Magnesium is a mineral that helps maintain normal muscle and nerve function, as well as many other things. ⁣⁣

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Magnesium is chemically similar to lithium, which is the most commonly used mood stabiliser in conditions such as bipolar disorder. In fact, there is some evidence that the drug lithium may attach to the places inside the cell where magnesium is supposed to attach. ⁣⁣

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Studies have shown that people with bipolar or other psychiatric illnesses have different amounts of magnesium in their blood. Other studies have shown how adding magnesium supplementation to other treatments helps to stop symptoms of mania or rapid cycling. ⁣⁣