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Dr. Megan the Prednisone Pharmacist and Nutranize product
Has anyone heard of Dr. Megan the Prednisone Pharmacist — a licensed clinical pharmacist ([email protected])? She developed a product called Nutranize that supposedly counteracts the side effect of the Prednisone medication nutrient depletion. Mainly a vitamin supplement to replace the nutrients Prednisone is leaching from your body. My neurologist does not want me to take any supplements (especially magnesium) because they are not FDA regulated and he does not know what is in them. From what I have read, the problem with magnesium is when your are hospitalized and given an IV with magnesium. Epsom salts baths are allowed and it is magnesium chloride, so I am confused because doesn’t your body absorb it thru your pores? I have not had a good nights sleep since my MG crisis of respiratory failure April 27, 2025 and 2 1/2 weeks of hospitalization. The Prednisone (and 5 other medications) is wreaking havoc on my body and my eye pressure has already increased, blurry vision, leg and foot cramps, etc. I’d like to nip this in the bud before more damage is done. There must be a better solution than the standard protocol treatment.
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I don’t care what they say about magnesium, I take some every day before sleep. magnesium is too important to be ignore unless you have severe muscular problems.
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Which form of Magnesium do you take? There seem to be many types and from what I have read Magnesium Sulfate is the one to avoid and the IV Magnesium drips while hospitalized.
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I take the glycinate form but citrate is fine too.
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Nutranize looks like an overpriced supplement
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I’ve watched Dr Megan Prednisone just to see what she was about. I never buy anything from these people and their websites. None of these people are going to cure or relieve our MG. Maybe some of the dietary recommendations such as anti-inflammatory diets are helpful but I leave things up to my neurologist.
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Have you tried mestinon? It helped me at first, then Soliris and now Ultomiris and my symptoms are gone. Good luck
David J Davidson
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Yes, Pyridostigmine (Mestinon) is one of the seven I am currently taking but recently reduced to an as needed basis. Neurologist just added Tacrolimus to the regimen of pills in preparation to begin the taper process off Prednisone.
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what symptoms are gone. TIA
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Lucky??
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I take a very mild low dose magnesium every day. I’m always low on magnesium in my blood work. I seem to be ok with it at this time but you never know with mg.
I soaked my feet in epson salt once. It felt so good but it put me in bed for 3 days. So that’s a no no for me. As well as some protein drinks. Too much magnesium. Everyone is different. Our bodies react differently and what one can tolerate, another cannot. Anything you do as far as introducing something new, I would do very slowly and with caution. Watch how your body reacts. You know your body better than anyone else. Listen to it.
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This is one of those things that you really need to research and discuss with your care team.
Magnesium is a vital part of our diet and most folks get enough in our daily diets to not need to supplement. Muscle cramps can be from low potassium and I always grab a banana to beef up my potassium intake before worrying about anything else. Magnesium affects each of us with MG differently. Some of us are very sensitive to it and others are not. It’s one of those things that you need to proceed with caution on, and be very aware of your body and how it reacts or responds to things.
–Shawna
(MGN Columnist, Patient Advocate, & Forum Moderator)
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