[Neverloosehope]

I've been taking magnesium for several days and it does seem to have a calming effect, but the more I'm reading about it, the more I'm realizing that it raises testosterone! Will I start growing a beard or something?? 

As per this article, magnesium, vitamin D and other supplements clearly increase testosterone:

https://www.anabolicmen.com/free-testost...pplements/

Many women who have PCOS tend to suffer from hirsutism (linked to high testosterone) so this definitely won't help (in my case). It's such a shame because I liked the other benefits from taking magnesium!!

That's a shame Bettie, As for me, my testosterone decreased quite significantly - from 8.7 to 4.9 mg/l - which got me out of the PCOS range whilst taking magnesium. In the same time I took vitamin D3 that literally increased by 1/3 and my testosterone still decreased. 

I guess the biggest indicator for if it is for you or not is if you feel better when taking it - It might mean that you need it if you are 'structurally' deficient in this vitamin/mineral.

I guess it does not have the same effect on a PCOS or normal healthy body - If you can get a test done to make sure you are heading in the right direction. You might not need anything? Please see the articles below

I can confirm I have no beard lol but my skin is much clearer and hair (on my head) is thicker so don't worry about this !!! lol

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4669857/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22500844
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4488802/