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"really disappointing as not cheap so a total waste of money :"

"one became lodged in my throat when tried to swallow it was very painful uncomfortable and scary"

"seem to be working but tablets quite large so difficult to swallow"

"they have reduced the aches and pains in my legs from having a connective tissue disorder"

"really disappointing as not cheap so a total waste of money :"

"absolutely dreadful so huge i couldn't swallow them even when cut into two had to chuck them out what a waste of money"

"these gave me stomach cramps and loose stools"

"felt really tired later on in the day and could not sleep very well"

"i have been really ill i had a spinal reconstruction after an accident and i have been in awful pain and like toothache all over my body the first night i took 2 tablets before i went to bed and the next day i felt different and thought it was all in my head meaning nothing works that quick then a few days went bye and i feel great i still have pain but it as eased the fibromyalgia which i was diagnosed with from a 9 hour operation and i sleep better and i have more energy"

"i sleep better and my tendencies towards depression and anxiety are definitely easier manageable by myself than taking any prescribed drugs"

"they’re a choking hazard"

"seem to be helping as a sleeping aid but the actual tabs themselves are huge & tricky to swallow without sticking"

"i tried swallowing these whole with water made me fear i was going to choke and then tried snapping them in half but the jagged edges make them difficult to swallow"

"the tablets are huge and very difficult to swallow and it doesn't have an immediate effect over pain as other magnesium i have tried"

"a sip of water is essential to swallow these as they're not sugar coated but cramp problem solved"

"my only gripe is tablets are huge and not easy to swallow"

"i am only on day 2 and already finding trying to swallow these tablets a traumatic ordeal"

"i choked on the first one i took it got stuck in my windpipe very dangerous"

"i initially struggled with the tablets repeating on me which left an unpleasant taste in my mouth"

"even though i know it's probably only used in very very small amounts i'm not sure i should finish the bottle now : update: i hate wasting things but i threw it out didn't want to risk it"

"they stopped my constant headaches lowered my blood pressure although it was only a little raised it's always completely normal now and as a bonus i sleep so much better too!"

"i bought these in the hope that they will alleviate some inflammatory problems i suffer with"

"i bought these in the hope that they will alleviate some inflammatory problems i suffer with"

"i also suffer from chronic insomnia and i read that low magnesium may be the reason"

"just beware these are quite big tablets i just chew them up in my mouth"

"i believe this is not a healthy chemical and has several questionable health risks associated with it so the fact that they add it just for colouring purposes when it's not even essential is so silly why risk using it in a product if its health implications are questionable solgar?"

"wrong product arrived be careful"

"interrupted sleep and feel irritable and no energy"

"i believe this is not a healthy chemical and has several questionable health risks associated with it so the fact that they add it just for colouring purposes when it's not even essential is so silly why risk using it in a product if its health implications are questionable solgar?"

"i only gave it four stars because a few of the tablets were broken but that has less to do with the product and more to do with the transport"

"massive tablet they dont have a horrible taste though!"

"spent ages on the phone and now have to get to the shops after work to buy some so what was the point of this"

"mixed results really"

"if you struggle to swallow pills definatly avoid these however if you snap them in half it makes it a little easier to swallow"

"the only solution i have found is to soak them in water for say half an hour and then crush the soft tablets into the water"

"i don't notice any tangible effects from the magnesium but i take it as an aid to other stretching and back pain alleviators"

"not the sellers fault"

"magnesium has help with insomnia and muscle aches"

"pity solgar doesn't make a powder version of this as the tablets are huge and difficult to swallow"

"i've taken to dissolving them in a couple of inches of boiling water before bedtime as a drink"

"wow these are mahoosive like the size of a broad bean"

"excellent product large capsules but have easy to swallow coating"

"i may dig up my pill cutter and try chopping them in half though they are not just long but quite chunky too so i'm not sure that will help"

"they also seem to make me drowsy which is another benefit for me"

"was advised by gp to buy this to help with fatique second purchase & have found they have really helped"

"magnesium supplement arrived quickly just a shame the box was so much bigger than the product"

