Insulin resistance -- central to type 2 diabetes -- is associated with reduced intracellular magnesium and can be mitigated with magnesium. It has been demonstrated that insulin resistance in skeletal muscle can be reduced by magnesium administration. You can find more information by doing an internet search for "magnesium diabetes". I have found that magnesium is helping control my insulin resistance. The most common magnesium supplements are magnesium oxide, magnesium carbonate, chelated magnesium (magnesium glycinate), magnesium orotate, magnesium citrate, magnesium maleate and magnesium gluconate. These supplements provide different amounts of elemental magnesium (the constituent that matters) and also vary significantly in their bioavailability (absorption). Magnesium oxide is the most dense magnesium compound and the one most often used in mineral supplements and multivitamins. It contains 300 mg of elemental magnesium per 500 mg tablet, but is extremely poorly absorbed. Only about 4% of its elemental magnesium is absorbed or about 12 mg out of a 500 mg tablet. Magnesium carbonate contains 125 mg of elemental magnesium per 500 mg tablet, but is poorly absorbed. Chelated magnesium (magnesium glycinate) is magnesium bound in a complex of glycine and lysine. It is easily absorbed and highly bioavailable. The magnesium (elemental) content per tablet or capsule is usually 100 mg. Magnesium orotate contains only 31 mg of elemental magnesium per 500 mg tablet. However, it is well absorbed and has been found highly effective in daily intakes of 3000 mg (186 mg elemental). Magnesium citrate contains 80 mg of elemental magnesium per 500 mg tablet. It is far better absorbed than is magnesium oxide. The water soluble form (Natural Calm) contains 205 mg of elemental magnesium per teaspoon, is totally soluble in hot water and is highly bioavailable. Magnesium maleate contains 56 mg of elemental magnesium per 500 mg tablet. Magnesium gluconate contains 27 mg of elemental magnesium per 500 mg tablet. It is easily absorbed and quick acting. All forms of oral magnesium supplements are better absorbed when taken with a meal

I know it may seem like a very unpleasant topic to talk about, but constipation can be a very serious and painful ailment. I have suffered for year. Doctors tried all kinds of pills, laxatives, fiber powders, colon products and cleansing, etc. There was just no success. Finally I found a brilliant doctor who guessed that I might have a Magnesium Deficiancy...I know, I'd never heard of it either. Well, he performed what I thought to be an extremely unusual (though incredibly helpful in diagnosing my ailment) test: He had me swallow this little device/detector thingie :-/ that fit inside a quickly dissolving gel capsule. Also inside the capsule was a thin string which was attached to the device (so he could later pull it right back out through my mouth when the test was done). I then drank something, I believe (it's been several years since the test, so I don't remember exactly) with magnesium in it. Soon after, I drank something with Baking Soda in it to see how fast my stomach could absorb/neutralize acid (again, it's hard to remember the exact things I drank). While the device was in my stomach, the doctor could see how well I absorbed Magnesium -- quite poorly, as he suspected. He also explained that if your body cannot properly absorb magnesium from foods, it can impact your ability to have bowel movements. Needless to say, this discovery has been a godsend! These pills work wonderfully. I do have to take 2 - 3 every other night though. I hope someone might read this review and discover a way to cure their constipation as well. Please do talk to your doctor about it though as I have no medical training; I only know what is working for me

I purchased a bottle of Solgar Magnesium Citrate after watching a video by a Dr that said it is good for those that are on the Keto diet and experiencing leg cramps..I periodically get leg cramps evenbefore doing Keto...but I have not had them since starting Keto. However, he mentioned that it is good for constipation and may be best to take it at night because it can make you drowsy. I have mild insomnia as well as sleep apnea and I refuse to use a CPAP machine. I started taking the magnesium citrate...and my bathroom issues are solved. I have not experienced diarrhea as some have noted. Maybe because I had constipation. I'm also sleeping better and feeling more rested in the morning. I'm dreaming again and that's how I know I'm getting g restful sleep where before I never had dreams or remembered them. I know that's sounds strange but when you dream you are getting that REM sleep....the restful sleep your body needs. I'm also sleeping longer with no signs of insomnia. When we have a symptom it is our body trying to tell us that something is wrong. Instead of treating the underlying cause we just treat the symptom...that's why we keep having symptoms over and over. Be your own advicate for your health. Ask your Dr questions instead of just taking a prescription that may not even help your symptoms. Solgar is a great quality supplement. I won't buy anything else. Hope this helps someone

