So i bought this August 11, 2020, its been a little over 30 days and i have to say this is probably the best product i have ever tried to help with anxiety, lets get into details to help those who are looking for relief as well and want to compare symptoms and what this actually helps fix. Right off the back i bought this after doing tons of research and trying to find a something i could take to help with anxiety that would not have adverse side effects and make me feel dependent on any particular medication in order function. My symptoms for anxiety are, tingling of hands and or feet, elevated heart rate, tension headaches, dry eyes, numbness, palpitations, personality changes and arrhythmia. So as you can see i definitely needed something to help with this as i was having a melting pot of symptoms, now these all stem from me being a hypochondriac and constantly in my head thinking something is wrong when in fact it is not and I'm actually fine. but that's what anxiety is right, making you feel off when you're actually fine. I found this product and began to look deeper into the benefits of magnesium and i was shocked to find out this mineral is responsible for over 300 functions in our body and with current American diets we don't consume enough food to ensure we are receiving our recommended amount of MG. Leafy greens, nuts, oats and some fresh fruit are the only known sources naturally for magnesium. Now lets be honest with ourselves, unless you are eating a completely healthy diet and you don't consume unnecessary food then you can be sure you are not getting enough MG. The stats on various website ( not citing them you can look them up there are plenty) show that the average individual is suffering form a MG deficiency, which include and or not limited to numbness, tingling, muscle cramps, seizures, muscle spasms, personality changes and abnormal heart rhythms. I had a good portion of these symptoms as stated above. Upon taking this product, the very first pill (i swear i kid you not ) i felt an immediate change in mood and sense of smell. Later on i began to notice my eye sight was sharper (not that it was bad at all) i could just make out things that use to be blurry and i had double vision that was going away. The anxiety didn't go down until about three days in, i noticed my attacks were very frequent and almost non existent but they had there moments, Muscle spasms didn't stop until i upped the dosage to two pills a day ( i started with one as i wanted to adjust my body to receiving MG from a supplement and to see for side effects), my mood was also better i wasn't having so many swings from feeling good to being aggravated and not wanting to be bothered. Here are my general stats to aid in you finding a solution Age: 32 Race: African-American/Black Gender: Male Body Type: Muscular with fat All in all i think this product is fantastic and i have been recommending it to friends and family non stop. If you are suffering from some of the symptoms i labeled and or just have anxiety or you just want to be more health conscious, then i highly advise you to start here. Thank you for coming to my TED talk and if you read the whole thing you are definitely are looking to better your health and i hope you meet and exceed your goals

Your reasons for coming across this product are probably varied. One thing you may have found frustrating was trying to determine which type of magnesium (atomic symbol for magnesium is Mg) is right for you (there are over 20 magnesium variations and I researched them all). From the very basic (Mg) hydroxide (often used in products to aid in clearing constipation...think Milk of Magnesia) to this finest form of (Mg), Magnesium Glycinate (Mg that has undergone a chelating process with another chemical compound, lysinate). So what does this mean to you? Magnesium glycinate is the most bioavailable form of (Mg) there is. By going through the chelating process this (Mg) has the smallest size molecular structure of all of the (Mg)s. It makes it's way into all of your tissues and most importantly IT CAN PASS THE BLOOD/BRAIN BARRIER. Not long after taking you will most likely notice a calming effect. Magnesium Glycinate has long been called the original supplemental "chill pill". It acts as a calmative on the entire nervous system. One person got ahold of me with the information that this product even helped with her IBS. Makes sense considering it's nerve calming effect. I was seeking out a product that would help with STRESS/ANXIETY during the day AND also act as an aid with my ONSET (difficulty falling asleep) INSOMNIA as well as my EARLY AWAKENING INSOMNIA. I found what I needed right here and so have my friends that have ordered and used the product after my success. Two tablets (400 mg total) is listed as 100% of the Recommended Daily Allowance. That is a minimal number. It can be well exceeded. That value does not take into account the fact that about 70% of the U.S. population is (Mg) deficient. I take one 200mg tab twice a day to help with stress/anxiety. If you are really bad off take 2. Would you like help in falling asleep and staying asleep? Take between 400 mg and 800 mg at bed time. You would of course start at 400 mg. I was successful with 400 mg for 3 days, then 600 for 3 days, the finally at 800 mg. If you have any concerns make the jumps 1 week apart. Magnesium has it's own way of letting you know if you have gone beyond your maximum threshold...you will get diarrhea. No long and protracted bout, but you will know (remember the Milk of Magnesia?). Perhaps go back to your pre-diarrhea level, or better yet slow down in the increase speed. The body will most likely adjust. Now, as to this product having any interactions with medications you may already be taking. Just Google a "medication and supplement interaction checker". For me I had one interaction and that was with my gabapentin. I must take my (Mg) two hours before taking my gabapentin or the proper absorption or the gabapentin could be stunted. This is the most common medication interaction with (Mg). Don't want that. In summary I find this product to be a VERY effective tool in dealing with stress, anxiety, and insomnia! What could be better? Good Luck, Todd ***UPDATE*** I was disappointed that I could not take this magnesium at bedtime due to my taking of gabapentin. There is most definitely a "golden hour" of relaxation with this product. I contacted my physician regarding the gabapentin/ magnesium glycinate issue. There is NO requirement to separate this product from your gabapentin. The interaction I found was with more elemental forms of (Mg). I now take at bedtime and fall asleep faster and with a more serene feeling. I apologize for the incorrect information

