Natural Vitality Calm, Magnesium Citrate Supplement, Anti-Stress Drink Mix Powder - Gluten Free, Vegan, & Non-GMO, Raspberry Lemon, 0.12 oz, 30 Packets

This is my experience it’s good stuff I use the bathroom(bowel movement) on the regular now. It’s doesn’t hurt my stomach. I drink it on an empty stomach in the morning. Stay by the bathroom when finish drinking it . It will hit you out of no where . DO NOT DRINK THIS ON THE GO UNLESS YOUR CLOSE TO A BATHROOM. It’s doesn’t taste nasty it really doesn’t have a taste just a little bubbling taste. Will continue to buy … has it changed my mood for the better ummm wouldn’t say so but hey at least I’m getting the waste out of me that’s a start

I take this at night because it helps my restless legs almost immediately.

High quality product that is more affordable to other brands. Works well and helps to provide relaxation in the evening.

I just ordered a bunch more of this stuff from Amazon. I can't really rate the product based on my Amazon purchase but I can talk about the product itself as I've been using it daily for nearly a month now. It is widely available at most Vitamin shops and health food stores but you get much more for your money ordering it through Amazon. I caution everyone when ordering to make sure it is the non GMO kind. I've seen both (regular and non GMO) and it doesn't make sense to me why anyone would order a GMO laden vitamin supplement. But that is just me. Ok, on to the review of the product itself.It is awesome!! I initially purchased it because of the calming effects of the bowels. I suffer from horrible IBS and it has been affecting my quality of life for years. I've been on meds, supplements, special diets, etc etc for years to assist in relief. Much of my IBS is stress related on a subconscious level. Meaning I am stressed out about things but they're not in the forefront of my mind to be able to pinpoint what I'm worried about. Additionally I suffer from generalized anxiety disorder which makes me a worry wart about everything! It is truly miserable at times. For years I suffered with IBS-D (diarrhea dominant) but over the last year or so it has changed to C (constipation) dominant. With the change came even more bathroom troubles and hemmorhoids. Not fun stuff at all. The hemmorhoids are also a hereditary thing so I knew that at some point I'd get them plus having a traumatic stage 4 tear while birthing my son just did that much more damage. In any case, I knew if I didn't do something quickly to assist in this issue, I'd likely be looking at surgery to correct them. So I ordered a squatty potty which helped somewhat but it wasn't helping me to "go". I got to the point that I was drinking two bottles of the mega magnesium citrate a week to be able to go to the bathroom. Two days a week were dedicated to the toilet and that's it. How miserable is that?! I had tried every supplement and OTC med and homeopathic remedy that I could think of. Because I would get so backed up I had constant chest pressure which exacerbated my anxiety symptoms and I have ended up in the ER more than once for chest pain that ended up being trapped gas due to constipation. Something had to give. In one of my sessions of hell (in the bathroom) I became desperate and started googling my symptoms and was relieved (and shocked) that so many people suffered like I did. Not that I wanted others to suffer but because deep in my mind I thought I was suffering from some deadly disease of my guts that nobody could diagnose and one day I would be found dead on the toilet. Sounds dramatic but that's what I felt. In my search for answers I kept coming across magnesium as some sort of miracle cure. I scoffed at the idea initially because I'd tried it before for anxiety and had no luck with it AND it make my constipation worse. Then I started to wonder if maybe, just maybe, my body wasn't absorbing it properly because I had taken it in pill form. I kept seeing this "Natural Calm" being mentioned and thought about it. Honestly I came on Amazon and read the rave reviews but still held off on getting any because it has to be added to liquid and drank (and being super sensitive to taste, I didn't think it would do any good if I didn't use it because I couldn't handle the taste). Then one day I had an exceptionally bad "bathroom day" and decided that I didn't care what it tasted like and was desperate because otherwise I was just going to make up my will and let my stomach kill me. So I went to a local Vitamin shop and purchased a bottle. After purchasing it, I continued to read reviews and watching videos of testimonials and said "screw it" and made myself a cup. The first time I made it I got really freaked out at how much effervescence there was. It reminded me of alka seltzer (which I HATE) and was scared to drink it (I have a legit fear of vomiting). But it smelled good (raspberry lemon) so I just stirred it up until it was clear and proceeded to drink it. I didn't get sick from tasting it. I won't say it was delicious, but it definitely didn't taste bad. I drank the entire cup and within about 15 minutes I could physically feel a sense of "calmness" (honestly, I felt stoned). I went to bed shortly thereafter. When I woke up in the morning, I didn't feel groggy at all. I actually felt pretty good (and morning are usually difficult for me). I got about halfway through my cup of coffee and the bathroom was calling me. So I begrudgingly went expecting for it to be like every other day but much to my elation, I went very quickly and with less pain than normal. How exciting!! That night I drank another cup and had a morning like the previous one the next day. This was obviously working for my tummy so I kept at it. One night I got a panic attack (out of nowhere and for no reason). As I felt it building, I decided that I would reach for my Natural Calm instead of my Xanax. I will tell you right now that if you think this product will work like anxiety meds and that's why you want it, save your money because it won't. However it did take the edge off of the attack enough for me to use other techniques like deep breathing and acupressure to relieve panic symptoms. That was huge for me! I took a slightly higher amount than I had been taking (about a teaspoon) because I was trying to reduce anxiety symptoms. This in turn assisted in a much larger bowel movement the next morning. And I felt amazing!Fast forward to a month later (now). I have been taking this daily. Prior to starting this supplement my medication regimen in the morning consisted of the following:4 Aleve (I've had three shoulder surgeries and have lots of stiffness and pain)1 0.5mg Xanax1 20mg Omeprazole4 180mg Simethicone caps4 stool stool softeners2 TRC constipation pills2 TRC IBS pills1 probioticToday I take:1 Aleve1/2 Xanax1 Omeprazole1 probioticThat is a 12 pill reduction in a month!This has helped my stomach as well as my joints and muscles. My anxiety has been assisted but I also think that a lot of my daily anxiety symptoms were due to all of the pressure in my stomach rising to my chest cavity. My hemmorhoids have also been drastically reduced and are nearly all healed at this point. I will never be without this product!Helpful tips:Drink a glass of water before drinking your cup of natural calm. Then drink one after. The magnesium needs a lot of water or it can dehydrate you. And if you're dehydrated it will not help your bowels.Start slowly. Figure out what works best for you. I started with a teaspoon at night. I now take two HEAPING teaspoons (or close to that. I eyeball it).Make sure to take it at least two hours after eating. This product needs stomach acid to properly work. If your body is working hard to digest food, it won't properly assist in the absorption of the magnesium (and if you have IBS or other stomach issues you shouldn't be eating within 2 hours of bed anyway).This is not a "cure all" and if you suffer from any sort of bowel dysfunction you need to also manage your diet. But when all else fails, this kicks it up.I rated 4/5 stars simply because I haven't noticed a significant reduction in my anxiety symptoms. Some, but not enough to say it works specifically for that. I've heard of others being able to go off of anxiety meds by replacing this with the medication. I am looking into doing that myself and should I be able to supplement this for the meds, I will update to 5/5. It is an amazing product though.

