Country Life Calcium. Magnesium with D

Calcium. Magnesium with D

(Country Life)

I suffer from a condition called neurological “tics.” These are minor muscle twitches that can barely be seen by others, but they can be very irritating, especially when they flare-up at night. The best I can explain, it feels like someone is pinching me. You should be able to image how difficult it would be to sleep with someone pinching you all night long.

At one time I took three different prescription drugs to control these tics. But they never fully kept them under control, so I did some research on my own.

I found that such tics can often be the result of low calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), and/ or potassium (K) levels. Magnesium in particular is usually the problem. As a result, I tried experimenting with different Ca, Mg, and K products. I initially found that Twinlab's Calcium Citrate Caps worked better than any other products I tried. As a result, I took it for several years with good success. I even have my mom taking that product for her osteoporosis, along with Twinlab's Vitamin D Caps.

However, after taking the Twinlab product for several years it seemed to stop working. I’m not sure why that was. Maybe I became sensitive to something in it. But I began experimenting once again. I eventually switched to Ethical Nutrients’ Bone Builder. That also seemed to work rather well.

However, at some point it began to make me drowsy. This would not have been a problem if I only took it at night, but to keep my tics under control I need to take a product throughout the day. Thus once again I began experimenting with different products. What I settled on was Country Life’s Calcium. Magnesium with D. It contains per capsule 250 mg Calcium, 125 mg Magnesium, and 100 IU of vitamin D.

The addition of vitamin D is nice. I get 400 IUs in my multi (CVS’s Daily Multiple Tablets For Men). But much research is now showing that the DV of 400 IUs is too low. More like 1000 IUS is now being recommended by many authorities. I take two of the Calcium, Magnesium with Ds a day. I also take a teaspoon of Twinlab’s Cod Liver Oil, which contains 400 IUs. Thus together, I am getting the now recommended 1000 IUs of vitamin D.

In any case, along with this product, I am taking Country Life’s Magnesium Potassium Aspartate. Between these two products and the calcium and magnesium in the Daily Multiple Tablets For Men, I am taking a total of 710 mg of calcium and 670 mg of magnesium. With taking that amount, my tics are now under control again. As such, I will stick with these products for now.

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The above article was posted on this site December 4, 2010.

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