"a sip of water is essential to swallow these as they're not sugar coated but cramp problem solved"

"within days of taking these supplements i was feeling unwell stomach pains watery loose stools excessive wind and blood from my rectum"

"like like this brand solgar magnesium citrate they do seem to be big tablets like other say but that dose not bother me as quality comes first and these are just pure for quality i just fill a cup with few inches of hot water then pop 2 tablets in magnesium citrate and they disolve quickly then i ad a little ribena either strawberry or black current it makes a nice taste when drinking it warm or you can just leave till water cools down and drink it cold with no juice added it well worth doing if the tablet are to big for you to swallow i could manage ok at times when cut in half but where still a bit chunky"

"makes slightly drowsy but find i still do not fall off to sleep"

"waste of money for me"

"i also enjoy the excellent male multiple multivitamin from solgar that includes beta carotene for vitamin a this "pre vitamin a" is only coonverted to functional vitamin a in the body as needed so you never suffer hyper vitamin a aemia a thoroughly disorientating conundrum from ingesting other sources of vitamin a like other multivitamins or liver a particularly rich food source of vitamin a known as the pseudo brain tumor!"

"these are so hard to swallow even tried to break up but the smallest amount just gets stuck"

"a must have for your body swear by them and lost feeling tired during the day"

"not joining the circus anytime soon but definitely seen an improvement"

"this is the second bottle i have had of these the first bottle was fine no broken tablets"

"i'm also disappointed in solgar"

"i also enjoy the excellent male multiple multivitamin from solgar that includes beta carotene for vitamin a this "pre vitamin a" is only coonverted to functional vitamin a in the body as needed so you never suffer hyper vitamin a aemia a thoroughly disorientating conundrum from ingesting other sources of vitamin a like other multivitamins or liver a particularly rich food source of vitamin a known as the pseudo brain tumor!"

"they have reduced the aches and pains in my legs from having a connective tissue disorder"

"amending my review sin with read that this product had a high level of heavy metals in it"

"didnt buy from here but the ingredients are not written clearly here it contains coconut and palm oil which i am allergic to also capsules are huge!"

"if you suffer from missing a heartbeat"

"i then was running out and thought i’d check amazon to see if they were cheaper and they were so i ordered 120 capsule bottle from here but when it arrived not only did the bottle differ in size it was smaller the tablets were also significantly different too smaller also "

"good product hard to swallow"

"which caused me sleep problems stress anxiety depression mood lack of energy"

"impossible to swallow"

"pity the tablets are so large!"

"i am taking them in the hope of treating the horrendous leg cramps that are i think caused by steroids inhaled to treat asthma"

"unfortunately they arrived with the bottom of the bottle broken so glass shards everywhere and i had to throw them away 😒"

"i even gag when trying"

"i have been really ill i had a spinal reconstruction after an accident and i have been in awful pain and like toothache all over my body the first night i took 2 tablets before i went to bed and the next day i felt different and thought it was all in my head meaning nothing works that quick then a few days went bye and i feel great i still have pain but it as eased the fibromyalgia which i was diagnosed with from a 9 hour operation and i sleep better and i have more energy"

"if you don't choke on them they are good"

"are now a night time staple & the improvement has been huge!"

"so hopefully not putting anything nasty into the body but i won't be getting any more"

"can the tablets be smashed?"

"no stomach upset and even though large capsules they're easy to swallow"

"one became lodged in my throat when tried to swallow it was very painful uncomfortable and scary"

"i bite them in half and still find them bulky"

"my night cramps in my feet shins calves have disappeared so i’m on to my second bottle"

"neck problem"

"sorry but it doesnt suits"

"i end up choking on them"

"not good for those who have trouble with swallowing and may panic"

"i may dig up my pill cutter and try chopping them in half though they are not just long but quite chunky too so i'm not sure that will help"

"they don't dissolve exactly but make a chalkish sort of liquid that is not unpleasant to drink"

"sent opened"

"i used it for 20 day nothing much happened"

"not good for those who have trouble with swallowing and may panic"

"felt fatigued and dizzy on just half of the recommended dose"

