before bed as a precaution. While I do still wake up with symptoms now and then in the middle of the night, letting the magnesium soak in for a couple minutes does the trick every time. I understand my experiences might be more mild that others from what I’ve been reading here, but for me, this is my little miracle and I just wanted to take a moment to share my experiences and hope I might be able to help some of you!
Regards
- J
I’m new to the forum here but I wanted to take a moment and share my experiences, and what I've found to be my ‘cure’ finally after years of torture.. I’ve been suffering from RLS for almost 10 years, and being only 17 years old when it started, nobody had any idea what was wrong with me. I was the only one of my friends or family with this problem, and even my doctors couldn't identify it. I did online research for years on my own and finally found that my symptoms matched perfectly to RLS. I feel the pain and itchy spasms in my legs, lower back, upper back and arms to the point where I've had to call in sick to work more than I can count from being unable to sleep at night. I tried all the usual home remedies, yoga, hot baths, stretching, cardio late in the evening, magnesium, iron.. a plethora of supplements and meds .. I read so many studies online that linked RLS to (possibly) magnesium deficiency, but the supplements did nothing for me other than irritate my stomach. I finally came across topical magnesium a couple months ago, and figured it couldn’t hurt to try. Specifically, Magnesium Chloride Liquid (only cost about $20). You dilute it in a spray bottle and spray the liquid on any affected areas, or so the bottle says “for sore muscles”. To my surprise, I cannot believe it actually worked. It stops the spasms instantly if it spray it on when it’s happening, and I've now taken to applying it every night before bed as a precaution. While I do still wake up with symptoms now and then in the middle of the night, letting the magnesium soak in for a couple minutes does the trick every time. I understand my experiences might be more mild that others from what I’ve been reading here, but for me, this is my little miracle and I just wanted to take a moment to share my experiences and hope I might be able to help some of you!
Regards
- J