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Is It Safe To Take 200 Mg Of Magnesium Supplement While On Atenolol?

Posted on Mon, 8 Dec 2014

Question: I take 25mg of Atenolol per day half in the morning and the other half at night. Is it safe to take 200mg of Magnesium supplement while I am on Atenolol?

Answered by Dr. Grzegorz Stanko (0 minute later)

YEs, it is safe to take Magnesium 200 mgs a day.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Grzegorz Stanko (6 minutes later)

I have read that Magnesium interferes with Atenolol absorption. Is it still safe?

Answered by Dr. Grzegorz Stanko (14 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Yes it is safe.

Detailed Answer:
Magnesium is really a very safe medicine. And so is Afenolol. Even if there is some absorbtion reaction, it has minimal or no impact to Atenolol action. Atenolol should not be used with calcium channels blockers and digoxine. Other medicines are safe in most cases and so is Magnesium.
So I am pretty sure you can use both Magnesium and Atenolol together. But before taking any new medication, discuss with your treating doctor.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju