Evening/Morning everyone.
Sleep is evading me for the past week. What with that, my tight legs/spasticity and low mood I’ve been searching on here for inspiration. Magnesium keeps showing up so I’m asking, who uses it? If so, in which form and how do you find it helps?
Thank you (Zzzzz)
the present Mrs,juju insist’s on giving me 1 capsule of magnesium complex, (synpharma) & it does seem to be working, it does say take 2,caps’ but 1 seems to work, with baclofen, 20mg ~30mg~10mg depends how i feel! Doc told me 10~40 ok, i dont like meds so i try keep it down,
sleep has bin an absolute pain for me over many years, i do like late night radio, & my bike trainer when things get too much! But ya can take caps!
hope this helps, sleep well dude! but have a gud day first, julien,
i take magnesium which helps to ease my restless legs - It works for me.
i bought magnesium spray from holland and barrett.
a lot of things get into your system quicker through the skin.
carole x
i take one magnesium tablet at night and it does help with spasms and i think it helps me sleep a bit better too.
With MS - we should all be taking lots of Vitd3 -with magnesium and k2. lt is essential for all of us - magnesium. And as an oil is also easily absorbed into the skin - as someone correctly mentioned.
Lots of different types of magnesium. So do a bit of googling to find out the best one to use. lt is also a laxative - so be aware of this- but still much better to take then any of the prescription drugs.
Magnesium Malate
Magnesium L-theaonate
Epsom Salts is magnesium sulphate. And we have recently bought a hot tub - and l use it in the water. And l find l am sleeping better without so much discomfort from painful legs. Good for skin as well.
Google MS and Magnesium or Vitamin d3 magnesium ms.
Thanks everyone. Best Google and see which is the right form for me to take.
I also use the magnesium spray on my legs, it really helps with spasticity. There’s a night-time one so it smells of lavender - that’s good because my husband hated the smell if the original one…so more difficult to persuade my husband to rub it in!
Sonia x
My poor brain is fried from searching on Magnesium. So many variations. I’m thinking I’ve decided on is the spray, to avoid any unwanted side affects, like diahorrea. Is there any “recommended” strength or anything like that? I’ll do Holland & Barrett tomorrow I think.
I used to take it and for the life of me I can’t remember why I stopped, I had a spell where I stopped everything so maybe I stopped then and just never restarted? I used to take all the vitamins and all of prescription stuff none of it made me better so cut them out and saved myself a fortune.
Don
I know what you mean Don. Hubby dxd with Fibro ten years ago and his list of meds has grown accordingly. He had a review, paid for privately a few weeks ago. Was weaned off everything and about to start on a different main drug. He has always had twitches in hands and legs at night, as well as the obvious neuropathic pain.
.I’m just taking Tec still, despite being told two weeks ago my ms is now classed as ppms, not rrms as diagnosed last year. ( I asked that I be allowed to remain on it for a while longer. A sort of “insurance policy” if you like. Neuro agreed for now, but we both know this is for psychological affect). I’m getting restless legs and leg spasms at night so thinking Magnesium might help.
My mobility has deteriorated so fast now, I’m sure if someone offered me Heroin and said it would restore my mobility, I’m sure I’d try it!!! 
I take 375mg tablets from Healthspan and they seem to do the trick for me, without any unpleasant side effects. However, I think the spray suggested by users on ths site is Magnesium Oil Body Spray | BetterYou, although it’s probably cheaper on Amazon.
Hi
I took Whammel’s advice months ago and I too take 375mg from Healthspan and I will continue to use them as they have made a real difference to me. My spasms are much better and I sleep much better as I am not woken with painful legs so much as I did when not taking the Magnesium.
Shazzie x
Thanks Whammel
Good to get positive feedback thanks. I’ll check it out I think.