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Magnesium Mai Shiga Ciki: Kashi 47% na Manyan Masu ADHD Sun Amsa

Helix Ward · · 5 min read

Magnesium Mai Shiga Ciki: Kashi 47% na Manyan Masu ADHD Sun Amsa

Rubar: Wani ƙaramar gwaji a Asibitin Massachusetts General ya gano kashi 47% na manyan masu ADHD sun cika ka’idojin amsa bayan shan magnesium L‑threonate tsawon makonni 12, wato sinadarin da ake kira "magnesium mai shiga kwakwalwa". Binciken ya nuna ingantaccen sauyi a alamun da aikin tunani. Amma gwajin ya ƙunshi mutane 15 kacal, ba tare da rukunin placebo ba, kuma kudin aikin ya fito ne daga kamfanin da ya kirkiro sinadarin. Ga dalilin da yasa threonate ke samun ƙwarjini, menene sakamakon a zahiri ke nuni, da yadda za a yi tunanin amfani da shi ba tare da wuce gona da iri ba.

Menene Maganin?

Maganin shine magnesium L‑threonate, wanda ake sayarwa da sunan alama Magtein. Takardar bincike ta kira shi L‑threonic acid magnesium salt (LTAMS).

Me Ya Sa Threonate Ya Banbanta Da Sauran Nau'ukan Magnesium?

Yawancin ƙarin magnesium – kamar citrate, glycinate da oxide – suna auna tasirinsu ne bisa yadda suke ƙara gaba ɗaya matakin magnesium a jiki. Magnesium L‑threonate yana ja hankalin masu bincike saboda wani dalili daban. A cikin wani gwaji na dabbobi, musamman binciken da Slutsky da abokan aiki suka buga a mujallar Neuron (2010), an nuna cewa yana ƙara matakin magnesium a kwakwalwan beraye, kuma yana ƙaruwa a yawan synapses da ingantaccen koyo da tunawa.

Masu rubuta binciken sun ambaci wannan sakamakon dabbobi a matsayin dalili: LTAMS na da alaka da tasirin neurobiological da neurofunctional da zai iya taimaka wa masu ADHD. Sunan "magnesium mai shiga kwakwalwa" ya samo asali ne daga wannan binciken dabbobi. Amma ko sinadarin zai iya canza matakin magnesium a kwakwalwar mutum da ke da ADHD ne, ita ce matsalar da gwajin mutum‑da‑mutum ya kamata ya tantance.

Har ila yau, dole ne a raba talla daga ainihin aikin kimiyya. Magnesium yana taka rawa wajen watsa sigina a ƙwayoyin ƙwaƙwalwa, amma hakan ba ke nufin an tabbatar da amfanin da ake nufi a asibiti ba.

Gwajin MGH: Abin Da Aka Yi Da Gaske

Binciken da aka buga a Journal of Dietary Supplements (2021; 18(2):119‑131) ya fito daga masana a Clinical and Research Programs in Pediatric Psychopharmacology and Adult ADHD a Massachusetts General Hospital. Babban marubuta Craig Surman da Joseph Biederman sun shahara a fannin binciken ADHD na manya.

Tsarin gwajin ya kasance kamar haka:

  • Mutane 15 manya masu ADHD da matsakaicin tsanani.
  • Har zuwa makonni 12 na LTAMS, an ba su a sifofi biyu: MMFS302 da MMFS202.
  • Buɗe‑label, wato kowa ya san cewa suna ɗaukar sinadarin.
  • An amince da shi ta hukumar nazarin ƙwararru kuma an rijista shi a ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02558790).

Sakamako: Adadin Da Ke Kawo Hira

Adadin da ake magana a kai: 47% na mahalarta sun cika ka’idar amsa. Don a kira mutum mai amsa, dole ne ya cika duka biyun:

  1. Samun sakamakon Clinical Global Impression‑Improvement (CGI‑I) na 2 ko ƙasa, wato "ya inganta sosai" ko "ya inganta matuƙa".
  2. Akalla raguwa na kashi 25% a jimillar maki a Adult ADHD Investigator Symptom Rating Scale (AISRS).

Baya ga adadin masu amsa, ƙungiyar ta nuna ingantaccen sauyi a:

  • AISRS, inda matsakaicin maki suka sauka daga kusan 25 zuwa kusan 19, wato raguwa na 6 maki.
  • CGI‑I.
  • Bangaren canjin na BRIEF, ma'aunin fasahar gudanarwa da ke auna sassauci na tunani.

Masu binciken sun kuma ba da rahoton ƙaruwa a IQ da aikin WASI‑II. An bayyana ƙarin a matsayin ba ya haifar da cutarwa sosai. Kammalawarsu ita ce kusan rabi na mahalarta sun cika ma’anar amsa ta ƙwararru.

