Posted by JLx on June 15, 2006, at 18:30:31
In reply to Re: Ok, so what is a good form of magnesium ?, posted by zefdie on June 15, 2006, at 13:59:50
> Magnesium taurate is so expensive! At least at the shop I hit yesterday. I ended up getting citrate, I think. I went there looking specifically for taurate. I read that doses of 1250 mg. are optimal, something like that, and the stuff I found wouldn't even have lasted a month!
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> I suppose I should check online, but that was something of a bummer.
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> So it works noticeably and well for you?Mag taurate is $7.17 for 60 capsules, 125 mg each, Cardiovascular Research Brand, at Amazon. I average 3 capsules a day, so that's about $10 a month, which I consider a small price for sanity. :) Yes, it works well for me. I used to be suicidal and practically comatose with depression before I started taking magnesium.
I was also a nervous wreck, in part because I was getting too much calcium and again, not enough magnesium. I cut out calcium when I first started taking magnesium, which was really important, I believe.
What I like about mag taurate is that it seems you can take less of it for as good an effect as other forms. But I also have bulk magnesium orotate and magnesium malate which I put into capsules myself, which saves a lot of dinero, which I then spend on the more expensive mag taurate.
I've only tried mag citrate for a short time and noticed that I couldn't take much without getting diarrhea. I don't take magnesium glycinate so much any more, but preferred it for a long time. One reason I've moved away from it is because of the info on George Eby's site, who himself used to take mag glycinate but now recommends mag taurate.
To anyone who says magnesium has a detrimental effect for them, I would encourage trying another form as those chelating factors can make a difference, I believe.
1250 mg of magnesium per day is a pretty high dose, btw. Where did you hear that was optimal?
When I first started taking magnesium, I tried to take 800-1000 mg. I was taking magnesium glycinate at that time and at the highest dose, diarrhea was also a concern. Then later I was drinking water laced with powdered magnesium malate throughout the day, about 1000 mg a day total, but it started to feel like "too much". (But then I also eat magnesium rich foods like nuts regularly.)
Magnesium wasn't sedating to me then, like it is now. Now I have to take it at night, and taking more than 4-500 mg feels like a lot at one time. It took me a long time, well over a year, maybe even two years, I don't exactly remember, before magnesium became sedating.
My sister (who is not depressive) finds magnesium to be stimulating. She can't even take an Epsom salt bath without it keeping her awake! Just goes to show how different we can be from one another.
JL
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