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Re: Magnesium as a Sleep-Aid » Ritch

Posted by Ron Hill on June 17, 2003, at 13:14:48

In reply to Re: NADH question-niacin » Larry Hoover, posted by Ritch on June 16, 2003, at 12:54:42

Mitch,

> I've been going on probably a total of 4 1/2 hrs. sleep every night for a couple of weeks now ... I've heard the magnesium thing-but I'm very sensitive to anything that has a laxative effect-lithium was bad enough!

I (like most mental health patients) struggled with insomnia (getting to sleep and staying asleep). However, I now take 800 mg of magnesium at bedtime each night and it knocks me out like turning off a light and keeps me asleep throughout the night like a hibernating bear. I awake the next morning (after 8 hours of quality sleep) feeling refreshed and restored. I'm also convinced that the magnesium exerts positive effects on my brainchemistry functioning throughout the day.

Larry can say it better than I, but not all forms of magnesium are created equal when it comes to absorption. I take 400 mg/day (measured as Mg) of magnesium citrate and 400 mg/day (measured as Mg) of magnesium malate.

Mitch, I highly recommend that you give it a try. You might ask Larry for his recommendation regarding which chelating agent is most likely to minimize the chance of diarrhea. However, if I've understood Larry's previous posts on this subject, it's the magnesium itself (independent of the chelating agent) that causes the loose stool.

You won't know until you try it. It might help immensely with your sleep issues. It did mine. Start by taking 200 mg at bedtime. If no diarrhea, titrate upward slowly. If diarrhea occurs anytime during the upward titration, back off on the dosage, and resume the upward titration at a slower rate.

For me, 800 mg/day softens my stool, but no diarrhea. YMMV.

-- Ron


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