Carlson Chelated Magnesium 200mg, 180 Tablets

The only brand to ever purchase!!

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I take this every night! Helps me with my sleep. I really enjoy this product. I would recommend it to anyone who struggles falling asleep quickly.

easy of ordering is great, product quality as expected.

I wish I would have known the size of this tablet as I probably would not have purchased it.It is harder for me to swallow a pill that is almost 1" in length.That is my negative comment about this.Other than that I hope it is doing what it is supposed to be doing.

I started using this product 5 years ago. I was frequently having muscle cramps in my feet and legs soon after my diagnosis of osteoporosis. After doing some reading I learned that taking a magnesium supplement could help. I purchased Carlson Chelated Magnesium 200mg. It did help. I found my muscle cramps stopped completely if I took one half tablet daily. They are incredibly easy to break in half by hand, with no need to use a pill cutter. When that bottle was gone I purchased another. Then when that bottle was empty and I needed more magnesium, I decided to try another brand which Amazon had a banner for showing it was a #1 best seller. So I purchased that brand, it was Doctor's Best High Absorption Magnesium (200 Mg Elemental). I started using the Doctor's brand 2 months ago and I immediately started getting the muscle cramps again. I upped the dosage half a tablet to one full tablet daily and still suffer these frequent cramps. There is definitely a huge difference in which product works best for me. Carlson Chelated Magnesium 200mg tablets is what I am reordering and the only product I will trust for relief of muscle cramps. My Doctor's brand of magnesium is getting tossed in the trash. Carlson's brand of magnesium has done so much to improve the quality of my life. I highly recommend it.

Awhile ago, I gave this product 5 stars because it was a good product. I usually buy this every 2 months or so. When I received it, after using it a bit, I realized Carlson changed this product. Instead of all Magnesium glycinate, they are mixing the pills with a cheaper quality magnesium- Magnesium oxide. Magnesium oxide is not a good magnesium to take every day for months or weeks at a time. It tends to coat the digestive system, stopping your intake of vitamins and minerals. Magnesium oxide also does not digest well, even though they say it does. It's like the difference between Calcium citrate and Calcium carbonate.(where Calcium citrate is highly beneficial and absorbs close to 100%) Notice both the Calcium Carbonate and the Magnesium Oxide are in basic grocery store vitamins. These are inexpensive forms of calcium and magnesium that the manufacturers put in just to say, "yes, we gave you these minerals in your vitamins." (even though they do not absorb well and they will probably screw up your body.) I now am discontinuing this brand and I will be looking for a better brand that makes a quality product. This product now to me is garbage.

I received this product earlier this month, March of 2016; it expires in August of 2020. It contains 180 uncoated tablets of chelated magnesium (magnesium chelate) around 1"x0.25"x0.25" (may be a little smaller). I don't have any issues swallowing them with a gulp of water.This item was specifically recommended by my doctor (a doctor of osteopathy) based on his research. I had switched away for a time due to the cost, and have switched back as Amazon has them for a much more reasonable price than when I first looked.Pro's- High bio-availability (your body absorbs a high percentage of the supplement compared to other delivery methods, like magnesium oxide)- No bad taste (unless you chew them!)- Long shelf life- No digestive disturbance- No aftertaste- Tablets have a tendency to break perfectly in half- Completely prevents my heart palpitations when I'm trying to fall asleep!Con's- If chewed, they taste chalky (so don't chew them!)- There is no cotton filler in the bottle, so you may end up with tablets broken in half - just press the sharp corners into a solid object to dull them and they're fine