I basically take back what I said about taurine, cause recently I've had to take vicodin for my wisdom teeth extraction, so that basically interacted a bit with my anti-depressant, and made me a little bit twitchy. I usually take Inderal PRN for things like this, as I had minor myoclonus for awhile before, but I had run out of that. So I had some taurine, and what do u know, I took some and it ended up working and helping me out.

But I also wonder if they have taurine in liquid form, such that you could add it to a bath, much like maybe epsom salts or baking soda. Just like they have glucosamine, MSM, and magnesium sulfonate creams. I figured they would, because I read somewhere about someone making their own home remedies with redbull and aspirin to rub on their muscles, supposedly the taurine helping stop muscle twitching, aspirin helps with the pain.

http://www.springboard4health.com/st...L-taurine.html

Using taurine this way looks very expensive to me.
And I suspect most of it stays in the skin area.

Taurine is so easily absorbed orally, I don't see any real reason to use
a more expensive method...unless someone cannot swallow, etc.

I see 100 caps of Taurine by NOW for $3.90. 500mg each. at iherb.com

[QUOTE=mrsd;11802]I love those epsom salt baths.. They are really nice for older folks too,
since circulation to the feet can be less for them, and hence less of anything
in the bloodstream gets thru to the feet (and fingers too).

So epsom salts really help there, the mag goes right thru the skin.
It also softens the skin and allows for easy removal or maintenance of calluses.


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I can't thank you enough for your info about magnesium. I just found a big box of epsom salts in my cabinet. I looked and sure enough. MAGNESIUM SULFATE.

I just soaked my feet for a good 20 minutes in nice warm water.

Not only are they clean, BUT I GOT SOME MAGNESIUM OUT OF THIS SOAKING!!!

Never would have thought of doing this.

Thanks ever so much.

Feet feel great by the way.

lol

Melody

Mel.

I love the soaks myself.

Wow! That's cheap!

well i have a new magnesium post.

As you may well know, I have tried ionic fizz and I hafta say I love the stuff.

But the other product you mentioned- Slow-mag is not so good. I mean maybe the product is good because as you said it's well-absorbed and maybe that's why you are fond of it. and as with most of the products you mention(MrsD) each one are very good and reputable( source naturals, jarrow formulas, now formulas) but the slow-mag tablets are absolutely massive, and are very difficult to swallow, I almost choked a few times already with these. Although I'm sticking it out with it, because I'm not yet done with the bottle.

I have a very difficult time swallowing these tablets, maybe Ill try drinking them with tea or hot water next time. but im sure magnesium chloride wouldn't be all that bad if they were partly aspirated. who knows?? maybe i hav a slight structural problem with my throat/esophageus. altho i wouldnt know because it takes a miracle for me to even go to the doctors for absolutely anything, I haven't been in awhile. I still haven't gotten a catscan or MRI on my head, because I do have anxiety and depression, and they say you should get some of these diagnostic tests to look at your head. maybe some of my symptoms aren't severe enough. I mean tests are preventative medication and if I was in britain I could get them done. Maybe I'll go to montreal or something to get these tests done.

is a delayed release form. So the matrix is a bit bulky.

It is however, smaller than most other magnesium tablets.
Magnesium malate is twice as large.

Some mineral supplements are large because they are taken
in large doses. Many calciums are large. That is why there are chews now and instant dissolve types (for calcium).

The benefit of SlowMag is that it does not commonly cause
loose stools, or the laxative actions, that magnesium can cause in some folks.

Mrs D? I have magnesium glycinate and I use to take 400. I had switched from the bad kind oxide of 250. Well since then I have been so constipated cause I know the oxide helps with constipation. So now I have been doing for the past 2 days oxide 250 in the morning and 200 glycinate in the evening. Is this ok?

Try citrate and glycinate. Citrate helps with constipation while still being absorbable.

The amount of magnesium from the oxide is really really small.

I think you can still take your regular dose of glycinate + one of the oxide. The amount absorbed from a 400mg dose of Oxide is about 8mg.(studies measuring blood levels have shown the % absorbed from Oxide) As long as you have normal kidney functions (ask your doctor), it should not be a problem. You do not have to reduce the glycinate form, unless your doctor tells you to.