Kirkland Signature Calcium Citrate 500mg 2 Pack (1000 Tablets Total)

This calcium supplement not only has calcium CITRATE in it, it also has magnesium and zinc in it also. I emphasized the "citrate" because it's much more absorbable by the body than calcium carbonate, which is good to know. Also, calcium needs magnesium to work well and this has magnesium in it too. Take note, it takes TWO tablets to get 500 mg of calcium citrate. Also, my doctor said the most a body can absorb at one time is 600 mg, that means you need to take two tablets at two separate times. Also, she said take it at least two hours apart from iron because calcium and iron interfere with each other's absorption. I really keep track of all that because I have reduced nutrient absorption due to a gastric bypass.

I was excited to find a calcium citrate that contains a few other vitamins and minerals like I take, including vitamin D & magnesium at a reasonable price. I began taking two in the morning to see how it would go. If I didn't eat a full meal with it, I would get a terrible stomach ache. Sometimes even with food this product would cause pain. After a few days of trying to manage the stomach ache with a bigger breakfast, I began getting a metallic taste in my mouth. I stopped taking for a few days to see if the taste would go away, and it did. I tried taking just one tablet in the morning and I still go the upset stomach and metallic taste. I've got about 95% of a bottle left and I can't stomach to finish it.

Wow, this pack is 2 huge bottles, 500 tabs each. We probably need about 2 tablets daily for 1000 mg calcium. We shouldn't take calcium carbonate, it's not very absorbable, but this is calcium citrate, so good deal. The magnesium and zinc amounts are not so impressive at all. To stay cold-free, we need 60 mg of zinc a day.

I didn't realize how many there were. They should last a very long time sot that is a good thing. My only complaint is that they are semi big and not coated or don't feel like they are. They get stuck in my throat for a while as I try to swallow them down. The best way is to chew them up a bit into smaller pieces and then swallow them. They don't taste that bad so that works pretty well.

These pills are huge - I find them difficult to swallow.

I initially ordered this as a calcium supplement for thinning bones. I am glad I did, because I feel I also get the added benefits of sleep support from the added magnesium, and immune support from the added zinc. Unlike zinc tablets, this formula is not hard on your GI tract and doesn't typically cause the heartburn and reflux symptoms taking zinc alone can produce. Zinc has also been reccomended to shorten the severity and duration of colds, flu, and other viral respiratory illnesses. While it does not replace wearing a mask, handwashing, and social distancing, I feel it can augment these measures to keep you and your family safe. I will be a customer for life!

Horse pills. Super big and hard to swallow. I cut them in half and still had a hard time swallowing. Coated with a clear film, which I didn’t like. The price is right on these. But next time I’ll looo for better quality product. I guess u get what u pay for

The product is fine. Good value. Large pills, but that’s a given. My problem was that only one bottle of the two bottle set was in the package. Online customer service said no more were available, and a refund would be made in a few days. I’ll see if that happens. I’m willing to accept the fact that they ran out, but a packing slip to that effect should have been put in the box with the single bottle.