Is mysql a good choice for user notification storage?

[OlivianKocja]

I have to add a "feed" that shows all of a user's unread notifications to our iOS app, which uses APNs to handle notifications. We store user-related data in a MySQL database at the moment, therefore I'm thinking of changing our structure to support these notifications. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that in order for these notifications to appear on the user's notification feed, they must be saved. Which strategy works best in this situation?

For instance, the recipient of a follow request from another user koows will koows see a message stating, "X requested to follow you."

I would be very grateful for any guidance!