"i find it hard to swallow pills and i break these in half to swallow them with food"

"items received before time and as advertised thanks"

"huge tablets even if you break them in half and that’s not easy but the amount you get if definitely value for money"

"the problem with these tables is that they are too big"

"i originally purchased a 120 capsule bottle from the high street store holland and barrett and the magnesium helped keep my anxiety at bay"

"excellent product large capsules but have easy to swallow coating"

"i can't even take this"

"please be aware this supplement does not suit everyone"

"i originally purchased a 120 capsule bottle from the high street store holland and barrett and the magnesium helped keep my anxiety at bay"

"these are the size of horse pills and with a lack of any coating are very very difficult to swallow"

"the only solution i have found is to soak them in water for say half an hour and then crush the soft tablets into the water"

"in answer to the question i can't figure out how to reply i buy ava labs magnesium 400mg"

"product as advertised"

"it's huge not sure how i would feel what mag citrate is doing for me hasn't helped my insomnia"

"please feel free to correct me but i only realised this because i bought another brand of magnesium which was on promotion and the fact that they had listed the elemental magnesium content caught my eye and made me realise the misleading practice behind this solgar product"

"so in effect 2 tablets of this supplement only provide 67mg of elemental magnesium which is extremely low"

"couldn’t recommend"

"i have been really ill i had a spinal reconstruction after an accident and i have been in awful pain and like toothache all over my body the first night i took 2 tablets before i went to bed and the next day i felt different and thought it was all in my head meaning nothing works that quick then a few days went bye and i feel great i still have pain but it as eased the fibromyalgia which i was diagnosed with from a 9 hour operation and i sleep better and i have more energy"

"even though i know it's probably only used in very very small amounts i'm not sure i should finish the bottle now : update: i hate wasting things but i threw it out didn't want to risk it"

"i wish i'd read the reviews on here before purchasing these they are ridiculously huge"

"there really is no need for that"

"so in effect 2 tablets of this supplement only provide 67mg of elemental magnesium which is extremely low"

"i also enjoy the excellent male multiple multivitamin from solgar that includes beta carotene for vitamin a this "pre vitamin a" is only coonverted to functional vitamin a in the body as needed so you never suffer hyper vitamin a aemia a thoroughly disorientating conundrum from ingesting other sources of vitamin a like other multivitamins or liver a particularly rich food source of vitamin a known as the pseudo brain tumor!"

"beware contains palm oil"

"these tablets are not for me never experienced such bad tiredness and dizziness on magnesium"

"i have been really ill i had a spinal reconstruction after an accident and i have been in awful pain and like toothache all over my body the first night i took 2 tablets before i went to bed and the next day i felt different and thought it was all in my head meaning nothing works that quick then a few days went bye and i feel great i still have pain but it as eased the fibromyalgia which i was diagnosed with from a 9 hour operation and i sleep better and i have more energy"

"these pills are very big and difficult to swallow"

"even when i break them in half they are still to big to comfortably swallow crushing them is an option but i've not got time to faff around"

"this item arrived with the bottle completely smashed with broken glass everywhere"

"i learnt ther importance of this suppliment from the york cardiologist on you tube what a great teacher he is i take this every day it has stopped my irregular heart beat i feels so much better sleep more deeply and the anxiety i was troubled with only comes back when i forget to take it!"

"i'm sure the product works really well so this is only a negative on the size of each tablet"

"unfortunately they arrived with the bottom of the bottle broken so glass shards everywhere and i had to throw them away 😒"

"i bought this after reading that it may help with peri menopausal symtoms specifically mood swings and hormonal imbalance"

"advised that i might be low on magnesium and having checked the amounts available in food decided a one a day job was simpler to test"

"seem to be helping as a sleeping aid but the actual tabs themselves are huge & tricky to swallow without sticking"

"the size is actually ridiculous"

"these tablets are ridiculously large and just too big to swallow"

"even though i know it's probably only used in very very small amounts i'm not sure i should finish the bottle now : update: i hate wasting things but i threw it out didn't want to risk it"

"it might be more helpful if you include a representation of the size of the pill to help customers make informed choices before purchasing"

"unsure on the effectiveness of these as i've had to give up taking them simply because they're too large to swallow and even if broken in half i struggled!"