Sorry if this is long, but I'm hoping I can help someone who was in my situation. Last fall I was diagnosed with a vitamin D deficiency (level 16). I had been dealing with horrible body aches for years (don't ask me why it took me so long to go to the doctor). Basically, I felt like I was 90 years old, even though I was in my early 30s. Everything hurt from my head to my toes. So, my doc prescribed 50,000 vit D2 per week for 12 weeks. Apparently this is the cookie cutter prescription/dosage for a vit D deficiency. 12 weeks later, I got my levels checked, and they'd gone down! I got home feeling super discouraged and started doing research. I found out that D3 is way more soluble than D2. So I started taking "Zhou K2 D3" (also on Amazon) and I felt better INSTANTLY. I take about 65,000 D3 per week. Suggested dosage charts can be found on the web. Within a few weeks I felt back to normal, which was AMAZING. Until.... About a month in, I started having HORRIBLE lower back pain, which I'd never experienced before. I'm talking flaming hot knife into your back type of pain. I'm talking I literally had tears in my eyes in the Old Navy checkout line type of pain! Massage didn't help the pain either. It felt deeper inside. I started to think it was my kidneys, but it was a little too low on my back. So back to the web I went.... Turns out, you also need to take magnesium (and lots of it) if you're taking high dosage D3. Otherwise you can become deficient in magnesium, and what's the #1 symptom of magnesium deficiency? Flaming hot knife back pain. I purchased "Doctor's Best High Absorption 100% Chelated Magnesium", and I take about 500mg daily. There are suggested dosage charts on the web for magnesium also. My back pain went away the first day I started the magnesium. These Doctor's Best pills are on the large side, but they're not huge like some other reviewers have suggested. I have no problem taking them (and I even have thyroid nodules on my throat that make swallowing more difficult). I take them at night, because they make me sleepy. Now that I'm reading others' reviews, I'm thinking the anxiety I was experiencing (around the time of the back pain) was probably related to the magnesium deficiency as well. I FINALLY feel cured, and I am sooo glad I've found the right dosage and combo of vitamins. Thank you Doctor's Best, thank you amazon reviewers and most of all, thank you to the interwebs

I suffered from severe muscle cramps daily for years. They occurred all times of the day but were mostly at night. Even though I am a military veteran and consider myself no wimp, the cramps were so severe that they would bring tears to my eyes. The cramps occurred all over my body, in my legs, feet, arms, fingers and hands, my jaw, chest and abdomen. Many times, I would get multiple cramps at the same time. It was completely debilitating. I talked to many doctors who could offer me no relief. I studied about muscle cramps, Lactic Acidosis (which I do not have). I tried every remedy under the sun, drinking vinegar and ginger root, Quinine (Seltzer water). taking Cinchona. I drank a lot of water and Electrolytes on a regular basis, I was not dehydrated. No matter what I tried I could not find a solution. I suffered for years. I read so much garbage about cramps that it left me completely bewildered. I took tons of supplements including calcium, magnesium and potassium â€" nothing worked. THE SOLUTION: I learned TWO key pieces of information that completely cured my muscle cramps. As a matter of fact, I've been cramp free for over a year now. Not a single cramp. Here's what I learned â€" FIRST, taking a lot of supplements is NOT good. I learned that some supplements caused the opposite affect on other supplements. For example â€" I was taking a combined supplement of calcium, magnesium and potassium. Magnesium and potassium actually counteract each other if not taken in the exact correct amounts. Also, high doses of calcium can cause muscle cramps as well. And calcium in general is not good for men for many reasons. So, I just stopped everything. Oddly enough my cramps subsided, but then they returned with a vengeance. The Second key was, thinks to Dr. Oz. I read an article he had written that HIGH doses of Magnesium was needed in older men, over 50, to help with cramps. So, I ordered this brand â€" Doctors Best High Absorption Magnesium. I also found out through blood work at my doctors that my Iron and vitamin D were low. So, here's the solution that worked for me. All I do is take FOUR tablets of this magnesium, I take 65 mg of Iron â€" I take the one the doctor prescribed, and I take 10000 IU's of D3, and three soft gels of Omeg-3 fish oil. I take these RIGHT BEFORE BED at night with a full 16 oz bottle of water (Yes â€" I do have to get up in the middle of the night, but that is far less an inconvenient then violent leg cramps.) Also, I got rid of everything else and I stay away from Calcium. I take NOTHING else. For potassium I eat two banana's every day. For my diet â€" I completely removed sugar. I make sure that I eat nothing with sugar in it and for my coffee and tea I switched to honey, which I now prefer. That's it! It's easy. Anyone can do it. I am not affiliated with anyone. I work for the US Navy and I'm just an average-Joe. This is my true story. Seven (7) years of severe muscle cramps â€" solved in just THREE days. Amazing

