Magnesium supplement for suspected alcohol/ medication-induced deficiency?

Excessive alcohol use and many medications can lead to magnesium deficiency through increased excretion in the urine, increased loss through the gastrointestinal tract, and other mechanisms (Liamis et al., 2020). Here are only a few of them—the ones many of my patients take (in no particular order): Excessive use of alcohol Metformin Insulin Proton pump…