Magnesium for sleep

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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

Hunted for a thread to add on to. I took 200MG of Mag Gly and it was like vivid dream anxiety world. I kept thinking I had to wake up and check my clock; that I was sleeping past my alarm. It was worse than having a flight or an interview the next morning. I was afraid to miss "something". Should I take it in the AM or just give up on it. I'm sure my body needs magnesium, in general....

FWIW, for me the dreams have been a positive. Try citrate instead if you have this reaction, i didn’t have any dream changes while taking that for a long while.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

i agree with the alcohol, but disagree with the trans dermal. I take epsom baths nearly every night and it makes a huge difference. I also have a hot tub and will sometimes do that instead and there’s absolutely a difference in sleep quality.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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

Hunted for a thread to add on to. I took 200MG of Mag Gly and it was like vivid dream anxiety world. I kept thinking I had to wake up and check my clock; that I was sleeping past my alarm. It was worse than having a flight or an interview the next morning. I was afraid to miss "something". Should I take it in the AM or just give up on it. I'm sure my body needs magnesium, in general....

FWIW, for me the dreams have been a positive. Try citrate instead if you have this reaction, i didn’t have any dream changes while taking that for a long while.

I'll try that. For now I'm using the Mag Gly in the AM to use up the gummies which were not cheap.
I like a nice vivid dream since they are interesting and it means I'm in REM sleep I guess, but this is not restful to my mind. I wake up anxious and tired.

[Anonymous]

Are you already on hormone replacement? That could help, esp the progesterone component (but would have to be on estro too)

[Anonymous]

Mag citrate (WF brand and recommended dose). Plus 1mg melatonin. But honestly exercise and sun also help tremendously

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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

Hunted for a thread to add on to. I took 200MG of Mag Gly and it was like vivid dream anxiety world. I kept thinking I had to wake up and check my clock; that I was sleeping past my alarm. It was worse than having a flight or an interview the next morning. I was afraid to miss "something". Should I take it in the AM or just give up on it. I'm sure my body needs magnesium, in general....

It’s so interesting how different each person is. Magnesium glycinate works well for me. But melatonin gave me really horrible vivid dreams. I will not take that again.