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How much magnesium citrate is safe to take? is 400 mg to high? i take it to help with anxiety. i keep reading conflicting information on dosage.

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Dr. Ravinder Nagpaul answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

No concrete evidence: Does magnesium really help for anxiety?? As for now there is no concrete evidence for a therapeutic benefit as per a study by university of Michigan. Magnesium citrate is basically used for cleaning colon before procedure and forconstipation

Answered 1/18/2016

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