# Stress and Anxiety deplete Magnesium levels [[💡 Stress]], [[💡 Anxiety]], [[💡 Magnesium]] Stress increases our [[💡 Sympathetic Nervous System]] giving us cortisol and adrenaline, which makes us excrete [[💡 Magnesium]] through urine. Someone with normal [[💡 Magnesium]] levels can temporarily become [[💡 Magnesium]] deficient. But if you have [[💡 Anxiety]] or [[💡 Depression]] and are one of the [[68% of people have a Magnesium deficiency|68% of people who have a Magnesium deficiency]], a dip in [[💡 Magnesium]] can create a [[💡 Vicious Cycle]] where the [[💡 Anxiety]] or [[💡 Depression]] and the deficiency feed on each other. [^1]: Dr. Tracey Marks - Magnesium for Anxiety and Depression? The Science Says Yes!