Natural Vitality Calm, Magnesium Supplement, Anti-Stress Drink Mix Powder, Gluten Free, Vegan, & Non-GMO, Original Unflavored, 16 oz

Long review alert w/positive updates!! My autistic preschooler is almost 4 and was diagnosed with encopresis due to withholding. He’s chronically constipated because he’s scared to poop, so his doctor recommended Miralax. We tried it for awhile, but all it did was make his stool very watery, smelly, and he leaked even more. I joined support groups online, and so many parents and doctors recommended Calm. Seeing as he’s very picky, I went with the unflavored formula.We haven’t done a full clean out using this stuff yet, but I know it’s possible to do it with Calm instead of Miralax. He’s currently getting 3-5x/his weight in milligrams of Calm, along with 1-2 squares of Exlax chocolates in the evenings. He’s finally going normally!!! He told me it’s easier to go and not as scary. He’s had ZERO accidents like he did with a capful of Miralax a night, and no panic attacks when he feels the urge to push.I give it to him in the evening. I haven’t noticed as many huge meltdowns during the day since starting it, which is awesome. He’s also sleeping better and having less nightmares. He’s still having growing pains, so I use magnesium oil on his feet at night.MAKE SURE TO READ THE DIRECTIONS!! It has to be mixed with warm water in order to fizz up and become magnesium citrate. I had to increase his dose to 5x his weight (he gets a full teaspoon now), but he said his milk tasted sour. Now I do half at night, half in the morning. Same positive results.I highly recommend it if your kiddo has encopresis. Hope this helps! ☺️UPDATE: We just did a 4 day clean out using PediaLax liquid softener & exlax for the first couple days, then Calm & Exlax. It worked wonders!!! He’s on a maintenance dose of calm now, and pooping regularly.UPDATE #2: here’s a side effect I wasn’t aware of: Hair growth! My son has been taking this for about 2 months now. His barber noticed a dramatic change in his hair. It’s thicker & grew in faster. She said it’s the magnesium! His nails are also growing quicker. I just started taking the adult dose about 3 weeks ago in hopes it helps my thinning hair. I’m not noticing much relief as far as constipation goes, but I’m way less moody and sleeping better. I mix two tsp in warm water (about 8 oz) then add ice cubes & it tastes like lemon water. This stuff is magic. ✨

I've tried many products for stress. This one is tops in helping me cope with stress. I also use this when I'm sick to take the edge off feeling yucky. It doesn't put me to sleep like it does for others in my family but it relaxes me and also helps me "go" on the days I'm "plugged" up. This is a high quality product from Natural Vitality. I do wished Natural Vitality continued selling its unflavored packets to use on the go. I add this to hot water or hot cocoa; you may find this tastes better in juice or you may prefer the flavored powder or gummies. I'm very glad Amazon has resumed selling this. I can't get by without it. Keep up the great work, Natural Vitality!

Pregnancy can cause many things, but I didn't know restless legs was one of them! The combination of insomnia, restless legs, and the other discomforts of pregnancy made it SO hard to sleep. Taking this relieved my restless legs entirely, as long as I took it before bed.Fast forward to postpartum, insomnia and restless legs would kick in again during PMS. This also relieved that.I mean, having a newborn & a toddler I have only been getting 4-5 hours of sleep per night, taking this before bed helps me also get the quality of sleep I need to be an actual functioning human the next day.During pregnancy, the unflavored was rather gross but I took it despite the taste because of its benefits. It tasted like a sour aspirin. However, after pregnancy, the taste was SO much better. I can now add it to most other beverages (mainly hot tea) without it effecting the taste.Love this product & quality. Love the unflavored now that it doesn't taste horrible (thanks pregnancy). Love that it helps with insomnia, anxiety, restless legs, & sleep.

Love this product. Doesn’t make me sleepy but keeps me calm at night. I don’t love the taste even though it’s unflavored.

I've struggled with anxiety issues throughout life, and I'm now a 21 year old adult male and I found this product to work like no other.. It's a powder you put in a drink, works best with hot water, and it really helps chill me out. I get the unflavored stuff, which already has a slight citrus tang to it, but there are many flavors as well and I've tried a few. Goes good with stuff like tea, honey and apple cider vinegar, I add chia seeds to it as well sometimes. I'd highly recommend as it is a magnesium supplement that apparently has high absorption and from my experience I can truly FEEL.. Within minutes too! :) I've taken other forms of Magnesium, like Magnesium oxide in pill form, and didn't notice any effects, this however, really works. This is honestly, easily the most noticeably effective supplement I've ever taken.. I bought a 16oz about three months ago, and I've taken it every night, save for less than five nights I might've skipped over the months, and I just restocked because I'm just now running low. Admittedly, I due take a smaller dose than recommended but that just goes to show how great this stuff is.. A half dose or so before bed every night, does wonders. There are many factors in life, but since I started taking this, I don't really have anxiety attacks, I don't really freak out, I just roll with my life, even when it gets hard. It's not that I don't care about stressors, I just don't freak out so much when they come up. It's like this supplement has helped inject reason and realism into me when I reach a struggle, and thus it makes those struggles less of a struggle. Like I mentioned earlier, I only take it once a day, before bed, and it seems to have lasting effects that help with brain function and anxiety levels, it's only the immediate effects that are strong enough to make me chill into a sleep, but overall I'd say it helps me become more of the functional human I'd like to be. I hope someone or many find this review helpful. :)