VAL Chewable Magnesium for Kids, Relaxation and Calm Formula, Glycinate, Citrate, Taurate, Vitamin B6, D, C, Natural Orange Flavor, Sugar Free, Gluten Free, Non-GMO, 60 Chewable Tablets

So I was apprehensively awaiting this product in the mail because I read some reviews prior to purchasing this a second time, saying the formula has changed, the color is way lighter the taste is horrible and the pills now fall apart into powder and are arriving a mess. I purchased these during the summer and they really helped my son a lot and he liked the taste of them (before when they were the harder orange ones) but this time around he didn't like the taste, he said it was horrible and he liked the other ones better. I just hope that this change didn't effect the ingredients because that's what is most important for us. The seller added this creme as a free gift I feel like to sweeten us up because of the formula change but I can't be sweetened up that easily. The real determination will be if after a week or so I see the same improvement in my son as I did with the prior "happy kids" formula. If not, these are going back. I really liked the other formula and was going to buy them monthly but I honestly don't know about it with this new one, but I'll give it a fair chance. I'll come back to update the review once I see how they work. Update: over half of bottle is still sitting in the closet. I took some just to see what he meant about the taste and my god, sour isn't the word. I can't even get these down. It's such a strong sour taste you have trouble getting it past your taste buds. As far as my sons vocal tics, which is the reason I purchased these to begin with. They were not subsiding when using these, the same way they had subsided the time we purchased them previously before their product reformulation. In fact he ended up regressing terribly. His whole body was jolting and everything. The old formula used to help him and he had a decrease in symptoms however the updated formula this company has now created just simply does not work. It's so sad what a complete downhill turn this company has made. I went from feeling like I finally found the perfect supplement for my son and this is our new go to magnesium supplement I'll purchase monthly, to I'll never purchase them again. I now purchase another brand that's here on Amazon it's called Dr. Morris Magnesium Citrate for kids then I purchase a separate B6 complex gummy by lifeable brand that has the B6 and the C in it. I liked the Val ones because they have C, D3, B6 and magnesium and thier mag is 200mg per tab which is hard to find in a good tasting product for kids. The magnesium along with the B has been shown in studies to help reduce tics, which is why I need these two together. But if the Val has reformulated their supplement to where it taste absolutely horrible and it doesn't work either, I have no choice now but to purchase 2 completely different separate products and just have my son take both. Val step it up, I don't know why you chose to make this change in formula but it was a bad business move and most likely you will lose major business over it. UPDATE: 3/24/22, I have decided to give this company one more chance, why? Because it stinks so bad that I ever had to stop buying from this company for my sons magnesium, this company is the only company that has everything included in one tablet like the magnesium and the B vitamins plus added extras. When I wasn't buying this I would have to buy 2 separate other products. I came back and was reading reviews of people saying they don't know what all the people in the negative reviews are talking about because theirs aren't sour. Well I'm telling you that batch I bought last year made me and my sons lips pucker and eyes close; it was that bad lol and I'm not exaggerating. Buy I said I will give it another go, maybe the company took our reviews seriously and reformulated or something. So I buy some, and this time around as you can see in my picture, the newer batches tabs were much darker. They also hold together better and they aren't as sour. I actually think they might have formulated it how it used to be again. I will update when my son has taken them for a little while to update how his tics are. ******new update, they fixed the formula a little bit they seem to be working better than the last time we got them they are sticking together better. They must've taken peoples complaints seriously. I've been buying them again with no problem-theres something wrong with my phone where I can't post pictures but I'll post once I figure it out 4/2023

The first bottle we received was wonderful! My daughter loved them so I signed up for subscribe and save. The second bottle we received was absolutely disgusting. The taste was so horrible, my daughter won’t take them and half the bottle was a chalky substance from the vitamins disintegrating. I’m not sure why the difference between the two bottles but it is consistent with other reviews I have read. It’s such a shame because otherwise they seemed to work well for my daughter. We’ll have to find a different product.

I’m not sure what all of the hype is on the previous reviews but they almost deterred me from buying the product. Almost. Thankfully, I was willing to give it a try and I’m glad I did! Our tablets arrived orange in color (despite previous reviews) and yes, as you can see from the picture, they were slightly crumbling. Not nearly as bad as some of the pictures below show, and the bottle count was accurate. When you have a pressed vitamin with very little preservatives and additives, it’s bound to happen. The first thing I did was eat one. Yes, they are sour! Not nearly as sour as a warhead candy but not quite as sweet as a sweet tart. They do have a chalky flavor but if your child takes chewable probiotics-they are the same chalkiness as those. A lot of chewable vitamins are the same consistency. My daughter (8) is very verbal about foods she doesn’t like or won’t eat and she has been taking these with ease. It’s too soon to verify their effects completely, but I will update this post when I begin to notice a change. She suffers from anxiety and panic attacks so I’m hoping these will offer some relief. I’m leaving this review to help those that are the fence know that my order came as described and I am not disappointed. Give them a try!

*updating my review. We tried the berry version and the kids to love that one now however I’m a little concerned because it’s the blue one and I’m just hoping it too doesn’t change to the chalky white like the orange one did and then they don’t like it either. I guess only time and reordering will tell. Original review: I bought this about a month ago and all was fine, tastes like it did previously and works well for my boys, we all loved it! However I went to replace it and the chewable went from orange to white. The boys hate it now. I tried to reorder a replacement bottle to see if it was a fluke and it wasn’t, same white chewables came in. Super disappointed that it’s not what it wAs. We really like what it did for the boys and the boys loved to take it. I tried to find an alternative with similar ingredients and nothing. I tried to reach out to the company and nothing. It’s def concerning what they started to change in the formula to make it so different yet the packaging and ingredients remain unchanged. Wish they would change it back and have some quality control!

We got this to try to help my daughter’s stomach issues. They didn’t seem to help, but they didn’t hurt either. She absolutely hated taking them, said they were disgusting tasting. It does say they are strong in taste so it isn’t necessarily any sort of false advertising. Lol. I’m pleased with my purchase and while it did not work for what we wanted, I’d order from this company again if needed.