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Originally posted by andrena
I've often heard that there's a link between PCOS/insulin resistance and calcium/magnesium deficiency. However, I was diagnosed with PCOS about 2 years ago and I have taken 600mg calcium and 250 mg magnesium - twice a day - for at least 10 years. Maybe it's just one of those 'everyone is different' things. I figure the calcium/magnesium can't hurt, maybe my symptoms would be even worse if I hadn't been taking it. However, it obviously didn't 'cure' me!
Just my two cents! |
Maybe you don't need the calcium. One of the extracts says:
"...significantly higher calcium-ion-to-magnesium-ion ratio were found in the PCOS patients compared with the controls, ..."
Every time I've tried taking a combined calcium and magnesium supplement I am incredibly tired for the next 24 hours or so. As I know that calcium is supposed to help insomnia, and I get plenty of calcium from other sources, I have been going to try magnesium on its own but just haven't got around to it yet. Now I've got more reason to give it a go :-)
Also, the quotes in this thread say '400-600mg' and '1000mg' of magnesium - maybe you haven't been taking enough.