NOW Magnesium Citrate Powder, 8 Ounces (Pack of 2)

I don't tend to write a lot of reviews, but I feel strongly enough about this one to take the time. I have worked hard to take care of myself, but often don't feel the way I think I should. I have a history of migraines the past 4 years, allergies and I have always felt difficulty with breathing during intense exercise but now have confirmed asthma as a diagnosis. I have had issues with muscle tightness, muscle cramps, occasional restless leg syndrome, and have always had quite a bit of anxiousness or anxiety. If things didn't go perfect, I would start panicking. If someone did something wrong or that I didn't like, on the outside I would be angry but inside totally enraged, even if it wasn't necessarily a large matter. I have been a competitive athlete and I had plenty of matches where I had disappointing losses against weaker players, or close matches that I lost, or even matches where I had multiple match points and couldn't pull through, all either being due to anxiousness before or during the match, or difficulty breathing, or the lack of ability to keep calm and concentrate. I think this over time has contributed to a much more negative disposition, a viscous cycle. Lately since I have made some diet changes which include stopping the consumption of sugar, I have been somewhat calmer and lost weight but I have also had constipation issues for some reason. I generally find my energy levels to be low, a nap during the day has never been difficult or unwelcome.I read about magnesium a couple years ago and I kept reading articles saying that trans-dermal was the best way to absorb magnesium quickly. I tried a magnesium that is supposed to absorb well through the skin, and I could never say I felt better, and it was uncomfortable spraying a cold spray and it would be slimy on, itchy as it dried and then sticky after drying. It was ineffective and inconvenient.I recently read again in looking for a "natural cure for asthma" about magnesium. I read it helped with asthma, which led me to read more again. I decided to try an oral form of magnesium. I pretty much only go for NOW products for supplements, and have bought quite a few different supplements over time. I find NOW products to be of very high quality for the price, which is usually also the lowest. I think this product is a great price, particularly in the powder form. The taste is minimally sour, really no big deal.I have only had it for about a week now, so it is still early, and my understanding is a magnesium deficiency takes time to bring up. For the asthma, I am taking a prescription now to control it so I don't know how it is with just magnesium, but I can't imagine it could hurt. I am still somewhat constipated unless I decide to take a bit too much magnesium, then that's no problem. Mentally I am finding myself more calm in stressful situations, and if I don't do well at something, I am not nearly as distraught, and if anything I come out of it feeling more determined to do better next time. Things that go wrong are not bothering me the same way either. Its hard to believe, because I feel I am just handling it better because its not as big of a deal as the other times, but really even the small things were a big deal to me before. My muscles feel so much calmer. As I type this, I feel a pleasant tingle in my lower legs and have felt it for a few days despite having done some really hard physical training. In the past I would be really sore and achy right now. My energy levels are still not great, and I don't find the magnesium helping me sleep better (I have always generally slept pretty well, but have found it maybe even more difficult getting to sleep late at night than before). I do feel better waking up than I used to though.There are a number of positive reviews on here about this product, enough to help anyone looking for information to decide, but I sometimes wonder if those reviews are real or not, and I think that for many products I use that I don't necessarily feel a lot of benefits from, I should write something thorough and real about a product that I think is helping me more than any other supplement I have tried with regards to a general feeling of well being. For $6 for a 6 month supply, I don't think you can go wrong with this one.

Great replacement for Miralax for kids!

I absolutely love NOW Foods Magnesium Citrate Pure Powder! The quality of this supplement is top-notch—NOW Foods always delivers reliable and pure products, and this one is no exception. It works exactly as it's supposed to, helping me maintain proper magnesium levels without any issues.One of the best things about this product is that there’s no bad flavor, which is a big plus for me since I’ve tried other magnesium powders that taste unpleasant. This one mixes easily into water or smoothies and is very mild in taste.The real game-changer for me has been how much it helps with anxiety. Since I've started taking it regularly, I've noticed a significant calming effect. It helps me relax in the evenings and even improves my sleep quality. Overall, it’s been a huge help in managing stress and anxiety, and I highly recommend it for anyone looking for a natural way to calm their nerves. Excellent product!

I take this every night before bed to help keep me regular. The powder is grainy and take a little while to dissolve, but it works and the taste is not overpowering.

Loved it!!

I purchased this product for the express purpose as a magnesium supplement as part of my anti-arteriosclerosis nutritional protocol.At first, I was very disappointed that it didn't have the vastly superior water solubility over magnesium oxide that various web articles stated that it would have. It's water solubility was supposed to be "good". However I soon discovered after receiving it that it is practically insoluble in water. I measured a O.04 gram qty of this powder, and was unable to fully dissolve it in 1 U.S. cup of Brita filtered tap water, despite vigorous agitation with reversing motion of a wire wisk. The vessel was a clear glass coffee/tea mug. Moreover, our municipal water supply is very soft in comparison to other sources (former residences, hotel rooms, homes of friends and family, etc.).If it cannot be dissolved, then the body's GI tract will be unable to absorb it.Eventually I discovered that If I heated 1 U.S. Tbs apple cider vinegar plus 1 U.S. cup water to at least 140 degF, then I could dissolve no more than 5/8 U.S. tsp of this powder. By my calculations, that translates to about 394 mg of elemental magnesium in solution.After taking a daily dose of that 5/8 tsp dissolved in vinegar for a couple days, it dawned on me that it did not have any effect at all on my defecation. For me, that's good, because I don't have a constpation problem. At that point, I wondered not only why it lacks the good water solubility claimed, but also why it didn't appear to be functioning as a laxative either. Then I remembered having purchased bottles of aqueous magnesium citrate at the drug store for my aged father during the final year of his life. That's when I suspected that this product could not possibly be magnesium citrate.So I looked up magnesium citrate at Wikipedia and learned that anhydrous TRIMAGNESIUM citrate powder is commonly and erroneously marketed as "magnesium citrate". The two substances have markedly different properties. True magnesium citrate (the laxative) does in fact have good water solubility: 20 grams per 100 ml. That explains the aqueous form, which can be found bottled at drug stores. Conversely, trimagnesium citrate is poorly soluble in water, nor is it a laxative.However this trimagnesium citrate powder is far more useful as a supplemental nutritional source of magnesium than is true magnesium citrate. Obviously one would not want a laxative side effect from any nutritional supplement. Moreover, this product is a more concentrated source of elemental magnesium than is true calcium citrate (16% vs 11%). The only caveat is that this product cannot be dissolved in water; you must either predissolve it in a hot vinegar solution or take it concomitantly with a big enough meal that produces adequate stomach acidity in order to dissolve a dose of it.I have no problem predissolving the labeled dose (1/2 tsp) in such a small amount of hot apple cider vinegar before taking it. It appears to dissolve without leaving any mysterious foreign matter, so its purity is at least visibly acceptable enough for me. I would have given this product an Amazon rating of 5 stars had NOW Foods properly labeled it. Mislabeling any type of ingestable product is a HUGE no-no, and is particularly reprehensible for a health product being marketed as a nutritional supplement. Got that, NOW Foods???