Take magnesium to sleep better

[Lynnfromoregon]

I sleep so much better now that I am taking magnesium with my other vitamins.  My sleep was terrible with my periperal neuropathy but with extra magnesium I fall asleep quickly and stay sleeping longer with fewer awake times during the night.

[Gillly58]

Hi, can I ask how much magnesium you are taking?

[Lynnfromoregon]

Hi Gullly58

Chelated Magnesium Glycinate - I take 400 mg in the morning and 200 mg at night.  It really works for me.

Lynn

[DanLongBeach]

Hi Lynn, you said you had peripheral nueropathy; I had the same from colon ca chemo, does the mag help with just the sleep, or with other syptoms as well?

[Lynnfromoregon]

Hi Dan, it's hard to say what else it helped.  I am taking cymbalta and gabapentin for nerve pain but it seems the magnesium helped there too.

[cherfer]

Apparently magnesium also helps decrease urinary frequency which is the reason I wake up so much at night!

[Hi_Dare]

Just make sure you don't overdo it. A few years back  I was taking it to reduce the number of migraines I was getting since it depresses nerve impulses. I accidently bought a higher dose than I had previously been taking without realizing it. It depressed my nerve impulses so much that I felt lethargic all the time and ended up gaining 20 lbs before I realized something was wrong.

P.S. For food-based sources of Mg, realize that chlorlphyll is high in magnesium, so green things should be good for you.

[ritson71]

i take ZMA to help me sleep which is "Zinc, Magnesium and Vitamin B6" its great 🙂

[TommyNC]

Very good thread about restless nights. I'm going to try the magnesium.