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Cyclosporine at 200mg 2x a day really effected my sons Magnesium level. He was having horrible headaches and neuropathy symptoms (tremors of the hands and burning of the feet and lower legs). When we went for a second opinion, the new doc immediately recognized the problem. My son is now taking Mag Tab SR. This is a stronger slow release form of oral magnesium. This has returned my son's Mag level to normal. Caution: Magnesium causes diarrhea. We had to decrease the dose from 2x/day to daily.
On the positive note: Be thankful your AA team recognized the problem. I will never forget the day we asked our previous nurse practitioner about starting Mag supplement because of the symptoms. Her reply was there is "No Correlation between Cyclosporine and Magnesium levels"! Well, I knew different because of info from my friends on Marrow Forums. That is the day we decided to look for a different AA team.
May God Bless You. May the Lord Bless All with Bone Marrow Failure.
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