"unfortunately they prove to be a total waste of money as they’ve made no difference whatsoever"

"cramp terrifies me its so very painful and if i cant shift it reduces me to tears so i wanted something that works as soon as it strikes"

"i found them really difficult to swallow because of the size and to be honest have had to benefit from them"

"my muscle aches and pains have pretty much gone away next to no aches now works really well it was my doctor that put me on to them as she takes them as well ashley"

"had really bad reaction to these had sickness after only taking for 2 days have stopped taking and are in the bin"

"decided to listen to a military pi who spoke of these magnesium for cramps and sore muscles so started to take them and in just a few days the pain has changed to more of an ack and not as painful now due to taking these capsules"

"well after taking the tablet last night my muscle spasms reduced considerably and the feeling of impending cramp also diminished significantly and i fell asleep fairly quickly"

"i hurt myself in training which has set me back several months without training tried everything even got a steroid injection in the elbow didn't do anything for me"

"even one capsule is too much for me it gives repetitive bad dreams"

"have been taking for over a week now seem to be working noticed muscle aches pains have almost gone would certainly recommend"

"tried for a while made me feel unwell but they sent me other tablets on no benefit though sadly"

"despite the nay sayers and those who passed on panic reviews against quinine when i asked about using this as well as quinine sulphate for cramp both my pharmacist and gp had no objection against them being taken together and pointed out that the magnesium is a food supplement not a prescription drug but to aid absorption should be taken with a gap of a couple of hours between with the quinine last thing before going to bed"

"i am no longer woken in the night with him jumping out of bed with severe cramping and in agony"

"the downside is i am producing the most horrendous farts 🤣🤣"

"i have had severe problems with restless legs for a number of years"

"after a few days my aches & pains seem to be getting better"

"i also have chest muscle pain"

"i have suffered from rls for many years and as i have gotten older 45 and i am on my feet all day for work it has gotten worse"

"was really looking forward to taking these for my restless legs but after taking the first i felt awful within a couple of hours and had a terrible stomach!"

"not being having cramp again"

"my husband has type 2 diabetes and peripheral neuropathy and often suffers from night cramps in his legs"

"i bought these for my husband as he gets cramp at night these tablets seem to help as he hasn't had any attacks for a while"

"i have fibromyalgia and restless leg syndrome is something that affects me"

"i had been using another product for my restless legs and whilst it worked it also had unfortunate side effects which meant i couldn't take the right dosage to help"

"i started with 'twitching' legs when i was trying to read a book one evening and took a capsule and within 15 minutes my legs stopped twitching and i was able to continue reading with no problems"

"took these for foot and calf pain after 3 surgeries i’ve been left with very painful feet ankles and calves "

"unfortunately they prove to be a total waste of money as they’ve made no difference whatsoever"

"i suffer from severe restless legs and restless upper limbs and back"

"after a few days my bad cramps stopped well worth the money"

"maybe i don't use these correctly but i swallow them when foot cramps wake me in the night perhaps psychological but this and a grind of salt sends me back to bed in no pain being poor i use ordinary magnesium in the mornings so only need these a couple of times a month"

"after a recent sports injury it's helped my injury to heal faster than expected"

"i shall certainly continue to buy it"

"poor quality as you can see"

"i hurt myself in training which has set me back several months without training tried everything even got a steroid injection in the elbow didn't do anything for me"

"i was suffer of legs crams night sleep and early when i was getting out of the bed since i have received the item after one week usage the cramps disappeared thanks to seller also the people who write the feed back for others information can be a big help to solve their problems by order the good quality of products and the services"

"i suffer from rls and this has definitely helped my legs rest at night was abit funny about them at first but don't knock it till you've tried it and they do work"

"without them i suffer severe leg cramps and disrupted sleep"

"normally when i've gone to bed after feeling like this i would get cramp within the hour and it's definitely something i do not look forward to"

"the tablets are big so avoid if you have difficulty swallowing"

"was sat watching tv last night and my legs started with the awful 'restless legs' thing took one of these supplements and within half hour it had stopped!"

