Calcium Citrate Caps - Supplements Descriptions

Calcium Citrate Caps
(Twinlab)

by Gary F. Zeolla

Each capsule of this product contains: calcium: 150 mg; magnesium: 75 mg. As the name implies, the calcium is in the form of citrate. This form of calcium is better absorbed than the more common carbonate form. The magnesium is in the form of oxide. Other forms, like magnesium aspartate, are supposed to be better absorbed than the oxide. However, I have found the magnesium in this product to be well absorbed.

I say this as 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. And every couple of years the drugs would seem to stop working altogether. So I'd have to go back to the neurologist and experiment with some new drugs until we found something that worked, until the next time. I finally got fed up with it and 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. So I tried experimenting with different Ca, Mg, and K products, and I found that Twinlab's Calcium Citrate Caps worked better than any other products I tried. Given this, I can only assume the magnesium is being well absorbed despite being in the oxide form. So for several years I have been taking this product, and my tics have been under better control than when I was taking the prescription drugs. I now also have my mom taking this product for her osteoporosis, along with Twinlab's Vitamin D Caps.

Twinlab's Calcium Citrate Caps are available at:
WebVitamins and MuscleSurf.

The above article was posted on this site May 31, 2004.
It was updated March 3, 2008.

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