Reddit reviews Natural Vitality Calm #1 Selling Magnesium Citrate PLUS Calcium, Anti-Stress Magnesium Supplement Drink Mix, Raspberry-Lemon, Vegan, Gluten Free, Non-GMO (Package May Vary), 16 oz 113 Servings

Sounds like a very powerful project, ED or not! The reasoning behind it would be very interesting to a lot of people. So many people fast for so many reasons. I've researched fasting and its health benefits for years (not ED related) and it's a great subject. Please drop am update here when you finish it!!

I'm not trying to give any unsolicited advice, but here are a few things that really help a lot of people (fasting for health, not ED) and myself get through extended fasts:

• Go low carb for at least 3-5 days before you start. Less than 10-15 g a day. You'll put your body into ketosis while still being able to eat. That way once you start the fast you'll already be in ketosis and won't have to make that such fasted (which is hard).
  
  
• electrolytes electrolytes electrolytes! Magnesium, sodium, potassium. Very important. Most people feel gross on a fast because they don't have electrolytes. Even very thin people still have plenty of stored fat and protein calories so it's not an energy issue. Your body flushes a lot of its electrolytes while fasted so you need to replace them. For magnesium I use this and love it: Natural Calm. It also has done calcium and potassium and its fizzy. For potassium I use 1/4tsp twice a day of Morton's No-Salt. It has 680mg per quarter teaspoon which is more than you can get from most supplements. For sodium sea salt is best. Even better if you use Celtic get or pink salt. A pinch or two under your tongue several times a day is great for an energy boost. Every time you have a fill quart of water, take a quarter teaspoon of salt. It makes a massive difference.
  
  
• Water. You'll need more than usual, but don't overdo it. If you're peeing too much you're drinking too much and/or need more salt.
  
  
• Sleep! Get your sleep! Take naps! If you're too tired this will be much harder.
  
  
• Don't work out much. Walking, swimming, yoga is ok, but intense stuff is going to be brutal.
  
  I hope this helps. The electrolyte thing is especially important. I've tried fasting with and without them and fasting with them is a million times easier and I feel so so so much better. Without them I couldn't get past 5 days and passed out. Not even kidding.
  
  Good luck! Sounds likea great project!
  
  Edit: too many autocorrect typos to fix now on mobile on a small screen. Sorry.

Magnesium has helped me as well, I drink [ this stuff ] and it's both effective and not gross.

No juices. Too many carbs. Here's my mix for 32 oz water:

1 tsp: www.amazon.com/dp/B003I4P3JS/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_O-Jcvb0KZ4N9K

1 scoop: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00J85WI6W/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_kcKcvb0HD7Z6A

And for potassium 1/8 to 1/4 tsp: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0005YM0UY/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_TdKcvb1DVXMY4

Everyone has their custom recipe just search sugar free electrolyte drink.

Is this it? https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B003I4P3JS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_Zw7RCbQ9G2VDF

I hear you. I literally did not get ANY sleep for my first 3 days clean and it was hell on earth. What helped alot for me in the beginning was drinking 1.5 servings of this every night before bed:
(https://www.amazon.com/Natural-Vitality-Calcium-Magnesium-Raspbery/dp/B003I4P3JS/ref=sr_1_6_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1521142745&sr=8-6&keywords=magnesium+calcium)

Magnesium helps the tension and even if you get less hours of sleep, because you were more relaxed during sleep, whatever sleep you get is more refreshing. Now adays, I have a hard time getting out of bed in the morning :)

I like this Magnesium https://www.amazon.com/Natural-Vitality-Calcium-Magnesium-Raspbery/dp/B003I4P3JS/ref=sr_1_5_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1485487061&sr=8-5&keywords=Calm+magnesium It has 320 mg of magnesium carbonate per serving, plus Calcium. You can get it without the calcium if you prefer. Read all the reviews from Amazon. Lots of benefit. I mix this with a SF beverage mix and add some no salt to make a "ketorade" and it also makes a nice hot toddy before you go to bed.

That I don’t know. Great question for your doctor, maybe along with testing for other electrolytes. Otherwise you’ll have to use your own judgment on what seems helpful.

If you do increase your sodium, it may be prudent to match it with potassium. You lose potassium when your body flushes out the sodium, and many people don’t get enough to begin with.

I haven’t decided on a recipe yet, but I’m making a new electrolyte mix. Probably with potassium chloride and sodium bicarbonate. Bicarbonate is an electrolyte as well (our bodies can produce it). At the right ratio I can get around 1:1:1 sodium, potassium, and chloride. Plus bonus bicarbonate. I might pair it with a magnesium drink as well, or buy the ingredients and add them to my mix. I salt my food heavily, so my electrolyte mix is mostly to fill in gaps and avoid imbalances. I’ll probably take 7-10g of the mix daily to start, which will only be a couple grams of sodium.

Hopefully that helps? I’m still learning about electrolytes.

I forgot to mention, since I started taking this, it has also helped me and my headaches stay calm: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003I4P3JS/ref=cm_sw_r_wa_apa_FkQsybBAMCZX7

It's one of those supplements that you can feel working in a couple of hours. Mg is a well known supplement for Migraine. I've been using it for over an year now.

I'm sorry for your struggles, I can empathize with you truly. I've always known that I'm above average in intelligence (I'm not a genius, but I'm smart enough to do well academically). But in highschool I struggled a lot because of my ADHD and my depression/anxiety.

I don't know what kind of people your parents are, but if you believe they truly love you, you should talk to them about it. They're the only people in the world that are with you until the end, they want you to succeed and be happy.

As for physical anxiety/depression/inability to concentrate in school you may have to do a number of things. I'm not a doctor at all, but here are my suggestions:

1. Adderall if you have issues focusing in class/ getting stuff done. Get a prescription from a doctor if possible.
   
2. Seeing a therapist to work through depression. It's hard to do anything let alone succeed academically when you're depressed and that's a fact.
   
3. Take some magnesium supplements for anxiety. It won't get rid of your problems directly but it will give you a clear mind so that you can deal with it more effectively. It also calms your mind down so you don't make mountains out of molehills over every little thing.
   (https://www.amazon.com/Natural-Vitality-Calcium-Magnesium-Raspbery/dp/B003I4P3JS)

It's not very exciting, but the next thing I'll be gifting myself with is Natural Calm. It helps me get a good night's sleep and eases the tension in my back. Feels like a warm hug before bed.

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