The oxide won't hurt you unless you take alot of it...then it will cause diarrhea.
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Magnes Res. 2001 Dec; 14(4): 257-62. Related Articles, Links
Bioavailability of US commercial magnesium preparations.
Firoz M, Graber M.
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Northport, NY 11768, USA.
Magnesium deficiency is seen with some frequency in the outpatient setting and requires oral repletion or maintenance therapy. The purpose of this study was to measure the bioavailability of four commercially-available preparations of magnesium, and to test the claim that organic salts are more easily absorbed. Bioavailability was measured as the increment of urinary maginesium excretion in normal volunteers given approximately 21 mEq/day of the test preparations. Results indicated relatively poor bioavailability of magnesium oxide (fractional absorption 4 per cent) but significantly higher and equivalent bioavailability of magnesium chloride, magnesium lactate and magnesium aspartate. We conclude that there is relatively poor bioavailability of magnesium oxide, but greater and equivalent bioavailability of magnesium chloride, lactate, and aspartate. Inorganic magnesium salts, depending on the preparation, may have bioavailability equivalent to organic magnesium salts.
PMID: 11794633 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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But it is not doing what you want it too.
Of course you didn't know this, along with most doctors who still find it in their reference books:
WalMart carries SlowMag and its generic called Mag64, or MagDelay. SlowMag was initially formulated for use by doctors for patients low in magnesium. It remains over the counter too.
Your initial dose should be one tablet twice a day at different times.
Ask at the pharmacy if they are out of it, and they will order it for you.
http://www.walmart.com/search/search...straint=976760
Any pharmacy can order this for you... drugstores, Kroger's
Target etc. Will take a couple of days, depending. WalMart may take a week.
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