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I'm quite skeptical on supplements, but I have to say that Magnesium helps me sleep like a baby and feel much more relaxed generally.

aik 7y ago
I’m also one where magnesium has almost magical positive effects on my sleep. When I started getting some anxiety several years ago, taking magnesium before bed was the only thing that kept me both asleep at night and sleeping deeply. I still take it often to get deeper sleep. I’ve always taken the citrate type. Do you know why Mg helps you so much?
taf2 7y ago
Whether it’s true or a placebo- sign me up :)
- kingkawn 7y ago
  In the treatment of subjective mood the distinction between ‘true’ and ‘placebo’ vanishes
seishan 7y ago
Same here. Taking magnesium L-threonate and melatonin before going to sleep has improved my sleep quality like nothing else.
n1000 7y ago
I recently realised that Mg is a reliable way for me to stop teeth grinding in my sleep.
- bradhoffman 7y ago
  I am interested in hearing more. Did you try Mg with the intent of grinding your teeth less?
  - n1000 7y ago
    First I had toothache. After a while it occurred to me that this coincided with my stress level at work and that it actually was caused by my teeth grinding at night. And then I remembered how Mg helps me to become much more relaxed when under stress. Tried it and it worked.
    - bradhoffman 7y ago
      So what form of Mg are you taking?
m_fayer 7y ago
Also very skeptical, and I try to test carefully. So far, it seems that Passionflower extract does boost my sleep quality and helps with early-morning-waking style insomnia. In the evening, CBD helps me downshift to a relaxed "end-of-day" mode that makes falling asleep much easier. Magnesium's next on my list.
phkahler 7y ago
Magnesium glycinate is even better. Glycine turns out to be important too, but it's just used as filler.
- cik2e 7y ago
  Glycine’s not a filler in this instance. It’s used to aid absorption [1]. Mag glycinate is one of the only worthwhile forms of magnesium for supplementation, unless you’re using it as laxative. The latter being caused by gut irritation from unabsorbed magnesium. But yes, glycine also has many of its own benefits. Including a very interesting theory regarding life extension due to its interaction with methionine. [2] [1] https://examine.com/supplements/glycine/#nutrient-nutrient-interactions_minerals https://examine.com/supplements/glycine/#nutrient-nutrient-i... [2] https://www.fasebj.org/doi/abs/10.1096/fasebj.25.1_supplement.528.2 https://www.fasebj.org/doi/abs/10.1096/fasebj.25.1_supplemen...
  - phkahler 7y ago
    Thanks for that second link. I had read about glycine for sleep, mood, bipolar and schizophrenia (via Glenn Close family study) but not for possible life extension. It does improve my own mood with a dose of several grams per day but the best mental effect seems to be the day I stop taking it. Lower dose does not produce that, it seems to be a dynamic response. So it seems important but complicated, but that's just my anecdote.
kasperni 7y ago
Funny, I see Magnesium frequently recommended for people on keto diets that have trouble sleeping.
SmellyGeekBoy 7y ago
Add me to the list of happy magnesium supplementers. I always recommend it to anyone who mentions sleep problems and I've had good feedback from a couple of people who actually went through with it based on my recommendation.
thorwasdfasdf 7y ago
Your right to be skeptical of supplements. Supplement companies are completely unregulated, so in theory, they don't even have to put into their product what they say they're putting in.
- radford-neal 7y ago
  I'm pretty sure that that would qualify as fraud, a criminal offence.
crusso 7y ago
For the last couple of months I've been taking a 500mg magnesium and a .30 mg melatonin 10 minutes before I get into bed. Some nights I feel like I don't even roll over, I just wake up the next morning feeling like I've had really deep and uninterrupted sleep.

aik 7y ago

I’m also one where magnesium has almost magical positive effects on my sleep. When I started getting some anxiety several years ago, taking magnesium before bed was the only thing that kept me both asleep at night and sleeping deeply. I still take it often to get deeper sleep. I’ve always taken the citrate type. Do you know why Mg helps you so much?

taf2 7y ago

Whether it’s true or a placebo- sign me up :)

kingkawn 7y ago
In the treatment of subjective mood the distinction between ‘true’ and ‘placebo’ vanishes

seishan 7y ago

Same here. Taking magnesium L-threonate and melatonin before going to sleep has improved my sleep quality like nothing else.

n1000 7y ago

I recently realised that Mg is a reliable way for me to stop teeth grinding in my sleep.

bradhoffman 7y ago
I am interested in hearing more. Did you try Mg with the intent of grinding your teeth less?
- n1000 7y ago
  First I had toothache. After a while it occurred to me that this coincided with my stress level at work and that it actually was caused by my teeth grinding at night. And then I remembered how Mg helps me to become much more relaxed when under stress. Tried it and it worked.
  - bradhoffman 7y ago
    So what form of Mg are you taking?

m_fayer 7y ago

Also very skeptical, and I try to test carefully. So far, it seems that Passionflower extract does boost my sleep quality and helps with early-morning-waking style insomnia. In the evening, CBD helps me downshift to a relaxed "end-of-day" mode that makes falling asleep much easier. Magnesium's next on my list.

phkahler 7y ago

Magnesium glycinate is even better. Glycine turns out to be important too, but it's just used as filler.

cik2e 7y ago
Glycine’s not a filler in this instance. It’s used to aid absorption [1]. Mag glycinate is one of the only worthwhile forms of magnesium for supplementation, unless you’re using it as laxative. The latter being caused by gut irritation from unabsorbed magnesium. But yes, glycine also has many of its own benefits. Including a very interesting theory regarding life extension due to its interaction with methionine. [2] [1] https://examine.com/supplements/glycine/#nutrient-nutrient-interactions_minerals https://examine.com/supplements/glycine/#nutrient-nutrient-i... [2] https://www.fasebj.org/doi/abs/10.1096/fasebj.25.1_supplement.528.2 https://www.fasebj.org/doi/abs/10.1096/fasebj.25.1_supplemen...
- phkahler 7y ago
  Thanks for that second link. I had read about glycine for sleep, mood, bipolar and schizophrenia (via Glenn Close family study) but not for possible life extension. It does improve my own mood with a dose of several grams per day but the best mental effect seems to be the day I stop taking it. Lower dose does not produce that, it seems to be a dynamic response. So it seems important but complicated, but that's just my anecdote.

kasperni 7y ago

Funny, I see Magnesium frequently recommended for people on keto diets that have trouble sleeping.

SmellyGeekBoy 7y ago

Add me to the list of happy magnesium supplementers. I always recommend it to anyone who mentions sleep problems and I've had good feedback from a couple of people who actually went through with it based on my recommendation.

thorwasdfasdf 7y ago

Your right to be skeptical of supplements. Supplement companies are completely unregulated, so in theory, they don't even have to put into their product what they say they're putting in.

radford-neal 7y ago
I'm pretty sure that that would qualify as fraud, a criminal offence.

crusso 7y ago

For the last couple of months I've been taking a 500mg magnesium and a .30 mg melatonin 10 minutes before I get into bed. Some nights I feel like I don't even roll over, I just wake up the next morning feeling like I've had really deep and uninterrupted sleep.