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I have been heavy dosing magnesium (glycinate, citrate) for years and am still a nervous wreck. Your mileage may vary.

Samin100 5y ago
I’ve recently switched to magnesium L-Threonate which has shown to be far more effective at being absorbed by the brain and I’ve found myself far less anxious in social situations. The L-Threonate compound was developed at MIT specifically for better brain absorption. Source: https://dspace.mit.edu/bitstream/handle/1721.1/96066/Slutsky-2010-Enhancement%20of%20Learn.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y https://dspace.mit.edu/bitstream/handle/1721.1/96066/Slutsky...
- OnACoffeeBreak 5y ago
  I found that mag l-threonate helps me fall asleep after an anxious afternoon/night but I'm groggy in the morning. Also, I've read anecdotal reports that after a couple of weeks of regular use, the effect flattens out (sorry, too lazy to search for those reports) and one has to take a break for the effect to return. Have you noticed anything along those lines?
  - covidthrow 5y ago
    For me, the effect is less (or possibly just less noticable) after a few weeks. But some coffee or tea gets me going pretty quickly and the effects wear off. I've always been a slow morning person, so 30-60 minutes to start feeling normal is on par for me, so it doesn't really affect my timetable, but you may have a different schedule in mind. My morning bowel movements when I take magnesium l-threonate are amazing, however, which used to slow me down even more on a typical morning.
binarypaean 5y ago
If you're interested in testing a further nutritional approach, I suggest the stack suggested by the late great Charles Poliquin. The stack: https://www.facebook.com/StrengthSenseiInc/videos/anxiety-solutions/212823663399890/ https://www.facebook.com/StrengthSenseiInc/videos/anxiety-so... (sorry for FB link) Background on Poliquin: https://tim.blog/2015/07/21/charles-poliquin/ https://tim.blog/2015/07/21/charles-poliquin/

I’ve recently switched to magnesium L-Threonate which has shown to be far more effective at being absorbed by the brain and I’ve found myself far less anxious in social situations. The L-Threonate compound was developed at MIT specifically for better brain absorption. Source: https://dspace.mit.edu/bitstream/handle/1721.1/96066/Slutsky-2010-Enhancement%20of%20Learn.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y https://dspace.mit.edu/bitstream/handle/1721.1/96066/Slutsky...

OnACoffeeBreak 5y ago
I found that mag l-threonate helps me fall asleep after an anxious afternoon/night but I'm groggy in the morning. Also, I've read anecdotal reports that after a couple of weeks of regular use, the effect flattens out (sorry, too lazy to search for those reports) and one has to take a break for the effect to return. Have you noticed anything along those lines?
- covidthrow 5y ago
  For me, the effect is less (or possibly just less noticable) after a few weeks. But some coffee or tea gets me going pretty quickly and the effects wear off. I've always been a slow morning person, so 30-60 minutes to start feeling normal is on par for me, so it doesn't really affect my timetable, but you may have a different schedule in mind. My morning bowel movements when I take magnesium l-threonate are amazing, however, which used to slow me down even more on a typical morning.

binarypaean 5y ago

If you're interested in testing a further nutritional approach, I suggest the stack suggested by the late great Charles Poliquin. The stack: https://www.facebook.com/StrengthSenseiInc/videos/anxiety-solutions/212823663399890/ https://www.facebook.com/StrengthSenseiInc/videos/anxiety-so... (sorry for FB link) Background on Poliquin: https://tim.blog/2015/07/21/charles-poliquin/ https://tim.blog/2015/07/21/charles-poliquin/