regular magnesium supplements question?

[kitty]

Hi there, I have been posting asking about kid's calm etc.. which is not available here in the UK but have now ordered some to be shipped from the US. In the meantime I have been using a product here, which my son will kind of drink with a lot of oj and honey in it, but also tried crushing up a regular magnesium tablet into juice. For those of you who use regular magnesium supplements rather than the calm products - I think Chemar you mentioned your son preferes his regular supplement, which sort of magnesium do you use??? I found Magnesium Citrate pills in my local health food shop, but I had heard that they have MORE of a laxitive effect, although they dissolve very easily in juice and were easy to get into my son. There also seems to be Magnesium gluconate, Magnesium lactate etc.etc.. all different types - I have no idea if one is better than the rest so curious to know which you use on your son and what quantity you give. I was cutting up a 100mg pill and putting 50g of Magnesium citrate in juice at a time, one day when I increased it and put in the full 100mg, my little boy did get an upset tummy. Any advice on the regular supplements? Many thanks! Kitty

[Chemar]

Hi Kitty

yes, mag citrate is does have a laxative effect and is also the form used in natural calm

 

if you can find mag lactate, that is the very best absorbable form

try to stay away from mag oxide as it is poorly absorbed

 

Also, many people with TS use magnesium taurate, ie magnesium + taurine, both of which help with tics

 

here is an excellent thread on magnesium by mrsD (mrs doubtfyre) who is a qualified pharmacist and also an expert on supplements

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/showthread.php?t=1138