Magnesium

I take Magnesium Glycinate and it has definitely helped me to get better sleep.
I also read relaxing books in bed and that makes me drowsy.
The last one was The Marmalade Diary’s, a lovely book.

Granatlast007

there are different sorts of magnesium and they have different effects on the body, this is quite well explained here:

www.clinical-reviews.com/uk/supplements/magnesium?

Magnesium glycinate is the one which relaxes the muscles and body and helps with sleep. I take this form and it works for me. I buy the brand sold by Nutrition Geeks.

This is the one I take for restless legs and sleep.

there are different sorts of magnesium and they have different effects on the body, this is quite well explained here:

www.clinical-reviews.com/uk/supplements/magnesium?

Magnesium glycinate is the one which relaxes the muscles and body and helps with sleep. I take this form and it works for me. I buy the brand sold by Nutrition Geeks.

I take a Magnesium supplement at night,it has been amazing for me,I get to sleep quickly and no after effects the next day.

I just take one from Boots.

I have a magnesium spray which I massage onto my legs and sends me to sleep in 15 minutes. Never fails.

Magnesium deficiency is common in hospitalized patients. Up to 12% of all people admitted to hospital, and as high as 60–65% of people in an intensive care unit (ICU), have hypomagnesemia.[12]

“About 57% of the US population does not meet the US RDA for dietary magnesium intake.[13] Kidneys are very efficient at maintaining body levels; however, if the diet is deficient, or certain medications such as diuretics or proton pump inhibitors are used,[14] or in chronic alcoholism,[15] levels may drop”.
From wikipedia
Interesting that it mentions ppi’s as so many people are on them. When I worked at a surgery I couldn’t keep enough of them as they were so heavily prescribed.

I don’t think magnesium is something that you can overdose on and it’s something that aids the absorption of other vitamins and minerals. I’ll always remember seeing a documentary in which someone was in a really bad way but made a sort of miracle recovery after being given magnesium. I think it’s something that it’s easy to be deficient in but is very important.

Do you have low magnesium? I wouldn't take any supplements unless I really needed them.

Month ago my DD recommended some sleepy stories that helped her sleep problems- so I tired them and have never looked back.

I get mine on spotify and wouldn't be without them now- I just listen in and within minutes I'm off to the land of nod.

I rarely have a bad night now.

I’m afraid that though I’ve been taking magnesium for almost 2 years it has not helped my sleep at all.

However, it has helped my rapid and sometimes erratic heart rate hugely (trigemony, diagnosed after a 48 hour heart scan). so I take it for that reason alone. I was prescribed beta blockers which made me feel terrible do stopped before long.

I use magnesium butter, which I massage into my skin as I’m getting ready for bed. My favourite is Neom, as it smells lovely too.

I think it’s important to take the right kind of magnesium for you. It does help me, but I take it for energy; when I don’t take it I do feel more weary.

Yes.. Works a treat for me and I give to DH after he broke his Pelvis just before Christmas and he had trouble sleeping.
I don't take in the evening but mid morning or lunchtime.
I went to Holland and Barrett who gave me the right type of Magnesium, I had been on meds known for disturb nights and got into an awful sleep routine. I can't believe how good they are. I take most days but often miss.
I do know from my chum who is a GP Practice manager, this is what the GP's advise, no prescription pills until all else fails.

I use magnesium crystals in the bath sometimes. I don’t know if they help or not, but the lavender scented ones are pleasant and relaxing.

I tried it for sleep and it made things worse unfortunately so have stopped taking it. My sleep is better without it - apparently it has this effect on some people.

I take magnesium glycinate it is for restless legs and sleep. I do find it helps.

There are three kinds of magnesium and I can’t remember which is the one to aid sleep. I do take a couple of magnesium tablets at night but they’re just Boots magnesium and don’t say which kind.

Yes, though it was a powder added to water or fruit juice, for me this works, though I don’t use it every night.

I think they are called Calms and are not cheap, my daughter gave me some sachets to try as they worked for her.