When my toes go a wonky. About once a week.

Thank you all. Much appreciated.

I've never shown allergies or GI problems when it comes to cellulose but the magnesium does contain a type that I believe I've not used before: hypromellose. Then again, perhaps others just don't label it as precisely. Maybe I'll throw it in a cup of water and through out the capsule. I'll start slow and low and see what happens.

Patrick, you have me an idea to try it every other day, to slowly ease in. I'm actually thinking of doing the same with the vitamin D3 now. Didn't even thin of that. Perhaps I can try the lanolin pure from Pure Encapsulations with barely anything added 1000 IU every other day. I wonder if my GI can handle that. Meanwhile, I'm going to soon try MrsD.'s little trick.

The lichen based D3 that I took for just two days, a total of 2000 IU, has left me with increased symptoms and high histamine levels. I'm clearly allergic to the lichen or something else in it, but likely the first, given everything else I've had before with no issues.

Anyway, thanks again everyone.

magnesium in lower dosages than i take is usually well tolerated. I just dont see the benefits unless I go with a higher dosage.

That makes sense. I'll start with one 90 mg tablet that I have and then up the dose. Sometimes it's difficult for me to tell what dosage to take, like with Benfo, though 600 mg has served well so far. Still not sure though. I had a blood test a while back in emergency that showed I'm not magnesium deficient, but that can easily change or be inaccurate or what have you.

Tests for magnesium in the serum are not really reliable in the "normal" range. They are only good medically for very very low, or very high values to indicate severe deficiency, or poisoning.

The mid range values do not really relate much to functions that can be measured. You can look this up on the net...as many magnesium experts, seem to agree with this explanation.

For therapeutic use medically extremely high doses are given...for chemo patients and migraine treatments. (often IV forms up to 6 grams a bag.)

That does not mean people should self medicate at those high doses, but it does illustrate that magnesium testing is odd in many ways.

This is quite helpful, Mrs.D. Much appreciated. I find it interesting and curious and may look into it at some point. But at this point I'm just glad I don't have to worry about taking too much or some such thing.

If oral supplements don't work for me/cause digestive upset, I'll keep using epsom salts in the bath and/or lotions/creams.

I was able to buy the bath salts cheaply in a big bulk bag intended for spa flotation tanks. I had a huge bag which I slowly used over the year.

You'd have to look around on the internet for a supplier.

For longterm storage don't store the bath salts in the bathroom, they soak up the moisture in the air and do not store well for as long.

You increase absorption if you use a body brush to brush all the dead skin off before the bath. Good to shower it all off afterwards. Don't soak to hot or more than 40 minutes.