I originally bought this hoping it might help with some muscle cramping/tightness in my feet and calves (which unfortunately this didn't help with in the slightest). But holy smokes I'm not even mad because boy oh boy did this help with my poor sleep! For reference I'm a 27yo male and an extremely light sleeper (always have been seems to run in the family). I have a hard time falling asleep and toss/turn quite a bit which doesn't allow for deep sleep for long durations if at all. I could count on one hand the number of nights I dreamt in the past 2 years. The first day this was delivered I took two tabs with lunch and went to bed like normal. I had no sleep improvement expectations as stated above but I fell asleep in less than 10 minutes and had the most vivid dream I might have EVER had that night! I woke up in the morning feeling refreshed like I just got back from vacation! I continued to take two tabs at lunch the next several days with exactly the same results. I also noticed I started to wake up in roughly the same position I fell asleep in (meaning not toss/turning near as much). I want to say it was about the fifth night after starting the supplement, I woke up and literally scared myself because my entire upper body had “fallen asleep”; I couldn't move for a solid minute or two until my muscles woke up again!! Thankfully that has only happened the one time but I just shared to show how powerful this really is for sleep! I've continued to take it daily, reducing my intake to one tab daily with the same results. I'm telling everyone who will listen how they HAVE to try this! I even got my dad to try it, he has struggled worse than I have for as long I can remember with insomnia/sleep issues and now he can't shut up about it either!! I can literally hear it in his voice how much more energy he has now that he is consistently sleeping well! I'll shut up now but if you are on the fence about this absolutely just slam that “Add to Cart” button and don't look back! It will be the best and easiest sleep improvement you can do for just $20!

I have been in out the emergency rooms for well over 20 years. I have been to heart specialists for heart rhythm issues. I started my journey of taking supplements about three months ago. I was taking to a friend about my journey and he said "you might want to try magnesium." I did some research, ordered it and was taking it within a week. It gave me some energy within 24 hours. My skin has become super soft in the past few weeks. My eyes now feel relaxed. I wear glasses and my eyes used to feel stressed or worn out. After spending over $2000 for therapy, the urinary incontinence that I was suffering through has been resolved with a $15 bottle of magnesium. I sleep better. My 10-year problem of constipation has almost been resolved. I feel like I have lost a few pounds in the past few weeks since my bowels are working better. My gums look healthier. I no longer need to use deodorant on a daily basis, which I never considered a problem. The brain fog that I used to have for at least 10 years is almost gone (my memory and cognitive skills seem to improve every day). I keep finding ailments and problems that magnesium has resolved. My gerd has gotten better. I have been taking it for about one month and I can see major improvements in my health. I love it so much I shared some tablets with my two sisters - one who has diabetes. The one with diabetes started taking it and her brain fog noticeably improved and her blood sugar went down with 24 hours. I gave some to my other sister who lives with ADHD and now she seems more focused and alert, and not so frazzled. She also had undiagnosed urinary incontenence. She has been taking it for about one week and her urinary urgency has lessened. Both my sisters see the improvement that taking magnesium has made in their lives. Last thing about these tablet is, just like others have mentioned, the tablets are large. I wish they were easier to swallow. That's my only complaint. I will keep taking it and sharing my experiences with others because this stuff is way too good to keep to myself. If you care about somebody, consider sharing this life-changing supplement with him/her

