Magnesium and Completed suicide - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Completed suicide is reported as a side effect among people who take Magnesium (magnesium), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months also take Ibuprofen, and have Hypothyroidism.

The study is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 117,376 people who have side effects when taking Magnesium from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Magnesium?

Magnesium has active ingredients of magnesium. It is often used in constipation. eHealthMe is studying from 121,144 Magnesium users. Check the latest studies of Magnesium.

On Jul, 06, 2026

117,376 people reported to have side effects when taking Magnesium.
Among them, 87 people (0.07%) died.

Could Magnesium cause Completed suicide?

Among these 87 people:

How long have people been on Magnesium when they died? *

What is the gender of people who died when taking Magnesium? *

female: 50 %
male: 50 %

What is the age of people who died when taking Magnesium? *

What are other drugs people take besides Magnesium? *

What are other side effects people have before they died? *

Drug Ineffective: 7 people, 8.05%
Depression: 6 people, 6.90%
Cardiac Arrest: 6 people, 6.90%
Stress And Anxiety: 6 people, 6.90%
Overdose: 5 people, 5.75%
Asphyxia (a condition in which there is an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the body): 5 people, 5.75%
Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 5 people, 5.75%
Seizures (abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain): 5 people, 5.75%
Hypotension (abnormally low blood pressure): 3 people, 3.45%
Pain: 3 people, 3.45%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Hypothyroidism (abnormally low activity of the thyroid gland, resulting in retardation of growth and mental development): 11 people, 12.64%
Neuropathy Peripheral (surface nerve damage): 10 people, 11.49%
Cardiac Failure Congestive: 10 people, 11.49%
Coronary Heart Disease (narrowing or blockage of the coronary arteries): 10 people, 11.49%
Hypokalemia (low potassium): 10 people, 11.49%
Dermatitis Atopic (inflammatory, chronically relapsing, non-contagious and pruritic skin disorder): 10 people, 11.49%
Pain In Extremity: 10 people, 11.49%
Otitis (ear infection): 10 people, 11.49%
Depression: 7 people, 8.05%
Atrial Fibrillation/flutter (atrial fibrillation and flutter are abnormal heart rhythms in which the atria, or upper chambers of the heart, are out of sync with the ventricles): 6 people, 6.90%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Magnesium:

Magnesium (121,144 reports)

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of magnesium:

Completed suicide and drugs with ingredients of magnesium (89 reports)

Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Browse all side effects of Magnesium:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Completed suicide:

Completed suicide (968 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Completed suicide:

Completed suicide (1,026 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on magnesium (the active ingredients of Magnesium) and Magnesium (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

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