Evidence supporting the use of: Magnesium
For the health condition: Shock

Links: Go back one page, Tool main page, Ingredients list, Health conditions list, Body systems list

Synopsis

Source of validity: Scientific
Rating (out of 5): 3

Magnesium has a scientifically validated, though specific, role in the treatment of certain types of shock, especially in cases of eclampsia (a severe complication of pregnancy associated with hypertension and risk of seizures) and some cardiac arrhythmias. In the context of eclampsia and pre-eclampsia, intravenous magnesium sulfate is a well-established therapy to prevent seizures, and its use is supported by multiple large clinical trials and clinical guidelines (e.g., WHO, ACOG).

For other types of shock—such as septic, hypovolemic, or cardiogenic shock—magnesium is not routinely used as a primary treatment, but hypomagnesemia (low magnesium levels) is commonly observed in critically ill patients, including those in shock states. Correction of magnesium deficiency may help stabilize cardiac function, improve vascular tone, and prevent arrhythmias, which are important supportive therapies in shock management. Several observational and interventional studies suggest that maintaining normal magnesium levels in critically ill patients may improve outcomes, particularly in reducing the risk of cardiac arrhythmias.

However, there is limited high-quality evidence that magnesium supplementation directly improves survival or reverses shock outside of specific indications like eclampsia or torsades de pointes (a specific arrhythmia). Thus, its use in shock is mostly adjunctive, to correct deficiency and support cardiovascular stability, rather than as a primary therapy for shock itself.

More about magnesium
More about Shock

Other health conditions supported by magnesium

Abdominal Pain
Abscesses
Acid Indigestion
Addictions (drugs)
Addictions (general remedies for)
Adrenal Fatigue
Aging (prevention)
Alcoholism
Alkalosis
Allergies (respiratory)
Alzheimer's Disease
Angina
Anorexia
Anxiety
Anxiety Disorders
Apathy
Arrhythmia
Arteriosclerosis
Arthritis
Asthma
Athletic and Exercise Aids
Attention Deficit Disorder
Autism
Autoimmune Disorders
Backache
Bipolar Mood Disorder
Birth Control (countering side effects)
Body Building
Body Odor
Boils
Broken Bones
Bronchitis
Bulimia
Calcium Deficiency
Calcium Deposits
Cancer Treatment (reducing side effects)
Canker Sores
Carbuncles
Cardiac Arrest
Cardiovascular Disease
Chest Pain
Cholesterol (high)
Circulation (poor)
Colon (atonic)
Constipation (adults)
Convulsions
Cramps (leg)
Cramps (menstrual)
Cramps and Spasms
Depression
Diabetes
Digestion (poor)
Dizziness
Dysmenorrhea
Emotional Sensitivity
Endurance (lack of)
Energy (lack of)
Epilepsy
Exercise
Fatigue
Fibromyalgia Syndrome
Gastritis
Headache (cluster)
Headache (general)
Headache (tension)
Hearing Loss
Heart (weakness)
Heart Fibrillation or Palpitations
Hypertension
Insomnia
Mental Illness
Migraine
Mood Swings
Muscle Tone (lack of)
Nerve Damage
Nervous Exhaustion
Nervousness
Neurosis
Numbness
Osteoporosis
Oxygen Deficiency
Pain (general remedies for)
Paralysis
Pets (supplements for)
PMS (general)
PMS Type A
PMS Type C
PMS Type D
PMS Type H
PMS Type P
Post Partum Depression
Post Partum Weakness
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Pregnancy (herbs and supplements for)
Progesterone (low)
Psoriasis
Restless Leg Syndrome
Rhinitis
Seasonal Affective Disorder
Seizures
Senility
Shock
Skin (dry and/or flaky)
Skin Care (general)
Sleep (restless and disturbed)
Stress
Sugar Cravings
Surgery (healing from)
Surgery (preparation for)
Tachycardia
Tension
Testosterone (low)
Tetanus
Thinking (cloudy)
Tics
Tinnitus
TMJ
Tooth Decay
Toxemia
Triglycerides (high)
Twitching
Wasting
Wheezing
Worry
Wounds and Sores