06/16/2025
✨MIGRAINES + MAGNESIUM: WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW✨
If you’ve ever had a migraine, you know it’s not just a “bad headache.” It can feel like pounding, throbbing pain that disrupts your day, often paired with nausea, light and sound sensitivity, and even visual disturbances. For many, it’s a recurring and deeply disruptive experience.
🔎A recent scientific review looked at a gentle yet effective approach: IV magnesium.
Here’s what the research found:
💧Fast Relief: In 8 out of 11 clinical trials, IV magnesium significantly reduced migraine pain, often within 15 to 45 minutes!
💉Especially effective for those with aura or low magnesium levels, but also helpful in hormonally triggered headaches, migraines without aura, and people with frequent headaches (that don’t qualify as migraines).
💊Compared to Conventional Medications (like prochlorperazine or metoclopramide + dexamethasone to name a few studied), IV magnesium often worked just as well and with fewer side effects.
✅Minimal Side Effects: Mostly mild, like temporary flushing or light nausea.
🧠Why does magnesium work?
During a migraine, magnesium levels in the brain may drop, leading to overactive nerves, blood vessel spasms, and changes in neurotransmitters like serotonin. IV magnesium helps calm this process by:
– Relaxing blood vessels
– Calming the nervous system
– Reducing inflammation
💊Why IV and not oral magnesium?
Oral magnesium has its place, but absorption can be poor. If we take too much, it goes right through us—triggering diarrhea. IV therapy bypasses the digestive system for faster, more reliable relief, without the risk of digestive upset and while reaching the higher dose needed to provide relief.
🌿Bottom line:
IV magnesium sulfate is a safe, fast, and evidence-backed option, especially if you experience migraines with aura or have a suspected magnesium deficiency. It may be worth exploring with a qualified practitioner if other treatments haven’t worked for you.
📍To learn more about our IV offerings or to see if it’s the right fit for you, reach out or book a consultation with our team at Longev Clinic!
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