I have suffered with IBS/SIBO for 10 years and was just figuring out how to manage it successfully when I became pregnant. I do not want to drink coffee during my pregnancy (which was the only thing keeping me regular previously) so I started taking these supplements. I take 1 in AM and 1 PM. It has SAVED me! I have dealt with chronic constipation for so long, especially in the absence of coffee. These totally helped and ensure a BM every morning. It took a few weeks for my body to get used to them. For the first couple of weeks, my BM's were loose and "not normal" and I was afraid that it would cause problems in the long run, chronic diarrhea didn't seem any better than chronic constipation. But now things have evened out and I have regular/consistent BM's and I am convinced it is because of this product as I haven't changed anything else. This is a lot of personal info but if I can help one fellow pregnant woman, especially those who struggle with chronic GI issues, I am happy to share

Love this magnesium citrate! It is very well absorbed and easy to use as you only have to take 1 tablet in AM and 1 tablet in PM and you've me the USRDA (US Recommended Daily Allowance) (USRDA for magnesium is 400mg)(each tablet is 200mg). This product is also very cost effective. It is around $14 and that is for a two month supply, so it costs basically $7 per month to protect against anxiety, depression, restless leg syndrome, eczema, psoriasis and headaches/migraines, allergies, fibromyalgia pain, osteoporosis, high cholesterol, and heart disease. I would (and I do) recommend this magnesium to anyone. (note: magnesium is a natural blood pressure lowerer as well, so those with really low blood pressure need to watch their blood pressure when starting this, aka take a smaller amount of this when starting, like 1/2 tablet (which is 100mg) per day, and then very slowly work up to the 2 tablets per day over the course of a few weeks. I have naturally low blood pressure and I did not know this (to start at a lower dose when first starting) when I first started taking this and so it made me blood pressure very low which made me very low energy, but it went away in about 2 weeks when my body got used to it. But I really didn't care since the magnesium immediately got rid of my restless leg syndrome and it helped me to sleep much better and it immediately greatly lessened my fibromyalgia pain. I was in heaven when I first started taking it because my high level of constant pain went away drastically. Note: if you have fibromyalgia, it might be due to a genetic mutation on one of your sulfur metabolism genes like the SUOX (Sulfur Oxidase gene) or the CBS 699 gene(Cystathione Beta Synthase 699). ( see Dr. Jockers web page for CBS699 diet/ you have to avoid all foods high in sulfur and phosphorus.) (I have 2 homozygous (inherited from both parents) CBS mutations and 2 homozygous SUOX mutations, so I have to avoid foods high in sulfur and phosphorus like the plague, or otherwise be consigned to bad muscle and joint pain and migraines.) At any rate, this magnesium works great. It is cost effective and easy "adherence"/ aka easy to take/ easy to adhere to the schedule of taking it. Magnesium is the cornerstone nutrient to take above all other nutrients and most people are deficient in magnesium, and so I would recommend this product to anyone. Magnesium has saved my life and continues to save my life every single day! For more info on magnesium, read "The Magnesium Miracle" by Dr. Carolyn Dean, or watch her and many other doctors on youtube talk about all the great health benefits of daily supplementation with magnesium

I have had depression and insomnia for as long as I can remember. After it got to a certain point I couldn't handle it anymore. I started reading books about nutrition and its relation to mental health. One of the books I read was The Mood Cure: The 4-Step Program to Take Charge of Your Emotions--Today which recommended magnesium supplements and 5-HTP. I had been taking 5-HTP in the morning which helped a lot but I still didn't sleep very well. I had this bottle of Magnesium lying around for a while and thought that it didn't work. One day I randomly decided to pop three of these magnesium pills with a Citrical (calcium pill - magnesium can use up calcium in your body). Now if I wanted to, I could honestly sleep for 10 hours every night. I used to never have any dreams at all. Now I wake up from all sorts of dreams. I can wake up and go back to sleep. Sometimes it is actually hard to wake up! If you have depression or anxiety and insomnia as well, you may be deficient in magnesium. Try taking some different doses at night with a little calcium to see how it effects you. The price of this product is decent and a cheap experiment to see if it could solve your insomnia or depression. It wasn't until I randomly "popped" three of them one night that I discovered its helpful effect for me

