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What is Magnesium Citrate?

Magnesium citrate retains water in the intestine, softening stools and inducing the urge to defecate. It is a potent treatment for constipation.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Constipation 12 1 Efficacy_major
General health 11 0
Cramps 5 2 Efficacy_major
Bowel problems 3 0
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 3 0
Other 3 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 41 patients currently taking Magnesium Citrate

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 0
Mild
 1
None
 5

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Magnesium Citrate

Diarrhea 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Magnesium Citrate. See all 21 dosages ►

  daily - as needed 200 mg daily 250 mg daily 280 mg daily 300 mg daily 400 mg daily 450 mg daily 500 mg daily 1,350 mg daily
  5 Number of Patients: 5 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Magnesium Citrate (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 8   Other: 80%
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 10%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 10%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 10%

See all 10 patients who’ve stopped taking Magnesium Citrate

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Magnesium Citrate

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0

Stopped Taking Magnesium Citrate

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Magnesium Citrate

Always
 4 57%
Usually
 3 43%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Magnesium Citrate

Very
 1 14%
Somewhat
 1 14%
A little
 3 43%
Not at all
 2 29%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Magnesium Citrate

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 33%
< $25
 2 67%

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Report created on February 10, 2012.