I've been taking these pills for a long time and find them to be perfectly acceptable. The only reason I'm posting is that, in the course of looking over the one-star reviews, I came across some guy complaining that the pills weren't working for him; he assumed that, because they're big, they weren't breaking down and being absorbed. To test his hypothesis, he soaked a pill overnight in a glass of water and found that it was relatively unchanged the morning after, concluding from this pseudo-scientific effort that his theory was correct. Um, dude. Unless your digestive juices consist of water, the experiment was a waste of time. Try soaking a pill overnight in vinegar (or, better yet, hydrochloric acid, which is what's actually in your stomach), and I bet your result will be different. (I would have responded to his review directly--but Amazon has removed that feature from reviews, so I have to resort to calling out his nonsense indirectly. Thanks, Amazon!

I'm hesitant to write a review of any supplement simply because I worry if it's truly working or simply a placebo effect and I don't want to mislead anyone. So I'll describe my situation and experience after only taking these for six days and let you be the judge. I plan to update this review at a later date with my results. For now, I'm 39 years old and I have had tremendous anxiety and depression nearly my entire adult life. I'm talking crippling levels of anxiety and depression - don't want to get out of bed, don't want to shower, can't take care of my apartment, can barely get myself to work, panic attacks nearly every day, etc. I'm reluctant to tell my doctor or any medical professional about it because I'm frightened of antidepressants after personally seeing some horror stories about them. I don't want a prescription drug to make my mental health better. That's just my personal feeling about it, not criticizing anyone who goes that route. I completely understand. These pills are huge. I have no trouble swallowing pills, but these things are massive so I chew them up. I take the recommended dosage on the label - two pills twice a day. After 3 days I have to say this is probably the best I've ever felt in years. My mind isn't racing with thoughts like it normally is 24/7 and I am completely calm. It feels surreal. No panic attacks in days. No heart palpitations or anything. Also, because I'm feeling better I'm binge-eating less, which is also another positive. I should note that in addition to this I'm also taking a K2/D3 Multi-vitamin as my vitamin D levels are low. I didn't really feel any difference though until I added the magnesium supplement to my daily routine. One downside is that this product claims in the description to minimize the laxative effect of magnesium, but I didn't find that to be the case as my trips to the bathroom have increased since taking the pills. I'm hoping that'll correct itself, otherwise if you work in an environment where a restroom isn't readily available you may have some troubles

This is a review of the Doctor's Best High Absorption Magnesium Glycinate Lysinate. 240 Tablets. ASIN B000BD0RT0. Item # DRB-00087. The Problem: I recognized that my diet did not have enough sources of this. Reviewing the benefits of magnesium, I felt this would be a valuable addition for my overall nutritional health. The Solution: I looked up the differences between the forms available. Glycinate was the most easily absorbed. Less likely to cause diarrhea than the citrate. Oxide has less availability than glycinate. The chelated form combined lysine with glycinate, made it more easily tolerated by the digestive tract. That is what led me to these Doctor's Best tablets. What I Like: Dosage form. The pill is 3/4 inch long, 1/4 inch wide, 1/4 inch deep. A touch formidable, but equal in size to others I have taken. I don't have trouble swallowing pills. It is coated, and goes down easily with a swallow or two of water. I take it with food to enhance absorption. Dosage amount: Although the suggested serving size is 2 tablets or 200mg, I know I'm sensitive to medication. So instead of 2 tablets, I take 1 - which provides 24 percent of the recommended daily value. An improvement. Results: It helped me fall asleep more easily and stay asleep longer. I feel better in general. I have noticed no side effects with this supplement. No diarrhea. No abdominal pain. No nausea. No irregular heart beat. Key Point: I never realized the importance of Magnesium as a co-factor; something that helps another element or enzyme work to full capacity, acting as a catalyst for reactions. One of those things that is necessary to add when others are not sufficient. I cannot separate what it does directly, from what it contributes to my body processes. I don't know how. I know it plays a key role in my body chemistry and nutrition. Bottom Line: I have felt better. Slept better. So many intangibles, since I added this to my daily supplement regime. A quality brand that is priced fairly well. Highly recommended

