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Yammy1
Yammy1

just wondering are there different types of magnesium and which are the best, and quickest. I'll try anything at this stage to help with anxiety, especially the shortness of breath, bloody nightmare. Tried evening primrose oil for a while but doesn't seem to be helping, doc just put me on an inhaler called 'Eklira'to help with breathing nothing's better after three days, this is getting me so down I feel like giving up 

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  • lindathepinda
    lindathepinda Yammy1

    Posted

    Indeed there are different types of magnesium supplements, some are in pill form and others in spray form. The sprays work the quickest (just to make clear: you spray into your mouth).

    If you are going to buy a magnesiumsupplement, it's best to look for magnesiumbisglycinate, -gluconate or -citrate, because these are the easiest to absorb.

    By the way: using an inhaler is useless if your shortness of breath is caused by anxiety, your GP should know that. What helps are breathing exercises, one example: sit somewhere comfortably, breath in through your nose, exhale very slowly through your mouth, making a soft  'pffft' sound. Do this for  few minutes. At fist it will feel uncomfortable but if you do this a couple of times a day, it will improve in a few days, you will start feeling more breathing space.

    Shortness of breath caused by anxiety is a result of cramping of the diaphragm. This exercise releases the cramp and restores your natural breathing.

    If possible seek assistance from a yoga teacher, there are many more breathing techniques to get the same results.

    I had breathing problems myself two years ago, and by doing this and some other breathing exercises I learned from a yoga teacher I got rid of it in a few weeks.

     

    • Yammy1
      Yammy1 lindathepinda

      Posted

       Thank you for your support my doc said she could hear a bit of wheezing but I don't even have a slight cough and I don't smoke.i know it's anxiety and I'm shallow breathing. So scared all the time, do you think magnesium is worth a try.
    • lindathepinda
      lindathepinda Yammy1

      Posted

      You're welcome Yammy.

      Magnesium deficiency can cause, amongst many other complaints, muscle spasms and feelings of anxiety, so to rule that cause out it's definitely worth trying a magnesium supplement. It's not that expensive, and won't hurt you in any way. Generally 400mg a day is recommended to solve and prevent a future deficiency. Also make sure to get enough calcium via your diet, becasue those two compounds need to stay in balance.

      I think though, that you will get the biggest benefits of breathing exercises, not just for your shortness of breath, but for your anxiety complaints in general. It's a bit of an effort (I know;-)) but it definitely will do you good. The longer you will keep on doing them, the more benefit you will experience. You probably have been shallow breathing for a longer period of time, so your body now needs some time to find it's way back to natural breathing, so don't give up when it's uncomfortable in the beginning, take your time to get used to the exercises.

      The knowledge on natural breathing is still stored in your body, it didn't get lost, just temporarily ended up out of sight, you just have to give some care to your breathing for a while and regain confidence in your body (not that easy at first, but in my experience it will grow over time).

    • rawb
      rawb lindathepinda

      Posted

      You're so right Linda. I kept getting told to sort my breathing out and I was like 'I can bloody breathe!' So I never bothered. Once I tried to do it I felt better within 2-3 weeks. I'm still anxious but that's from fear or doing things that used to give me panic attacks. So a bit of cbt is helping me there. But breathing exercises are the key to helping you long term, listen to everyone on here and start doing it!
  • lisalisa67
    lisalisa67 Yammy1

    Posted

    They have a transdermal gel of magnesium to bypass the diarehha these oills cause. The body can only absorb a certain amount at a time. I have nerver tried the spray. Eating it in foods would be the best choice
  • Yammy1
    Yammy1

    Posted

    Thank you all so much. I seem to be more anxious when I take the bloody Eklira spray doc gave me. Get myself all in a tizzy, might give it a miss tomorrow and see how it goes. So tiring constantly focusing on breathing and anxiety, sometimes feel like screaming (if I had the breath to scream) lol. 
    • rawb
      rawb Yammy1

      Posted

      Anxiety is the anticipation of something going to happen. So cause you believe the spray will make you anxious you get anxious. You need to start challenging these beliefs, see a therapist about doing some cbt.
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