# Magnesium **URL:** \ **Category:** Everyday living\ **Created:** [10 September 2011 19:28 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/magnesium/113 "2011-09-10T19:28:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![yawn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e95f7d/32.png) [@yawn](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/yawn)\ **Post date:** [10 September 2011 19:28 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/magnesium/113/1 "2011-09-10T19:28:58Z")
Just started taking magnesium and already feel much more awake, lighter mood and dare I say it, healthier. Maybe early days but are there others out there taking it and have you noticed dramatic results? Heard it can help with depression?? bren x ---
**Author:** ![whammel](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/mssociety/user_avatar/forum.mssociety.org.uk/whammel/32/1005_2.png) [@whammel](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/whammel)\ **Post date:** [10 September 2011 19:57 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/magnesium/113/2 "2011-09-10T19:57:29Z")
Fortunately, I don’t get depressed, but find 375mg of magnesium helps with cramp and spasm. Take a look at nhfw.info/magnesium.html ---
**Author:** ![marilynh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df788c/32.png) [@marilynh](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/marilynh)\ **Post date:** [11 September 2011 10:06 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/magnesium/113/3 "2011-09-11T10:06:52Z")
Bren, How refreshing to read your positive post !! You know that I’ve been taking Magnesium and other supplements for years - and yes, they do work !! Lyn xxxx ---
**Author:** ![Inactive\_User](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3e96dc/32.png) [@Inactive\_User](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Inactive_User)\ **Post date:** [11 September 2011 12:16 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/magnesium/113/4 "2011-09-11T12:16:05Z")
I’ll try this. I find good results with folic acid I take 5 a day and feel much brighter. MM ---
**Author:** ![Inactive\_User](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3e96dc/32.png) [@Inactive\_User](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Inactive_User)\ **Post date:** [11 September 2011 13:01 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/magnesium/113/5 "2011-09-11T13:01:20Z")
Hello. What is the optimum dose so you feel the benefits? Steffi xx ---
**Author:** ![whammel](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/mssociety/user_avatar/forum.mssociety.org.uk/whammel/32/1005_2.png) [@whammel](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/whammel)\ **Post date:** [11 September 2011 17:06 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/magnesium/113/6 "2011-09-11T17:06:52Z")
Hello Steffi, I take 375mg and find that works quite well. Be careful of taking too much, because it can act as a laxative. ---
**Author:** ![trish444](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cab0a1/32.png) [@trish444](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/trish444)\ **Post date:** [6 January 2015 11:29 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/magnesium/113/7 "2015-01-06T11:29:32Z")
whammel I can see a benefit so far been taking it for three weeks taking 400mg two in the morning two at night , it stops the cramps maybe reduce it to 300mg as the stress of Christmas has gone and i felt it didn’t help with the cramps , how do you manage to take 375mg do you get it from GP or like me Holland and Barrett ---
**Author:** ![Shazzie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@Shazzie](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Shazzie)\ **Post date:** [6 January 2015 13:11 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/magnesium/113/8 "2015-01-06T13:11:37Z")
So pleased you are getting benefits from Magnesium. Which magnesium do you take. There are a few out there aren’t there? I’ve seen Magnesium Oxide at the supermarket. Shazzie xx ---
**Author:** ![mrsJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5e9695/32.png) [@mrsJ](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/mrsJ)\ **Post date:** [6 January 2015 13:55 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/magnesium/113/9 "2015-01-06T13:55:54Z")
Be careful not to take too much Bren it can affect your heart rate,i take it and i was also eating a lot of magnesium rich foods and my heart rate was all over the place,seem i was taking too much so if i eat magnisium rich foods i dont take it that day,i find it helps me go to the toilet too,which is good as i was really badly constipated… J x ---
**Author:** ![whammel](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/mssociety/user_avatar/forum.mssociety.org.uk/whammel/32/1005_2.png) [@whammel](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/whammel)\ **Post date:** [6 January 2015 14:52 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/magnesium/113/10 "2015-01-06T14:52:54Z")
I get mine from Healthspan and it seems to work perfectly well. It’s probably worth experimenting a bit with the dose, as one size doesn’t fit all. [http://www.healthspan.co.uk/products/magnesium](http://www.healthspan.co.uk/products/magnesium) ---
**Author:** ![spacejacket](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@spacejacket](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/spacejacket)\ **Post date:** [6 January 2015 15:46 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/magnesium/113/11 "2015-01-06T15:46:55Z")
It’s advised to take magnesium alongside vitd3 - as they need one another to work. There are several types of magnesium. Some do have work as a laxative. Epsom salts and Fynnon salts are magnesium. The best one for us is magnesium malate also known as magnesium glycinate or Elemental Chelated magnesium. There is a good one called Source Natural Magnesium Malate on Amazon. lt should help with restless legs at night / also cramp plus other benefits. And its better to try a natural supplement like this first- rather than resorting to prescribed drugs and the usual side effects that go with them. Lots of info online - worth reading and making up your own mind. ---
**Author:** ![Inactive\_User](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3e96dc/32.png) [@Inactive\_User](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Inactive_User)\ **Post date:** [6 January 2015 16:37 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/magnesium/113/12 "2015-01-06T16:37:36Z")
hurray bren! milk of magnesia when you are constipated and it kills 2 birds with one stone! the magnesium oil is good for when u wake up with a bad cramp in your foot/calves. just reach for the bottle which lives on my bedside table, a quick squirt and back to sleep. carole x ---
**Author:** ![Shazzie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@Shazzie](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Shazzie)\ **Post date:** [6 January 2015 16:49 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/magnesium/113/13 "2015-01-06T16:49:51Z")
Thanks Carole. That is so helpful. I wake up regularly with painful spasms. Be off to get some tomorrow. Shazzie xx ---
**Author:** ![trish444](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cab0a1/32.png) [@trish444](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/trish444)\ **Post date:** [6 January 2015 19:00 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/magnesium/113/14 "2015-01-06T19:00:29Z")
thanks whammel, MRS J why does it affect your heart rate? ---
**Author:** ![mrsJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5e9695/32.png) [@mrsJ](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/mrsJ)\ **Post date:** [6 January 2015 19:19 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/magnesium/113/15 "2015-01-06T19:19:55Z")
its just one of those things that if you take too much it can affect your heart rate,Pat on the ppms forum had trouble with her heart rate with it. j x ---
**Author:** ![trish444](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cab0a1/32.png) [@trish444](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/trish444)\ **Post date:** [6 January 2015 20:13 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/magnesium/113/16 "2015-01-06T20:13:17Z")
thanks for that