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I'm having cosmetic surgery which will last 6 hrs. My surgeon wants me off all vitamins and mineral and herbal supplements for 2 weeks before and after surgery. I have restless leg syndrome and mild arthritis in my joints and I think I'll go crazy without calcium/magnesium supplements for that period of time. I have a sensitivity to dairy products so i can't get calcium that way. Is there known reactions between calcium/magnesium and anesthetics?
I am not aware of any reactions between calcium/magnesium and any anesthetic agents. I can understand stopping herbals because some of them affect the clotting system, etc but not the Calcium/Magnesium.
Ronald Levy, MD
Professor of Anesthesia
UTMB-Galveston
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Ronald Levy, M.D.
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Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. I am a board certified anesthesiologist who can answer all questions related to any type of Anesthesia with the exception of Pain Management.
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