Magnesium for sleep

[Anonymous]

I am currently in peri and The lack of sleep is really hard! I would like to try magnesium supplements and would love to know which type (glycinate, citrate, etc.) dosage and brand people have had success with. Thanks!

[Anonymous]

I take 270mg magnesium glycinate every night and it has helped me immensely.

[Anonymous]

I do Calm powder, helps sporadically.

[Anonymous]

Glycinate proably the best, citrate also good. You want to avoid magnesium oxide due to low bioavailabilty is my understanding. Has been a game changer in our home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I take 270mg magnesium glycinate every night and it has helped me immensely.

Can you link the brand please?

[Anonymous]

I got magnesium glycinate gummies at Target and didn't find that there was any change in my sleep after two months.

2 mg of THC had more impact. Though I still wake up at 3 AM sometimes, I fall asleep faster and get more deep sleep (per my apple watch, so take that for what it is).

[Anonymous]

Not OP but which helps with constipation at the same time?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not OP but which helps with constipation at the same time?

I think they all do. But don't use magnesium oxide for sleep, that's the one that will just make you poop.

I have been using magnesium threonate for a few months now and found my best dosage only a month ago. Instead of the recommended 3 capsules an hour before bed, I take 2 (about 290mg total). And those capsules are too freaking large, so I open them and pour them into 4-6 ounces of flavored water and ingest it that way.

[Anonymous]

https://www.thorne.com/products/dp/magnesium-bisglycinate?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiArby5BhCDARIsAIJvjIRt9CMuP2Wu6-yyO0DwrFU1-Z2fxRXGu28LDmHxPSCgF13Y72ntpZoaAu_-EALw_wcB

1 scoop at night

[Anonymous]

400 mg

[Anonymous]

Doesn't work for me, has the opposite effect.

[Anonymous]

I have tried Mag Glycinate and a Gummy from Whole Foods called calm that uses mag.
While both relaxed me in the evening and helped my sleep, after a month or so of use I noticed I felt fatigued during the day. And I struggled to exercise in the morning - my bod fought doing anything rigorous.
Apparently Glycine can have this effect.
I really wanted Mag to work for me, as it seems to work for most people, and I’ve had docs recommend it too.
I am on HRT patch btw.

[Anonymous]

There is a magnesium lavender cream you put on your feet before bed I want to try. Sold on Amazon.

[Anonymous]

I found magnesium citrate the best for me. Nature made recommended dose.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is a magnesium lavender cream you put on your feet before bed I want to try. Sold on Amazon.

I use a magnesium cream on my feet because having a wind down ritual before bed helps me sleep but you should know that studies show that transdermal absorption of magnesium isn’t effective. I found eliminating alcohol to be really helpful for my sleep. It also completely eliminated my hot flashes and anxiety during the night.