Posted by Lao Tzu on May 10, 2010, at 11:13:23
Since I've added magnesium citrate and a little chelated calcium, I've been feeling a lot better, less fatigue and sleeping better. What I do is I take a rather high dose of magnesium citrate, about 650mg per day and 500mg of chelated calcium. In the late morning or early afternoon, I dose with 200mg of magnesium citrate. Then at bedtime, I take 450mg more of magnesium citrate and 500mg of chelated calcium. I tend to sleep much better, and my fatigue and outlook is improved the next day. I don't owe all of the success to just magnesium and calcium, however. I do take a number of different vitamins and minerals, but the magnesium citrate and chelated calcium have definitely made a difference. I find that you have to take a rather high dose. I started off with 250mg of magnesium citrate, then gradually worked my way up to 650mg per day. I'm not sure if I should go any higher. The RDA for magnesium is about 400mg for an adult, but one source did say that the RDA should be changed to 600-700mg per day. So I think I'm just going to stay at 650mg. I could go higher, but I don't think I have to. Don't use magnesium oxide. It's junk! Stick with the chelated forms of magnesium and calcium. They work! Also, if you have kidney disease, it is best to check with your doctor before supplementing with magnesium. Also, a high dose of magnesium could give you diarrhea, so then you would know that you're taking too much. This didn't happen to me yet.
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