Magnesium glycinate supplements

[Andie222]

Hello everyone

I’ve been taking magnesium glycinate for a while before bed and found it really helps with sleep. I still wake up during the night, but go back to sleep much more quickly than before.

However, the tablets I take are big and I find them difficult. I have to eat something afterwards even if I’m not hungry which is annoying.

I’d really like to find a smaller tablet, even if I have to take two instead of one. If anyone can recommend another brand I’d be very grateful. The ones I take are Doctor’s Best from iherb.com.

uk.iherb.com/pr/doctor-s-be...

[SlowDragon Administrator]

You could crush these ones up into a powder?

[Andie222 in reply to SlowDragon]

I hadn't thought of that. I think they would taste horrible but perhaps I could mix with orange juice.

[helvella Administrator]

Are they tablets? Because your link is to capsules!

[Andie222 in reply to helvella]

Definitely tablets. Sorry I must have got the wrong link. I'll see if I can change it.

[Andie222 in reply to Andie222]

Link changed. Thanks for spotting that. 🙂

[ockerdoc]

I take these in capsule form amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B01K1J...

[Andie222 in reply to ockerdoc]

Thank you ockerdoc. Are they small or large capsules. I can’t see a picture of them. Do you just take 1 capsule?

[ockerdoc in reply to Andie222]

Yes just one capsule once or twice a day..I’ve been taking them for years very good quality capsules aren’t too big.

[Andie222 in reply to ockerdoc]

Thank you for the recommendation.

[greygoose]

Can't you snap them in half? That's what I do.

[Andie222 in reply to greygoose]

Yes I tried that but that felt worse. Almost as if the sharp edges irritate my throat on the way down. I know it sounds a bit pathetic! I’m tolerating it because they make a difference, but if I can find something smaller I’d be delighted.

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Andie222]

Just grind up before hand and add to water or try crunching up with your teeth

Or next time get capsules and open and mix with water

I take Thorne Magnesium citramate …..large capsules, far too large for me to swallow….I open and tip in small glass of water …..zero taste

[Pollypet in reply to SlowDragon]

Hi - I notice above you said you take Magnesium citramate. Is that a typo or different/ better than Magnesium citrate? I’m just doing some research before buying some.

Thanks

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Pollypet]

it’s by Thorne

It’s a mix of magnesium citrate and malate

Doesn’t affect bowels

Large capsule. So I tip into cup and add water. Negligible taste

[Pollypet in reply to SlowDragon]

Thanks - solved my conundrum as I couldn’t find any reference to it.

[mrskiki in reply to Andie222]

I tried halving the ones I bought from Ingennus, as would like smaller ones more similar to a paracetamol caplet or less. They have a line down centre to make them easy to break, but same problem, edges made them irregular shape and harder to swallow.

I think I’ll grind up as suggested as they don’t taste of much.

[Andie222 in reply to mrskiki]

Let me know how you get on doing that. I was considering putting in orange juice to avoid taste issues. Would be a faff grinding them up every evening just before bed. I am too tired at that point so I don't think it's sustainable long term, but might help me use the rest of the pot.

[mrskiki in reply to Andie222]

I crushed some that were already halved, and I was avoiding, just using back of spoon on saucer, weren’t very dense at all, pretty tasteless too in small shot glass of water. Probably wouldn’t want to do that every night but if I get smaller ones too, might try it a few times a week or so until used.

[fairgo45]

I take 1 Soloray Magnesium glycinate 350mg at night I get them from Iherb.com it's a Canadian company great service and there easy to swallow capsules I buy my vitamin D from them as well they do a big range of Dr's Best as also

[Andie222 in reply to fairgo45]

Thanks, I’ll have a look at those. I like iherb.com as well.

[Star13]

I have the same issue as you which is why I chose these. They are capsules but an acceptable size and from a good company too.

shop.bestimmune.co.uk/glyci...

You can also buy on Amazon sometimes too.

[Andie222 in reply to Star13]

Thank you. I'll have a look at them.

[ainslie]

Why not just chew them, ok they won’t taste like ice cream an jelly, but it’s doible

[Andie222 in reply to ainslie]

Thanks for the suggestion. They are really hard tablets and I don't think that chewing them would be easy. I'd prefer to find a different type to swallow.

[ThyroidDeb]

I have several pills that I take that are larger and hard to swallow so I grease them up. Spread a little butter on them and they slide right down. I have dry mouth which also gives me dry throat l, this works for me. Good luck.

[Andie222 in reply to ThyroidDeb]

Well I'd never have thought of that. Might try it tonight! Thanks

[lutepavan]

Hello @Andie222, I take magnesium glycinate too, and I find it useful. But I take it in powdered form, stirred into a little water. It doesn't taste great, but you get used to it! The brand I buy is available here, in case it's useful: peaksupps.co.uk/products/ma...

[Mixteca]

I take these, which are very easy to swallow being smallish capsules.

5greens.co.uk/products/magn...