Manyan Gargadi (Karanta Kafin Ka Yi Murna)

Wannan gwaji ne buɗe‑label ba tare da rukunin placebo ba. Kowa ya san abin da yake sha, kuma babu wani da aka kwatanta da danyen kwaya.

Mutane 15 kacal ne aka yi wa gwaji. Da ƙananan samfurin haka, canjin ɗaya a cikin mutane bakwai na iya haifar da bambanci mai girma a kashi. Adadin 47% ya dogara ne kan kusan mutane bakwai.

Tasirin placebo yana da ƙarfi a ADHD. Kulawar likitoci da ƙwatancen kai‑kai na iya inganta maki a ma'aunin da ba a auna da ma’aunin zahiri ba. Ba tare da rukunin placebo ba, ba za a iya ware tasirin sinadarin daga waɗannan abubuwan ba.

Kudin binciken ya fito ne daga Neurocentria, kamfanin da masu kirkiro magnesium threonate suka kafa kuma ke da alaƙa da alamar Magtein. Samun kuɗi daga masana'antu ba yana nufin sakamakon ba daidai bane, amma yana ƙara buƙatar a yi la’akari da shi, kuma yana nuna muhimmancin maimaitawa ta masu zaman kansu.

Sauye‑sauye a maki na IQ ma suna bukatar kulawa. Ba tare da rukunin placebo ba, ba za a iya tantance ko ƙarin IQ ya fito ne daga sinadarin ko daga yadda mahalarta suke jin daɗin su ba.

Masu rubuta takardar sun ce sakamakon "na nuna buƙatar ƙara bincike a manyan samfurori a ƙarƙashin yanayi na double‑blind". Wannan shi ne ainihin karatun: alama ce da za a ci gaba da gwadawa, ba hujja da ke tabbatar da tasiri ba.

Abubuwan Da Za A Iya Amfani Da Su

Kimanin Lilo. Takardar ba ta bayyana adadin da mahalarta suka sha ba, don haka abin da ke biye yana fitowa ne daga yadda ake siyar da Magtein a kasuwa, ba daga gwaji ba. Yawanci alamar tana ba da servings na kusan 1.5‑2 g na magnesium L‑threonate a kowace rana, wanda ke ba da kusan 144 mg na magnesium na ainihi. Magnesium na ainihi ƙasa ne saboda threonate ke ɗauke da mafi yawan nauyin sinadarin. Duba lakabin samfur, domin nau’ikan sun bambanta, kuma gwajin ya yi amfani da takamaiman sifofi na MMFS waɗanda ba lallai su yi daidai da abin da ke kantuna ba.

Lokaci. Mafi yawan samfuran Magtein suna ba da shawarar raba adadin a rana – misali rabin a safe, rabin kuma a yamma. Wannan al'ada ce da ake gani a lakabi, kuma wasu mutane na ganin yana dacewa da su saboda haɗin magnesium da tsarin kwanciyar hankali. Gwajin ba ya gwada lokacin sha, don haka ka ɗauki wannan a matsayin zaɓi na sirri, ba matsayin sharadin kimiyya ba.

Waɗanda Za Su Iya Gwada. Manyan manya da ke son ƙara wani abu mai ƙaramin haɗari ba tare da wata cuta a jikinsu ba za su iya tattaunawa da likita. Magnesium yana fita ta kodan, don haka duk wanda ke da cutar kodan, ko wanda ke ɗaukar magungunan da ke hulɗa da magnesium, ya kamata ya nemi shawarar likita kafin ya fara.

Abin Da Ba Za a Yi Ba. Kada a maye gurbin maganin ADHD da aka rubuta da magnesium L‑threonate, kuma kada a daina ko canza magani ba tare da shawarar likita ba. Magungunan da aka amince da su sun da shekaru masu yawa na hujjojin gwaje‑gwaje na sarari. Wannan sinadari yana da faifai ɗaya, ƙarami, mara sarari.

Kammalawa

Gwajin buɗe‑label na MGH alama ce mai ban sha'awa, wanda aka gina a kan hujjojin dabbobi masu yuwuwa, amma har yanzu yana bukatar gwaji na ƙwarai. Ba hujja ce da ke tabbatar da Magtein yana warkar da ADHD ba. Sai an samu wani gwaji na randomized, double‑blind, placebo‑controlled da ya ba da amsa, za a iya cewa sakamakon shine: alƙawari, fara, amma ba a tabbatar ba.

Original study

Read the original research on pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov →

This article summarizes published research for general information. It is not medical advice.

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Helix Ward

Helix Ward writes for Biocracked: biohacking science, longevity & human performance.

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