Elenapap11 Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 i have a very dry mouth and esofagus these days and i have problems with swallowing.Does anyone know if there is another way of taking magnesium citrate tablets?(like dissolving them in water)Yesterday i almost choked while swallowing one and i am afraid of trying it again-especially today that my saliva glands are not working properly and my mouth is really dry.I can't contact my doctor cause she's out of town and i dont know what to do.any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kor1212 Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 Try taking it with food, in a teaspoon of applesauce, pudding, yogurt, ice cream, etc. then follow with water. That's what I do with my pts that have a hard time swallowing all their pills. It seems to help:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMG Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 Elena, Not sure if you want to try mg citrate in a different form, but I have taken it in a powdered from. It is called Natural Calm and you put a teaspoon or two in water (warm is nice as it makes a bit of a soothing drink) and sip it. Two teaspoons contain 350 mg of Magnesium Citrate. I don't get it with calcium or any flavoring. Most health food stores have it and you can try it out in the individual packet size before committing to a large canister type of container. It didn't bother me and many vitamins do. I no longer take it as I don't think it had any real benefit.There is also a liquid Magnesium by Nutricology but it is magnesium chloride not citrate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elenapap11 Posted September 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 Thanks for the tip LMG.I think i'll go to a healthstore in the morning to buy the powdered form.Kor1212 I never had problems swallowing pills even as a child.At the moment i can't swallow anything that is not creamy or liquid so i don't think that taking the tablet with yogurt would help because it would still be hard to go down.(what a strange new symptom!)Thank you for the reply though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMG Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 Hope it helps. Just read all the labels on that brand and don't get the one with flavoring or with added calcium. And hopefully they will have the little packets. I went very slowly and took about a 1/4 of the serving dose for a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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