I bought several bottles of this Doctor's Best High Absorption Magnesium to treat a health condition. I don't know if it was a bad batch or what, but after slightly heating the product (barely above body temp), it caused IMMEDIATE gastrointestinal distress and accumulated a strong acetone smell after being recapped. I bought the bottles to treat a magnesium deficiency but found I was avoiding taking them. I thought it might be due to the large tablet size, so I put one bottle's worth through my blender's flour grinder attachment to make a powder for inclusion in soups and smoothies. Sometimes, flour gets warm when grinding at a high speed. I didn't think that would be a problem with magnesium, but just to be certain I used a medium speed and checked the temperature of the mag with my finger afterward--it felt just barely warm to the touch, probably 100-102 degrees. I put it in my smoothie later that morning (water, powdered greens, and milk). I took a few chugs, and immediately felt strong stomach contractions that extended throughout my intestinal tract! There was also a lot of gas. This doesn't usually happen to me, but I thought it might be a "too early in the morning for food" issue, so I waited a while and tried again, with the same reaction. I had just opened a new container of the powdered greens, so I assumed that it might be contaminated. After all, magnesium is just magnesium, right? Next day I prepared and cautiously tasted a green drink made without the mag, my usual. No hint of any problems. So that left me wondering if it was the mag but I got busy and forgot about it for a couple of days. I placed the bottle with the powdered mag on the counter that's next to our stove, so I would remember it. It probably got a little warm there, too, but nothing unusual. In the southwest, the supplement would be exposed to much higher temps just by leaving the windows open and turning off the air! Well, last night I made a soup and had the thought to dissolve in it some of the Doctor's Best High Absorption magnesium as I had planned. I picked up the bottle, but then I remembered the smoothie incident. Wondering what I should do (test it? Try a different bottle?), I removed the cap and held the bottle up to my nose. I was hit with the OVERPOWERING SMELL OF ACETONE. It was as though I were smelling a bottle of nail polish remover! I even felt a slight burning sensation on the inside of my nose, like you would with acetone. After about 20 seconds, the odor dissipated, leaving the powder with only a slight sweet smell. I don't know whether it was that particular batch, or the fact that the magnesium was exposed to slight warming. What I do know is that acetone has no place being in anything I put in my body, LEAST of all something that is supposed to be good for me! I am very concerned about the unwitting chemical exposure that I and apparently many, many purchasers of this product have sustained. I imagine that most people just take this vitamin in whole tablet form and thus never discover the chemical odor that is released upon pulverizing and storing it in a warm kitchen. Please, Amazon--pull this product until this issue can be investigated! ** UPDATE 7/16/2014 ** OK, I emailed Amazon to get a refund but also to make sure they do something about this! I'm solving my problem by never taking another one of these Doctor's Best High-Absorption mags again but I don't want to leave all of you unsuspecting fellow shoppers in the lurch! I'll update again with their response. Here is the text of what I wrote: "NOTE: POSSIBLY DANGEROUS PRODUCT--PLEASE INVESTIGATE This concerns your product Doctor's Best High-Absorption Magnesium and the four orders of it that I placed on February 4 (2 orders), April 22, and May 23 (see order numbers below). I believe this product to be defective and dangerous, as one of the bottles emits a very strong chemical smell of ACETONE after sitting unopened for a period of time. I did not notice this problem when I was taking the pills whole, but at some point I crushed one bottle's worth of them with the intention of using it as a food additive. It was after crushing and storing that I noticed the smell. I describe this in detail in my July 14 review of the product: http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/AFIWAK372L47Z/ref=cm_cr_pr_auth_rev?ie=UTF8&sort_by=MostRecentReview I would like my purchases to be refunded, but perhaps more importantly, I would like Amazon's assurance that it will investigate this and take proper steps to protect its customers. I have used many Doctor's Best products in the past and believe it (or believed it) to be a quality brand, but I am certain the product I received is contaminated and fear that the many other people who take the pills whole rather than crushing them will not discover the potential danger as I did. Please read my review and suspend selling this product until this issue has been resolved. I will label the offending bottle upon returning it to you. If your representative smells it immediately upon opening it, you will see precisely why this is so important! You might also wish to duplicate the situation I describe (grinding to a powder, storing in a warm room) using your own, unopened bottle. Two of the bottles I'll be returning are unopened and one contains the magnesium in powdered form as described. The fourth bottle I will not be returning as I consumed it, but I still would like to be refunded for it. The order numbers are: 102-5080877-3068210, 115-9331371-0040269, 115-0546440-8910634, and 108-6356697-5716201. Please keep me apprised of how Amazon will be addressing this issue, as I feel it is my duty to other shoppers to see that this matter is addressed. Thank you. Sincerely, J. Diaz" I will also be sending an email to Doctor's Best