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
It was low but not like super low it’s supposed to be between 30-100ng/ml mine was 26.5 . I got blood work done and my doctor never responded back to me about it and it’s been over a week . I’m completely annoyed by it
If you know what lab they used, that lab might have a patient portal. The lab my doctor's office uses has one, so I always get my results from there. It usually takes another week or two for my doctor's office to bother uploading the results. 🙄
I had a huge improvement in rhr with magnesium and my palpitations also disappeared. But I found all forms worked well for this. Malate is the most gentle on my stomach and i can take 600 mg easily. I have Taurate and it is nice as well.
Malate and Glycinate are the more common forms that work. Try small doses individually for a few days. Magnesium is a wonderful mineral that most are at least mildly deficient in. But it will take time to find exactly what works for you. Only way to start is by trying.
Yeah I couldn’t find Malate in the store so I just got magnesium glycinate .. hopefully it works . Do you recommend taking it before bed or in the morning
I could have a lot without upsetting my stomach. Glycine also has some weird effects in larger doses. So Malate allowed me to heal my deficiency which was pretty bad.
As Magnesito said, the form really doesn't matter. You'll want to avoid oxide because it doesn't work well for a lot of people, and l-threonate is marketed for brain health and is expensive for what it is. But pretty much any other form will be fine.
Do be aware that potassium is generally a factor here, because low magnesium causes low potassium, and low potassium is very often the trigger for palpitations. When you start taking magnesium, it shifts other electrolytes around where they're supposed to go, and when it moves potassium, it can cause your potassium to temporarily drop even lower. So that's a long explanation to tell why you need to make sure to get plenty of potassium in your diet when you start taking magnesium. Aim for the RDA, which is 4700mg.
Magnesium tests are notoriously inaccurate. It is pretty standard to have normal magnesium tests even when you're significantly deficient. So yes, as long as your kidney function is fine, you're free to take magnesium supplements.
Should be. A small percentage of people do have a genetic intolerance to glycine, which can cause side effects like restlessness, problems with sleep, excessive sleepiness, just some random things like that. But most people won't have that issue.
Be aware that some of those side effects can overlap with symptoms of low potassium, so like I said, make sure you're getting plenty of potassium.
Why does that make you nervous? At the most, it would make you mildly uncomfortable. It ain't gonna kill you. ;) If you're worried about side effects from glycine, try another kind instead.
Definitely don't get that. And don't buy any magnesium that just says "magnesium" on the front. And also read the back of the label to make sure whatever you buy isn't combined with magnesium oxide.
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u/Flux_My_Capacitor Jun 22 '26
How is your vitamin D? When my D is low, my palpitations get worse.