Magnesium and BPPV

Hi everyone,

I always get back and keep an eye on latest news on this great forum. I just want to ask if somebody have noticed a correlation with the intake of magnesium and increase in BPPV episodes. I have been taking 1000mg of Magnesium dayly for the last 7 years and I also have noticed a tremendous increase in vertigo episodes. I was wondering if those might be caused by the magnesium. I was trying to find some data in the internet but was not able to find any.

Any advice will be appreciated,

Cheers

Fravi

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fravi
I just want to ask if somebody have noticed a correlation with the intake of magnesium and increase in BPPV episodes.

I assume you are hypothesizing that an increased magnesium intake could block calcium into the cells & thereby cause BPPV?

I'm a person who has taken lots of magnesium (as high as 5-6 g/day, now maybe 3.5 g/day) without issue. Years ago I looked into high magnesium intake and found an obese, T2 diabetic physician who had taken 20 g/day for a year to get rid of his diabetic neuropathy, then 5g/day after. I posted on that here: [www.afibbers.org]

I think I probably "waste" or urinate out a lot of magnesium, hence my tolerance is high. Others have different situations. My wife's bowel tolerance is about 400 mg/day, mine is at least 10 times that.

In your case, you might reduce your Mg intake and see if your BPPV instances decrease.

In my 20 years of mag supplementation, I’ve had one episode of BPPV.

/LarryG

ravi - Sorry this is belated. I had intended to respond, but got sidetracked.

If your BPPV continues or escalates, consider a consult with a physician who evaluates cervical/spinal disc degeneration.

In brief, a few years ago, I began experiencing a weird symptom of loud buzzing in my head and dizziness with certain head positions. Then, as time went on, one morning when I got out of bed, I woke up the floor. I had fainted/collapsed and did recall a very loud buzzing noise before all went dark.

After many MD consults, brain MRI's etc and no answers, I consulted with a Sports Medicine physician who did another MRI that surveyed farther down the cervical spine than a brain scan...and he found a degenerated cervical disc. He showed me with a skeletal spine model how, when the head turns/twists to one side, the spine/condyle/bone presses on the cervical fossa. So, if it is not covered/protected by normal ‘disc/padding’ and it’s degenerated and thin, the result/reaction is the buzzing and syncope.)

I have developed an ‘awareness’ of head position at all times… turn my whole body rather than just my head to look from side to side, etc. I continue on with all my targeted nutrients including magnesium and added collagen – in the off-chance it may help delay ongoing disc degeneration. I do think that quite likely, the thing that helped me so much to avoid Afib at night…right-side sleeping only… has probably contributed to the problem disc. I’ve tried back or left side sleeping and that gives me warning sounds so I revert back to right side.

Best to you,
Jackie