Reddit reviews Life Extension Neuro-Mag Magnesium L-Threonate, 90 Vegetarian Capsules

Vitamin B12 Deficiency




>Tinnitus may be associated with vitamin B12 deficiency.


 


On that note, supplements I say are a MUST for using stimulants:

• Vitamin B12 as Methylcobalamin (sublingual)
  
  
• Ubiquinol with PQQ
  
  
• Venastat
  
  
• Magnesium L-Threonate or Magnesium Glycinate
  
   
  
  
  If you still run into circulation, vasoconstriction, blood flow, or brain fog issues... then look into Perfusia Plus.
  
  If you run into fatigue, lethargy, purple nail beds, pale skin, dark black bags under your eyes, weak nails, easy bruising or bleeding... then look into Ferrasorb or just straight up go for a full on Prenatal Multivitamin which has a lot of iron too.
  
  
  For inflammation, brain fog that isn't made better by B-Vitamins nor Iron, autoimmune issues in general, and generalized weakness across the body... then you can also consider Creatine or Fish Oil

Oh, cool; thanks for the info. Yeah, I really wish my chemistry / biochem was better.

The problem I had with the off-the-shelf stuff here in Japanese drugstores (which I now understand to be in the lesser, citrate, form) was the calcium it was mixed with giving me heart palpitations. So probably best to avoid calcium+mg supplements in the store completely (unless one is actually calcium deficient), since they were in Mg-Citrate form.

 

Anyway, the link above is the chelated form (glycinate/lycinate) on Amazon.jp ; but there's also another chelated type on there, Magnesium L-Threonate, which I've just started taking: https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B006P536E6/

I saw it among the recommended brands, but it cost 3 times the price of the cheapest (https://www.amazon.de/Life-Extension-Neuro-Mag-Magnesium-L-Threonat-Kapseln/dp/B006P536E6?ref_=bl_dp_s_web_3618960031), will it worth the difference?

Been doing keto on and off for years, and have struggled with horrible leg cramps the whole time. Not just legs. Anywhere on my body, really. I've even had a cramp in my jaw muscle while yawning. I really, really feel for you and want to help you. The cramps I have are so incredibly painful and can last for upwards of 10-20 minutes at worst. I wouldn't wish it on anyone.

As everyone else has said, electrolyte supplementation is essential, but I wanted to add a few things that help me tremendously, and will maybe help you too.

A) I've been supplementing potassium and magnesium since I first tried keto back in 2015. It always helped with the cramps, but never completely eliminated them. That is, not until I realized that I need to be taking WAY more. To make a long story short, I now know that I need to take two of these: https://www.amazon.com/SaltStick-Vitassium-Buffered-Electrolyte-Capsules/dp/B01MQWGTUO?keywords=sodium+potassium+salt+sticks&qid=1540599558&sr=8-6&ref=sr_1_6

Six (yup, six) of these:
https://www.amazon.com/Nutricost-Potassium-Citrate-99mg-Capsules/dp/B01JN8WWQ4/ref=sr_1_5_s_it?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1540599509&sr=1-5&keywords=potassium%2Bcitrate&th=1

And two of these: https://www.amazon.com/Life-Extension-Neuro-Mag-Magnesium-L-Threonate/dp/B006P536E6?crid=30ZS88BKWPCQ4&keywords=magnesium+lthreonate&qid=1540600041&sprefix=magnesium+l+%2Caps%2C163&sr=8-6&ref=sr_1_6


Daily. Half in the morning and half about an hour before bed.

B) Potassium seems to be the most crucial element in the prevention of leg cramps -- at least for me. However, you can't absorb potassium efficiently without sodium. That's why I take the saltsticks above and liberally salt all of my food.

c) Given all the sodium intake, and the fact that keto has a diuretic effect to begin with, you have to drink obscene amounts of water to stay hydrated.

For me, if I fall behind in any of the above criteria, the cramps come back. But as long as I take enough (read: a lot) of electrolytes, make sure to have plenty of sodium on board for them to absorb, and drink water pretty much constantly, I don't get cramps.