"i’ve been suffering for many years with really bad leg cramps and i’ve tried so many different magnesium supplements without any major success but this tablets have changed my life i’ve been taking them for 3 weeks and i haven’t had a leg cramp since then"

"i used to get very bad cramps in my calf when going to sleep and exercising"

"i suffer from painful legs almost straight away i found relief"

"these tablets have practically eliminated the cramp altogether"

"i was suffer of legs crams night sleep and early when i was getting out of the bed since i have received the item after one week usage the cramps disappeared thanks to seller also the people who write the feed back for others information can be a big help to solve their problems by order the good quality of products and the services"

"after playing golf i suffered from painful leg cramps at night although i have only been taking them for a couple of weeks they do seem to be doing the job and letting me get a good nights sleep"

"had problems with cramps during exercise but not anymore!"

"since starting to take i tablet at night i do not keep getting cramp would certainly recommend them"

"not saying it’s a poor product just saying it didn’t work for me"

"pills have stop my cramp altogether thank you some much and when i stop them for 3 days my cramp came back"

"still have problems with legs"

"i have awful restless legs during the night had to keep getting up and walk about"

"had really bad reaction to these had sickness after only taking for 2 days have stopped taking and are in the bin"

"ive have suffered from restless legs for years i am female aged 48"

"going to bed was filled with dread because i knew that i would be tormented"

"cramp terrifies me its so very painful and if i cant shift it reduces me to tears so i wanted something that works as soon as it strikes"

"i was really hoping they would because i suffer terribly with restless legs i might just have to use tonic water as i've heard that is supposed to be good for restless legs"

"some people find swallowing tablets and capsules difficult and would perhaps purchase these because of the size description which is not correct"

"i use these tablets to help with my rls and find it helps not as frequent as before"

"maybe i don't use these correctly but i swallow them when foot cramps wake me in the night perhaps psychological but this and a grind of salt sends me back to bed in no pain being poor i use ordinary magnesium in the mornings so only need these a couple of times a month"

"didn't make any difference"

"i have taken this treatment for 2 nights now and yesterday evening after playing badminton for 2 hours my calf muscles were having very intense spasms and i just about managed to avert the onset of cramp"

"the bane of my life"

"☹️ i'm sure they may be great for some people but they weren't for me 😔 ** it would be helpful if there was a warning in the description of these supplements to advise "could cause a laxative effect" ** it just states "no known side effects" which you can't see on the picture advertised 😡"

"going to bed was filled with dread because i knew that i would be tormented"

"i got this product mainly for cramp in my legs and since i have been taking it i have not had it"

"no stomach issues either"

"pills have stop my cramp altogether thank you some much and when i stop them for 3 days my cramp came back"

"no improvement on sleep"

"i was quite sceptical about this but found that although it did not cure the problem it was a great help in alleviating the symptons"

"the problem has not disappeared completely though as when i stretch my legs i sometimes feel the sense of cramps in my lower legs but the intensity is much less"

"i have been taking this magnesium for a few weeks now and have not had any cramp"

"i have tried lots of magnesium products for restless legs which drive me bonkers at night!"

"probably won't buy again"

"after a few days my aches & pains seem to be getting better"

"i bought this product to prevent cramp in my legs after a 48 hour shift unfortunately i still got cramp its a good relaxant but that's all"

"magnesium chloride malate oxide glycinate sulphate taurate threonate orotate citrate hydroxide and aspartate and glutamate"

"hoped this product would help sadly not"

"i have bought this particular brand because it should help with night cramps in my legs and i am not allowed quinine"

"i have been taking for 2 weeks now and my muscle aches and cramps have reduced significantly so i am more comfortable at night and i seem to have restored energy levels as well as i’ve been told it’s a hormone regulator"

"in my case i hardly ever get cramps & my wife almost immediately was able to raise her arms above her head to 'do her hair'"