What is hypo-magnesemia, and would taking Topamax for migraines have anything to do with it?
Hypo-magnesemia is an abnormally low level of magnesium in the blood. Topamax as far as I can tell has nothing to do with hypo-magnesemia. It depends on the cause of it and also other medications you may be taking. For drug interactions I would ask your doctor or pharmacist if Topamax could cause any additional problems. Hypomagnesemia is an electrolyte disturbance in which there is an abnormally low level of magnesium in the blood. Usually a serum level less than 0.6 mmol/l is used as reference. It must be noted that hypomagnesemia is not equal to magnesium deficiency. Hypomagnesemia can be present without magnesium deficiency and vice versa. Deficiency of magnesium causes among others cardiac arrhythmia and increased irritability of the nervous system with tetany. It may result from a number of conditions including inadequate intake of magnesium, chronic diarrhea, malabsorption, alcoholism, diuretic use and other disorders. The prefix hypo- means low (contrast with hyper-, meaning hi
