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What dosage do you take? I've had some results with Magnesium Citrate.

I do 300 to 1200mg elemental magnesium from magnesium diglycinate and magnesium citrate, ethier as mixed powder / tables or separate powders / tablets, daily, spaced morning evening and before bed.

Haven't tried msg l threonate, will order some thing week.

Full disclosure: studied nutritional medicine in a formal capacity.

Besides magnesium, what else is often deficient in nutrition (Vitamin D, etc.)

A lot depends on dietary habits. If you are vegetarian or don't eat much red meat, you might need iron. I take a multivitamin the size of a horse pill and cover my bases with that cocktail, rather than pick and guess.

Which multivitamin do you take? I've been looking for one that covers as much as possible. (I'm on a heavily restricted diet)

I use the pure O.N.E.: https://www.pureformulas.com/one-multivitamin-60-capsules-by... recommended by Dr. Rhonda Patrick, along with Magnesium CitraMate: https://www.thorne.com/products/dp/magnesium-citramate

I use these but I didn't really do much comparison shopping:

https://www.vitaminshoppe.com/p/one-daily-men-multivitamin-1...

Busy at work sorry.

Check back here later, or contact me as per details in my profile.

Note that Magnesium Citrate is often used as a laxative. It's usually an order of magnitude higher amount of magnesium than when you're taking it as a supplement though.

But if you are sensitive to magnesium's laxative effects you may want to look for another formulation.

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