Started Taking Magnesium Glycinate for Anxiety/Stress but having bowel issues

Hi Marti, what dose and for how long did you take Valium?  I weaning down and right now I'm at 6 mg daily, 3 mg twice daily.  Finding hard to get off because besically it became my sleeping aid.  I can deal without it on day time but at night I can't or I need something that will help me sleep. I have tried melatonin which I can't take more than 2mg or I get sick, I have tried magnesium as well but is more like a muscle relaxer to me and only take it as needed. I can use sleeping aids and they do help me sleep but my phychiatrist is against all of them.  He prefer that I take diazepam than a sleeping aid plus he said he will like for me to be pain free before I wean off completely so my anxiety doesn't go up again. Any suggestion is appreciated. ;-)  Sure, I'm still dealing with the reflux problem which is my main concern right now because my anxiety is well under control.

You may have some nutritional deficiencies which are contributing to your feelings of anxiety.  A change in what you eat or some supplementation may help.  Lots of info on internet, but avoid sites that are trying to sell you things.  Also your public library may have reputable books on the subject.

Thanks, but I have done all the test in the book and actually tomorrow I'm doing another food allergic test against the opinion of my Allergist.  I have done Gluten diet and I do not eat dairy and so far nothing good.  Btw, I have never been on PPI's for more than 2 months and that was only once.  I did get approved for Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville so now I'm going to the BIG guys for further study.  Now, I get my bacteria antibiotics tomorrow so lets see if that helps.  I do not believe Dexilant which I started like 10 days ago is going to help and I have tried everything else. I could have  problems with digesting food or absorbing nutrients from food because my stools are floating, but that started recenty way after I had anxiety which is pretty much under control.

I was given Valium in the late '60s!! Got to be a habit and one day 5 years later no more scripts. I got on Tramadol on '08 and this spring Dr wouldn't refill so I quiet cold. Was on a powdered vitamin mineral probiotics and other supplements so I think that helped. Get on SAMe. It will help moods. Take a 400 mg morning and night. Keep up the magnesium citrate each day. 200 mg 2 x day. Rhodiola is also excellent replacement for prescription drugs. Buy a detox kit and ween off drug. Drs love to write prescripts. Just do all YOU Can. Go on line and research. Anxiety is a lack of proper nutrition in the body. Keep the gut free of bad bacteria. Omega 3 fish oil is brain food. One per day at bedtime. Vitamin D3 too. Use 1500

mg per day. Stay off caffeine of any kind. Soothing decaf tea. Camomile. At bedtime ok. Exercise a little or go for walks. You should start to feel better in two weeks. No processed food. Oils no. Butter yes. Eat soft cooked eggs. Stay away from bacon and nitrites deli meets. Fresh veggies fruit. Very little sugar. A bad food. Hope you can give it a try. You will get better. You need Zinc too.

WOW, that's amazing and I commend you for getting off. I'm down to 5-6 daily from 10 and once at 15.  So I'm going in that direction.  I actually purchaased a book about how to diet for anxiety.  I just need a little help with nights, I don't really need much help on day time -  I guess I got addicted to the sleeping aid more than anything else. ;-(  I have a stress free life, wonderfull family and friends so is all about sleeping and this unresolved reflux problem. ;-)   Thanks for your suggestions, ;-)

Ask your doc to consider putting you on Prazosine, which is actually a blood pressure med. it does not have the issues diazepam causes, such as dependency or withdrawals. It works great for insomnia caused by a multitude of reasons. Good luck!!

No, but I no longer have problems sleeping.  I still take 4mg diazepam, 2 twice daily but not for sleep.  I take 200mg magnesium right before bed and that is it.  Sure, I'm still dealing with the chest/rib-cage pain but at least I go to bed with no problem. ;-)  My next move is to lower to 1mg diazepam twice daily and use 200mg magnesium in the morning. Hopefully in 2-3 months I'll be diazepam free but have to take it easy because I still have pain issues all day long.  I do have gluten sensitivity and have the celiac gene which 40% of us have it but don't know it so I'm completely gluten free but my functional medicine wants me to go completely grain free even if it did for 2-3 months which did not help at all.   The funny thing is that I can eat a pizza and will not make me feel sick.  Both of my GI's said that is a generic test (for them is not a valid test to rely on)  and if you have no issue after you eat gluten you should not stop eating it.  I will make my decision in the next few days, to go again grain free or just remain gluten free.

I am wondering how you got on with valium withdrawal.  I am taking 5mg bedtime to sleep and have anxiety in day using 2mg. I want to take alternative medications but i am on warfarin and magnesium, omega 3 etc all contra indicated.  I am at a loss how to help myself.

Hi Ann,

I was on 10mg daily, 5mg twice daily.  Then I realize I actually did not need 5mg at day time so I started to take 2.5mg day time and 5mg for sleep.  When time I noticed that I actually did not need this medication so much but I was addicted on using 5 mg for sleep.  So I slowly started to wean down for 6-8 months, when I was at 4mg daily, 2 mg twice daily I replaced the night time 2mg with Magnesium 200mg (50% of daily value)  and it worked.  Magnesium before time replaced the 2mg of Valium.  Now, at 5mg that was not possible, so you have to wean down slowly and once you get to 2mg replace it with the magnesium at night (some nights I would add melatonin 1.5 mg in the middle of the night) and continue taking the 2mg on day time.  Then I went down to 1 mg day time and the last 2 weeks just 0.5mg and I jumped 50 days ago.  You get some withdrawal but not as bad as others. In my personal case I was already on withdraw way before I started to wean down because even if I was taking 10mg daily because my body was asking for more and once you do not increase you get the same withdraw symptoms.   Sure, this is just my opinion. 

Sounds really sensible.  I asked about magnesium but because i have warfarin they said i should not take it.  I am really annoyed about that. Will see if anything else possible

I see. ;-(  Maybe you should try with Melatonin. Maybe 2-3 mg's.  I can't handle 3 mg (makes me feel sick) so the max I could take was 2mg mayking 1.5mg the average for me. Thre is many herbs you can take to help with this, which I believe you already know. ;-)  200mg of Magnessium is not to much, I see people taking 400-900mg for sleep.

Thanks, i will need to check with dr but he did say no,magnesium on warfarin, didnt ask about melatonin, anyone know if i can use that?

Autoimmune and all deseases start in the gut. Get on a good nutrition diet. Eat fresh foods. No oils. Butter or lard. No fried foods bacon deli meets. Rice is ok. No breads. Dairy, soft cooked eggs and protein. Meat fish chicken.

Distilled water best. No movie popcorn.

Take supplements and make sure to get minerals too. Meditation and exercise very good.