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Posted 4/21/2012 7:29 PM (GMT 0)
Hi,
brand new to the forums and recently diagnosed with fibro, I had it for a couple of years now. I have been reading about Malic Acid and Magnesium for relieving pain naturally. The stuff you can buy in pill or powder formula seem expensive and it is easy to find magnesium but not malic acid. I know that wine making supplies use raw malic acid, I wonder if I can use that raw stuff myself or is there a different form of malic acid that can be used in raw form(I will make home made capsules or dilute in water or juice?)
kind of a weird first question but anything to help with pain relief, especially naturally.
thanks
Posted 4/21/2012 9:53 PM (GMT 0)
I'm relatively new to fibro, and don't know the answer to your malic acid question, and I hope someone answers it, as I'd like to know, too.

As far as magnesium, I do know that not all magnesium supplements are created equal...I know the cheapest kind, magnesium oxide, is not very absorbable, but I'm not sure which one is the best...I take magnesium citrate, but I think there's another form that's even better, but I can't remember what it is...maybe someone can post that if they know.

Welcome to the forum!  Lots of nice, helpful folks here.  How long did it take you to get diagnosed?

Posted 4/21/2012 10:42 PM (GMT 0)
You can order malic acid off of puritan pride. It has the malic acid and magnesium combined.

Good luck...

Hugs, Karen
Posted 4/21/2012 10:44 PM (GMT 0)
I forgot to welcome you to the forum. And I would like to direct you to the thread titled "fibro 101". It is a wealth of information. I believe that there is info on the malic acid on that thread. It is the second thread on the forum.

Welcome to the fibro forum...

Hugs...
Posted 4/21/2012 11:01 PM (GMT 0)
I want to echo the Puritan's Pride web site. You can get a six month supply for under $20 there. Plus if you use Ebates you can get 5% back, not a lot but it can add up. I've been using it for about six months and it has really helped me.

Joy
Posted 4/21/2012 11:08 PM (GMT 0)
I spoke to several pharmacists and they were no help except to tell me it was main ingredient in Stay fresh the additive people use when canning to keep fruit from dis coloring or it was the sour sugar like substance on sour candies. The entire thing was getting beyond my kin

It was so much easier to just get it online the delivery was quick and they usually run a sale buy one get 2 free or something like that. I ordered and within a few days had it. I was only taking it for about 2 weeks and my stomach acted up I just could not handle the extra acid so had to stop.

I hope you are able to find it and take it and that it helps you.
Posted 4/21/2012 11:43 PM (GMT 0)
Hey thanks all for the info. I decided to order from puritin, it was $33 because I am in canada, 12 for shipping, but still not a bad deal for 360 tablets. I look forward to trying these out and hope they help.
cheers
Posted 4/22/2012 2:47 AM (GMT 0)
Fibrorelief, I order other things from them as well, I am glad you found their site and hope the malic acid works for you.

I am in Canada as well and there are a few health stores that sell suppliments designed for fibro as well but dollar wise Puritan is the best I have found.
Posted 4/22/2012 3:16 AM (GMT 0)
I purchased the malic acid from Puritan and was taking it regulary. I started having really bad heartburn. I stopped taking it and the heartburn went away. I didn't notice any pain releif but I may not have taken it long enough. Has anyone else has heartburn from taking it? I am curious. Is there anything I can do to releive this without antacids? I am not supposed to take them with the meds I am on.
Posted 4/22/2012 4:51 AM (GMT 0)
Yes I got heartburn from it too so now I just take magnesium.
Posted 4/22/2012 1:21 PM (GMT 0)
Hi, fibrorelief, and welcome!  I'm so glad you found us and joined in.  I do take malic acid/magnesium supplements and they do help me.  They have helped others on this forum, too.  But, what works for one doesn't necessarily work for another when it comes to fibro.  I really hope these help you.  It did take time to work in the body but I take them twice a day now.

 

I also take vitamin D3.  Many are deficient in this vitamin and it can cause more pain, too. 

 

I see you have been directed to Fibro 101.  There are links to good info about fibro and you will learn a lot there.  There are links all about malic acid/magnesium supplements and vitamin D3 supplement and how these work in your body.  I think you will find that quite interesting.

 

I'm looking forward to getting to know you better.  Don't hesitate to ask questions because we are here to help you.  Hope to hear more from you soon.

 

Sherrine

Posted 4/22/2012 5:59 PM (GMT 0)
Hi all, I'm giving this a try again.....I didn't notice relief last time but maybe I wasn't taking enough. I think we are supposed to take mag/malic acid together. I need to read fibro 101 again. I crave apples sometimes and I thing malic acid is found in apples. I think I read that somewhere (fibrofog sucks). It is hard for me to get all my supplements in d/t nausea. I have to spread them out throughout the day.
SHERRINE, how much mag/malic acid per day is helpful to you?? Thanks
Posted 4/22/2012 6:56 PM (GMT 0)
I use the malic acid from Puritan.com.  I take two in the morning and two in the evening.  I explain it all in Fibro 101.

 

Sherrine

Posted 4/22/2012 7:10 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks, I just finished reading it over again. I get my combo tabs from my Dr.
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