What is magnesium?
Magnesium is a mineral your body needs. It is part of how your muscles and nerves work, and it is part of your bones.
MedlinePlus says it is rare to be truly short on magnesium. When it happens, signs can include numbness or tingling and muscle cramps. If you have cramps or tightness that keep coming back, talk to your own doctor about what is behind it.
Ways to get magnesium
There are three main ways:
- Food: leafy greens, nuts, seeds, beans, bananas, avocados, whole grains and milk all have some
- Supplements: the NIH lists magnesium citrate, aspartate, lactate and chloride as forms the body absorbs more easily
- An IV drip: magnesium is mixed into saline and goes into a vein instead of through your stomach
Magnesium at DrpIV+
Magnesium is in the Myers Plus, Mega Myers, COVID & Flu Recovery, Migraine and Hangover drips, and it is a $25 add-in for any drip. The Fitness drip is a liter of saline plus one add-in you choose, so magnesium can be that add-in.
A nurse or paramedic comes to your home, office or hotel. A visit is about 45 to 60 minutes, and your nurse checks your vitals first.
Ask first
Talk to your own doctor before a magnesium drip if you have kidney disease, since your kidneys clear magnesium from your body, or if you are pregnant. Tell your nurse about every medicine and supplement you take.
One caution on pills: the NIH sets an upper limit of 350 mg a day for adults from supplements and medicines (food does not count), and says high amounts can cause diarrhea, nausea and stomach cramps.
During a drip, the FDA label for IV magnesium lists a warm, flushed feeling and sweating. Tell your nurse about anything that feels off.
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