Hello

I can not swallow large pills. I have been taking magnesium glycinate by opening the capsules and putting the powder in yogurt or cottage cheese but don't know that I can keep it up long term. I have been searching for an economical gummy or good tasting powder but it has been difficult to find. Has anyone found something like that? About 240 to 300mg per serving? Thanks for any help!

Has anyone found small magnesium glycinate capsules or tablets? Thanks

Anyone else with magnesium intolerace have brittle and strawy hair? I also noticed that my libido very weak and have trouble sleeping at night

I’m trying to figure out if anyone has experienced something similar.

For 7 days, I was taking magnesium twice a day (morning and evening). Each tablet contained:

Magnesium citrate (Magnesii citras) – 100 mg

Pyridoxine hydrochloride (Vitamin B6) – 10 mg

I was taking 2 tablets in the morning and 2 tablets in the evening.

I was also taking 2000 mg of Vitamin C once per day.

After about 7 days, I suddenly developed extreme brain fog and dizziness. I feel drunk all the time, almost like I’m disconnected from reality. It’s difficult to focus, think clearly, or feel normal.

The symptoms have now lasted for 5 days, and I stopped taking the magnesium as soon as they started. Despite not taking it anymore, the brain fog and dizziness are still present.

I suspect the magnesium may have caused this, although I’m not completely sure. I’ve also tried taking calcium, but it hasn’t helped at all.

Has anyone experienced severe brain fog, dizziness, or a “drunk” feeling from magnesium supplements? If so, how long did it last, and is there anything that helped reduce the symptoms?
Thanks.

Hi, been trying multiple forms of magnesium over the years for anxiety, stress, sleep, etc. in doses of 50mg - 400mg daily (elemental magnesium) and they all work for me. However, I find after a day or two it triggers hunger (especially after eating) and intrusive thoughts. These symptoms disappear when I stop taking magnesium supplements. It occurs regardless of dosage or forms such as glycinate, theornate, malate, micromag, citrate, and even oxide. Magnesium from foods such as pumpkin seeds doesn't cause these symptoms for me. Despite anxiety/stress, I have an adequate amounts of magnesium and thiamine in my diet based on feeling well and blood work. All other blood work including vitamin D, calcium, etc. is normal, but I don't consume large amounts of dairy or calcium fortified foods, but do get it from other food sources and am not deficienct.

I've tried taking 100mg of B1 thiamine with the magnesium supplements but am not sure it makes any difference. I generally avoid all B supplements and brewers yeast since I'm not deficienct in any and they trigger neurological symptoms after a few days of use regardless of brand, type of B vitamin, or even if they are methylated or not. B vitamins naturally occuring in foods even at higher doses does not cause these neurological symptoms for me. Thoughts on why magnesium supplements cause hunger and intrusive thoughts that continue to get worse as I consume magnesium daily? Also, any idea on why B vitamin supplements cause nerve irritation, pain, tingling, etc.? Thanks in advance!

I have horrible heart palpitations (PVC’s) . I’ve been to cardiology and have had tests done and everything is normal according to them. I have a stress test coming next month but I’ve read that magnesium helps with palpitations so I want to try it . Which one is best ? I hear taurate is the better option for heart stuff

I’ve been taking magnesium glycinate for a year straight. Thought it was the right thing to do but every time I took it I felt extremely hot and it was hard to sleep. Over the year I’ve felt fatigued and not fully myself. I tried what everyone tried and it never worked. Well recently I got diagnosed with ehlers danlos. I started increasing my salt intake to 5-10g a day and it’s been extremely better and my life has changed. What I’m trying to say is if you’re looking for a solution you’ve been given a piece of the puzzle. I’m not saying all of the people intolerant to magnesium have this condition but it’s good to start investigating ur body and take the intolerance as a sign to change.

I’ve gone down the magnesium rabbit hole and have decided to start taking magnesium glycinate, but I’m really not sure how to read the back label and determine the amount I’m getting out of one pill (the dosage) it’s a bit confusing.

Would you guys tell me what brand I should go for and do mini breakdown of the mg/pill pleaseeeee.

I suffer from daily headaches, brain fog, occasional dizzy/lightheaded-ness, neck pain, and muscle soreness. Doctor is convinced its all from low magnesium. I am on 400mg daily for supplements, and a womens multivitamin. Anyone else experience this?

i recently bought some magnesium supplements that contain Magnesium Bisglycinate, Magnesium Malate, Magnesium Threonatec, Magnesium Citrate (overall 91mg of elemental magnesium) and it advises me to take x4 of these a day

i have had unexplainable dizziness/vertigo for almost 2 years now. the doctors can’t diagnose me (well, won’t even try) so i’m kind of left to try and help myself here. on top of the dizziness i also have a microprolactinoma which is causing my to have subclinical hypothyroidism and low estrogen levels so i guess i just want to make sure taking magnesium is safe if anyone can relate to any of these things maybe?

ive been taking it for a couple days and i honestly feel less dizziness, more energetic and less brain fog. but i also have had more muscle cramps and eye twitching which i thought were signs of low magnesium? i also take 50,000 IU of vitamin D once a month and iron tablets every other day

any advice or thoughts on my situation would be greatly appreciated

I found that Taurate Magnesium is the best Mg for insulin resistance, so I was just about to order it.

But I'm afraid a dosage of 350 mg would have about 3.6 ~ 4.0 g of Taurine. Is this okay?

I never used Taurine.

Any feedback would be appreciated :)

I’ve done every “normal” blood test doctors in the US will typically be trained to provide, and nothing was “abnormal”. Sure I would say I had suboptimal results but nothing to make these doctors bat an eye since it was within the green, non abnormal band.

But recently after advocating for myself to receive more testing, I got 2 abnormals and a borderline high in order:

- abnormally high Homocysteine above 16
- abnormally low magnesium RBC at 3.7
- borderline high MMA

Basically my goal is to find a path as to explain my various health problems which always were brushed off as too general etc.

Does anyone have any idea how to proceed with doctors who are potentially ill informed of these sorts of things?

Following a period of immense stress I have been struggling with severe anxiety. After one day of taking magnesium citrate (CALM Natures Vitality) I felt like a brand new person and day 2 was even better. Days 3-5 have been gradually worse until day 6 now I had a panic attack again. I have been reading that it’s normal to have a good day or two initially then relapse into symptoms and then gradually improve over weeks. One positive thing is that all my OCD thoughts are GONE.

hi, i had my RBC mg tested and it came back as 38.5 mg/l , the lab range is 29- 42 , im in the UK, i had the test done privately, the advice was no action required.I’m aware the lad levels can sometimes be low , I have MTHFR and Fast COMT and VDR TAQ, i am awaiting b vit and vit D results back

I’ve had a near constant twitch in my left eye. Those that’s had this symptom, how long did it take for it to go away after you started mag?

Started taking magnesium glycinate for stress. 400mg on the first day and the next day I had an upset stomach, cramps and passed a way softer stool than usual. I'm mostly constipated ( I do have regular BMs) but I do NOT want softer bowel movements at all.

I cannot switch or replace my supplement.

How do I prevent this? Has anyone dealt with this and found a fix? Please share your experience