humilispuer
02-02-2004, 04:54 AM
(I have posted this at two other boards. Just wanted to get that out of the way. I am looking for as many responses as possible as this is something I am seriously concerned about.)
As of late, on and off, my Dad has been having heart palpitations. Oddly enough, it almost seems to coincide with magnesium supplementation (which is supposed to help).
He was taking a calcium, magnesium, zinc supplement a while back. He started getting some fairly bad heart palpitations before bed. He dis-continued use of the supplement and the palpitations subsided.
Recently, he decided to supplement with a high grade magnesium (Chelate/Citrate). The day before last he took the magnesium. The next day he did not take the magnesium, though he had heart palpitations on and off all throughout the day.
I am at a loss as to why this may be happening. On top of this, his blood pressure is around 150/90 despite following Crossfit and a near paleo diet. One of the suggestions, in the archives at crossfit.com, for high blood pressure, was to supplement with magnesium - obviously this is not working out.
The palpitations and magnesium could just be a coincidence, I'm not really sure. I'm really trying to get him to go to the Dr. to get some bloodwork done. Any advice, thoughts, ideas, suggestions, etc., you could offer would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
-Jonathon
As of late, on and off, my Dad has been having heart palpitations. Oddly enough, it almost seems to coincide with magnesium supplementation (which is supposed to help).
He was taking a calcium, magnesium, zinc supplement a while back. He started getting some fairly bad heart palpitations before bed. He dis-continued use of the supplement and the palpitations subsided.
Recently, he decided to supplement with a high grade magnesium (Chelate/Citrate). The day before last he took the magnesium. The next day he did not take the magnesium, though he had heart palpitations on and off all throughout the day.
I am at a loss as to why this may be happening. On top of this, his blood pressure is around 150/90 despite following Crossfit and a near paleo diet. One of the suggestions, in the archives at crossfit.com, for high blood pressure, was to supplement with magnesium - obviously this is not working out.
The palpitations and magnesium could just be a coincidence, I'm not really sure. I'm really trying to get him to go to the Dr. to get some bloodwork done. Any advice, thoughts, ideas, suggestions, etc., you could offer would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
-Jonathon