Hi everyone. I am new to this forum. I have recently been diagnosed with tmj, although I know now that I have had symptoms of it for at least 15 years. I have recently had unbearable pain in my jaw and head and neck. While researching tmj treatments, I came across a post about magnesium and how it can help with tmj. I started taking it 5 days ago and I feel like a whole new person!!! My jaw pain level has gone from a 7-8 down to a 2-3 already! I decided to research a little more about magnesium and found out that one of the main functions of magnesium in the body is muscle relaxation. As a woman, I know how important calcium is to the body, so I was taking a calcium supplement daily for the past several months. Come to find out, calcium makes the muscles contract! So, I have come to the conclusion that I had a magnesium deficiency in my body, than adding calcium on top of that= total muscle contraction! There has to be a good balance between magnesium and calcium levels in the body. I urge anyone who has problems with tmj to take a magnesium supplement, I have been taking magnesium citrate, but I heard that magnesium chloride absorbs into the body much better, so I am going to try it. I also suggest if you are taking a calcium supplement, stop taking it for awhile. Atleast until you can get your tmj under control. I am not a health care professional by any means, so make sure you contact your doctor if you have any health issues, especially any kind of kidney disease because I have read that too much magnesium can be harmful to anyone with kidney problems. I just wanted to share this with you guys because it has helped me tremendously. I hope it will be helpful to someone. My heart goes out to everyone struggling with this. I have also been doing buteyko breathing exercises to help relax me and it really helps to relax my jaw and face muscles. If you are interested, here is a link to a video on youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=hx-3dt9L72c God Bless!!!