@Onandon03 Helen, I donāt know if this is a ringing endorsement, but Dr. Duval wanted me to start magnesium and I told her I was on Purely Optimal Magnesium Complex. She asked me to send her the info on it, so I did. After reviewing it, she told me to keep taking it in lieu of starting a different magnesium.
When I received the bottle from them it had a sticker on top that had a web page address. When I went to the address, it said to use Purely Optimal for a couple of weeks and if I was happy with it, come back to that page and put in a review and they would send me a second bottle at no charge. I received the second bottle last week. I donāt know if this may have been an Amazon only thing, or if every first timer gets that offer. At any rate I have a four months supply now.
Sounds to me as if sheās more than happy with your choice. And you got a bargain to boot. We all love a good deal. The Glycinate I bought was expensive and unfortunately sits opened but 95% unused in the back of a cupboard and likely to do so unless I happen upon somebody local in need which is highly unlikely. Iāve amassed quite an assortment of vitamins and supplements that way. Such a waste but you will never know until you try so itās bound to happen.
I checked with my doctor and he also recommended Magnesium Oxide. The problem is I also read that the Mg Oxide is the last bio-available form and hard for your body to absorb !!! So it just doesnāt make sense when I read that Magnesium Oxide is the one that helped most with Migraines ! Then how can doctors say Mg Oxide?
The one I take currently is by Solgar Magnesium Oxide with B6. Before this I was taking Magnesium Glycinate without any added B.
Iām still wondering what to get for my next bottle. And how much? The neuro I saw said take 50mg. Then he okayed 100mg to 200mg. Now I take 3 pills equaling 400mg.
All the research I read says different things and I am thoroughly confused about which one and how much. Also it feels like going through a maze of different supplement brands here in the US. It is a huge multi-billion dollar business industry. I donāt know which ones are promoted and which ones are genuine.
Makes perfect sense to me. Sure to be that the best one is also the most difficult to take. MAVers always seem to draw the short straw. Seems to be the way the cookie crumbles as they say. I f you are tolerating 400mg you are doing far better than I ever did. I opted for the Glycinate because thatās the one recommended best for hot flushes and from the day I hit 400mg I experienced some of the worst objective vertigo Iāve ever had so, based on the thinking an urgent need for the bathroom doesnāt combine well with the inability to walk yet alone hurry, it was bye, bye Magnesium for me. Sometimes it seems we just canāt win. Iāve read of people who controlled their VM with ājustā the Magnesium and a migraine diet. I never expected that it to benefit me that much neither did I expect such an adverse reaction either but I guess thatās the way it goes.Has anyone actually felt worse when starting Magnesium?
Magnesium glycine has great bioavailability and glycine is good for you. Glycine can mess with sleep for some people though.
I donāt know much about threonate and whether or not itās essential. I have heard horror stories of people having withdrawals from Magnesium Threonate, but this hasnāt been proven.
Plus, magnesium glycinate powder can be bought for a cheap cheap price off Bulksupplements - they sell pure magnesium glycinate no additives or heavy metals. (I apologize if plugging a website isnāt allowed, Iām not affiliated with them though).
@Onandon03 I feel worse taking magnesium so I havenāt taking it in over a couple years, my nerves hurt worse and it gave me poop problems too.
With regards as to which magnesium supplement one should take, we can start to see what they are attached to. Like in the case of magnesium glycinate is magnesium attached to glycine. Glycine is an amino acid and promotes sleep amoung other things, look at its metabolism and you will find its also related to melatonin production and can also come from l-glutamine metabolism (something I like to talk about). Itās not all about bioavailability.
Iāve been taking 350mg of magnesium glycinate for 5 days now and really like it in regards to staying relaxed and migraine prevention. However, Iāve had very infrequent bowel movements. I tried mag citrate years ago and had the exact opposite effect on me so Iāll never go back to that. Thinking maybe if i balance theorate with glycinate it may help even things out?
The other supplements Iāve been taking are CoQ10 and B2, and over the weekend had been taking Ltryptophan and vitamin E on top of that due to menstruation. (These are recommendations from Victory over Vestibular Migraine).
Does anyone have experience with any of these slowing down their GI tract?