I have been using this product for almost a week now and my only complaint is that I didn't find pit about it sooner! First, a bit about myself. I am a 45 year old black woman, suffering from gout, constipation, fibrmyalgia, muscle cramps, brain fog and horrible insomnia, along with chronic depression and yes I am overweight, yes folks I am a hot mess!I found out about CALM from an article about the five vitamins and supplements that our bodies need the most, I was already taking four of them, so that made me feel good and when I read about CALM, I was like great this may be just what I need, especially after I read about all of the possible benefits that were to be achieved after taking CALM.Well, let me tell you how it has helped me in under a week. I am sleeping through the night, my mood is improving and that in of it self is a miracle. I have been suffering from depression for over 20 years and nothing helped, this is helping. I am able to think a bit clearer and turn off my brain, which in turn is also helping me sleep!Another major benefit is relief of muscle pain and cramps, especially after exercising! I did a particularly tough workout the other day, well hell any workout when you're fat can be tough, but this one consisted of weight training, cardio and ab work. I fully expected that I would be in horrible pain the next morning, but I wasn't as a matter of fact, I felt great! This also, seems to be helping with my fibromyalgia too.Now, the biggest benefit so far is the relief from my contipation! If I went once a week, I considered myself lucky. I had tried everything under the sun to get things moving so to speak, and either it would work for a while and then nothing, or worse yet nothing would happen at all. Any one that has suffered from constipation, knows now horrible it can be and how miserable you can become, both emotionally and physically. Well, since I have been taking CALM, I go two sometimes three times a day! I feel so much lighter, my friends and family always said I was full of crap and I guess they were right!I guess after reading my review you are thinking either she is being paid for this or it really works, well it is definitely the latter! It is working for me and I believe it will work for you too, try it what have you got to lose besides a crappy mood, sleepless night, a lot of crap and cramps? Jeez, I think $23.00 is a pretty fair trade off don't you.One more thing the dosage that I am using is two teaspoons at night and one teaspoon in the morning, both with 3 teaspoons of benefiber mixed in girl still needs her fiber! and BTW it's a store brand). I hope this review helps and if you have any questions please contact me, I am real and this review is real!

100

Really Helps To Relax. The cherry flavor is my favorite.

Very allergic to this formulation but it arrived quickly so I could assess this.