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Magnesium glycinate

Posted by 713j @713j, Nov 9, 2025

Does anybody take 400mg of the above for PVCs? If so do you take it all at once?

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sjm46 | @sjm46 | May 26 6:29am

Yes, I take that every day, once per day ever since I had an ablation last year but I had PAC's. I have had no problem with this med.

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carol1024 | @carol1024 | May 27 12:55am

I take that at night and the magnesium citrate in the morning. I take metoprolol for the PVC's.

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rbusch1944 | @rbusch1944 | May 28 9:15am
In reply to @gloaming "@rbusch1944 Which formulation are we discussing in your case? If it's the common, and most efficiently..." + (show)
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@rbusch1944 Which formulation are we discussing in your case? If it's the common, and most efficiently uptaken, citrate salt, then 500 mg is obviously too much for your system, and you should advise your physician who prescribed that dose of your experience. If you take 500 mg of bis-glycinate, and it's too much, then maybe you should back off the dose or try yet another salt...malate or taurate maybe? But do run this past the prescribing physician.

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@gloaming Yes., I have cut back on my dosage of magnesium glycinate and that has made a big difference... I take it earlier in the day as well

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rbusch1944 | @rbusch1944 | May 28 9:18am
In reply to @jc76 "@rbusch1944 I would not increase your OTC without approval from your doctors. It is just good..." + (show)
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I would not increase your OTC without approval from your doctors. It is just good to have medical advice on OTC supplements if you are taking medications and other supplements. I am on 16 different medications and several OTC supplements.

You asked about how to prevent diarrhea. What type magnesium are you taking? Citrate can cause diarrhea in many people. It is why a lot of doctors will recommend Glycinate as does not cause this. I do not have a problem taking Citrate. However, I split the type and take 200 mg of Citrate and 200 mg of Glycinate.

I read on many medical institutions the various forms of magnesium have specific added benefits. The Citrate is overall good for the PVCs, PACs, etc. but the Taurine is good for tachycardia, and Citrate is good for them (PACs, PVCs,) but also helps with digestion. I may add the taurine also and lower my citrate intake.

I want to pass on that every OTC I take is with the approval of my doctors. I do not take anything without their approval. I learned a lot by not doing so you could be doing yourself harm and not know it. Many things aggravate a condition, contradict a medications, or interfere with absorption etc. One of the main OTC is grapefruit. An OTC or eating it. My doctors say can really cause a higher degree of some medications therapeutics.

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@jc76 I did cut back on my dosage of Magnesium glycinate and that seems to help a lot... I take it with meals now too and I think that makes a difference

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jc76 | @jc76 | May 29 5:51am
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@jc76 I did cut back on my dosage of Magnesium glycinate and that seems to help a lot... I take it with meals now too and I think that makes a difference

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Couple of weeks ago had a 45 minute session with Mayo pharmacist to go over all my medications and supplements. One of the things she kept mentioning was taking my medications and supplements with food.

She said many prescription list with or without food but for better sustained released take with food. So I have been doing this both with prescriptions and supplements (she do same with supplements). The only medication I cannot take with food is Synthroid. With that I have to wait for 30 minutes to eat or take other medications.

Then they told me to not take my magnesium for several hours after I take the Synthroid as can interfere with the Synthroid. I sure learned a lot from my pharmacist visit. I came off about 6 supplements that she identified as contradicting some medications I was taking.

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | May 29 8:28am
In reply to @jc76 "@rbusch1944 Couple of weeks ago had a 45 minute session with Mayo pharmacist to go over..." + (show)
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@rbusch1944
Couple of weeks ago had a 45 minute session with Mayo pharmacist to go over all my medications and supplements. One of the things she kept mentioning was taking my medications and supplements with food.

She said many prescription list with or without food but for better sustained released take with food. So I have been doing this both with prescriptions and supplements (she do same with supplements). The only medication I cannot take with food is Synthroid. With that I have to wait for 30 minutes to eat or take other medications.

Then they told me to not take my magnesium for several hours after I take the Synthroid as can interfere with the Synthroid. I sure learned a lot from my pharmacist visit. I came off about 6 supplements that she identified as contradicting some medications I was taking.

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@jc76 I have been recommending this visit to members here, and to friends and family, for several years. I learned about how useful their help is when my primary, "at the end of her rope" trying to get my asthma meds right, called the PharmD in -he immediately identified that my blood pressure med was counter-acting the main asthma med.
If you are on Medicare a consulting pharmacist visit is covered once a year. If you are on multiple prescription medications, many insurance companies also cover it once a year.
The keys are to disclose EVERYTHING you use including supplements, OTC stool softeners, probiotics, rubs and salves, alcohol and any THC or other drugs. You must also be honest about how often you forget, or deliberately skip taking your prescribed medications. Schedule the consult with a medication management pharmacist or RN - this is what they do. Big box pharmacists are just too busy to do it fully.

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