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Topic: Potassium/Magnesium Glycinate?

jwick25
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 15190

posted

Hello.

Can you get potassium/magnesium glycinate.....

....or do you have to get only magnesium glycinate?

Can't seem to find the combo in glycinate form.

Any recommended brands/dosage for this?

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Lymetoo
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Member # 743

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I've never heard of it. You can buy potassium separately.

I don't take it so I don't know any brands. Some people do a cocktail of cream of tartar and orange juice. There may be another ingredient I'm missing.

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Keebler
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Yes, as TuTu mentions, you can buy it alone.

I doubt you will find it outside of a small amount in a multi vitamin / mineral mixed in with another supplement, though. It's not likely to be in other supplements that people vary the dose so much as they do with magnesium.

Potassium - while vital and we do need it and it has clear benefits such as help reducing muscle spasms IF CAUSED by potassium deficiency -

- it needs to be in a very determined dose and not more than that specific amount - so be careful when calculating that as too much can cause a heart attack.

It may be best obtained through foods.

[ 09-25-2015, 02:35 PM: Message edited by: Keebler ]

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jwick25
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Member # 15190

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Ok....I would just but the magnesium alone then.

My LLMD had given me potassium/mag citrate....but I didn't feel great on that.

I've read that the glycinate is easy on the bowels and a good choice for magnesium supplementation.

I'll just have to figure out the dose.

I think Pure Encapsulations has a decent one.

I'll ask my doc about dosage.

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Lymetoo
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Keebler is right about getting too much potassium. It can be dangerous.

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jwick25
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Member # 15190

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Yeah....I've read that it can be very dangerous if you get too much.

I would always check with my LLMD before playing around with that.....lol!

I see mine this week, so I have it on my list to ask him. [Smile]

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jwick25
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Ok....LLMD have me something called Mag-Tab SR.

I believe it is extended release magnesium.

It has great reviews, so hopefully, I'll have some luck.

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jwick25
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 15190

posted

Ok....LLMD have me something called Mag-Tab SR.

I believe it is extended release magnesium.

It has great reviews, so hopefully, I'll have some luck.

Posts: 711 | From Bucks County, PA | Registered: Apr 2008 | IP: Logged |

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