My chiropractor recommended that I take magnesium to help strengthen a weekend back bone from a past fracture. So far, my back is still sore as usual, but a lot of other aches and pains have disappeared, so hopefully this can help strengthen my back over time. A side effect of these is also a laxative effect, which is perfect since I am constantly constipated. The downside of these pills is the fact that they give me the worst gas EVER. You know those farts where it smells like something died? That happens every time about an hour or two after consumption. I have to take these pills when no one will be near me, because the gas is horrid. I have really explosive bowel movements when I take 2 pills, but it's perfect when I take one. No matter what dose I take though, the gas is out of control

A few years ago I was having trouble sleeping at night, so my coworker recommended I take magnesium before bed to help me sleep. I decided to give it a try, and I'm so glad I did! Thankfully, I noticed results right away with helping me sleep, so I continued to take this product instead of using it once or twice and forgetting about it like I have with so many other supplements. And after years of struggling with constipation, I was able to go to the bathroom every morning so that was another reason I stuck with it. However the biggest bonus was yet to come! I started having issues with the anxiety as a teenager. I've seen many doctors over the years, and was diagnosed with a so-called generalized anxiety disorder. I know now that that just means your doctor has no idea what the cause really is. I was on antidepressants and anti-anxiety medication for many years. About three months into taking this magnesium supplement, I was doing some grocery shopping one day, and I noticed I wasn't feeling social anxiety like I normally would being in a busy grocery store. I remember walking around the store thinking that it was strange and then I started thinking back to the last time I had really felt anxious about anything. I honestly don't know at what point it happened, but I knew that I hadn't felt anxiety in some time. I was stumped. I was walking around the store racking my brain trying to figure out why I had been in such a good mood lately. Nothing else had changed. And then it dawned on me, that the only thing that changed was that I was taking magnesium every night. Yep, after 25 years of battling with anxiety, that was at times near debilitating and would sometimes leave me shaking and my voice quivering, MY SO CALLED GENERALIZED ANXIETY WAS CURED! That was four years ago, and I am still anxiety free! I no longer take prescription anti anxiety drugs either. Again, I have no idea at what point my anxiety actually went away. But if you have anxiety issues don't be afraid to give this product a try, even if it takes a couple weeks or a couple months, it is so worth it! I also feel I should mention that it cured my RLS and diminished my insatiable chocolate cravings strange as that is! Seriously, look it up magnesium deficiency causes chocolate cravings. I'm not sure why it took me so long to finally leave a review for this product. Maybe it was because I was finally out enjoying my anxiety free life :) Or maybe it's because I just bought a new bottle and finally noticed the leave a review button haha! Anyway, thank you Solgar, I am a forever customer and please don't ever discontinue this product

I first became interested in taking a magnesium supplement for two reasons. One- I have a long term condition that leaves me fatigued and I heard it can help with energy. Two - I have problems with bowel regularity and heard it is awesome for helping with that problem. Prior to buying this product, I used magnesium oxide which I purchased fairly cheaply at my local Meijer. It worked pretty well. I began further researching magnesium since I was supplementing with it just so I would know what I was putting into my body. I learned that magnesium citrate is absorbed more easily by the body, and immediately sought out to buy it. This product came promptly in a glass bottle and each tablet is 200 mg. I gave it a low rating because it made me bloat up and look as though I was pregnant! We are talking at least an inch to two inches larger than normal for me. I thought that perhaps since it is absorbed better by my body than the oxide version, I needed to lower the dosage and this was the cause of my bloating. The next few days I went from my former 500mg a day to 300 mg and was still bloated. I have now been back to my cheap magnesium oxide and have no bloating and feel I am getting the benefits magnesium has to offer. However, it seems as though I am an unusual case judging by all of the positive reviews. Tip: taking a tablespoon of lemon or lime juice with your magnesium can help you body absorb it better -- this is what I do with my magnesium oxide Bottom Line: For me, magnesium oxide does the exact same thing as this product, magnesium citrate, at a lower price and without the bloating

My husband and I were taking a magnesium oxide supplement. My husband has suffered from excruciating leg cramps for years. The magneium oxide helped only a little. Since taking the Solgar mag citrate the problem is gone. We were a little hesitant about the possible GI side effects (loose or frequent stools) but he has had no issues and takes 200 mg twice a day. I started taking them, and my irregular heart beats are about 99% gone (used to have them every day and now maybe once a week). So glad we switched to this product