A few weeks ago I asked whether I should delay increasing my gabapentin because. I had RLS on 11/21, 11/22,12/2, 12/13, 12/19, 12/26, 1/1, 1/5 and 1/11, or after 1, 10, 11, 6, 7, 6, 4 and 6 days. I saw my doctor and he suggested magnesium. When I mentioned this to my husband he told me that the bone renewal that we take for osteoporosis contained magnesium. Sure enough, the 5 capsules I took each day had a total of 420 mg or 84 mg for each capsule. Since I took 1 at dinner time and I knew that magnesium within 3 hours of taking gabapentin can interfere with its absorption, I moved that capsule to lunchtime. It has now been 2 weeks and I haven't had any RLS symptoms since.
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Great news! Powerful!💚
Great news indeed. And chapeau to Madlegs for always bringing this issue to attention.
Great that moving the magnesium timing has allowed more absorption of the gabapentin.
Really pleased!! Good spot and let’s hope you’ve found the answer. Thanks to you and others for posting so the rest of us can possibly benefit.
Thank you. I've just started gabapentin. I had no idea about not taking magnesium with gabapentin. Must have missed the original post.
That’s a wonderful discovery!! And a good reminder to all of us to pay attention to potential interactions between our various supplements and other medications. So happy you are doing well!
Thanks for the info. I was taking them together at bedtime .
Sue, along with the RLS, I also have osteoarthritis and osteoporosis. I am not currently taking any medication for any of the three but do see a rheumatologist in 2 weeks for the arthritis. Would you mind sharing the name of the osteoarthritis med you take that also has magnesium in it please?
Sorry, I realize it is the osteoporosis med you take that has the magnesium in it. Would you share that one please
Oh, oh, oh - you are right. I hadn't realized this reply was in my post of 8 months ago and I was thinking you were asking about medicine. It is an OTC supplement I get from Amazon called Bone Renewal by Pure Synergy. It has 410 mg of magnesium per serving. I take 5 servings a day.