Would This kind of thing be what I'm after? (Magnesium 250mg)
1) Any particular type of Magnesium supplement better than the other (i.e. Citrate over...whatever else there is? Magnesium + Zinc etc..)
Anything except Magnesium Oxide(That's probably the form in the link), pretty much. Citrate is ok.
Malate, Taurate (also provides taurine, which helps with relaxation & sleep), Orotate (expensive), glycinate etc are good.
2) What kind of dose for maximum effects?
say 200-400 mg/day
Also, drop your calcium intake to below your Magnesium intake.
3) How many times daily?
Depends on whether it makes you feel sleepy.
4) What other benefits does it have?
It should reduce inflammation, cramps, bruxism etc
Too much will make you sleepy and sluggish
If you take too much at one time, you will have GI issues. This issue occurs less if the Mag is more absorbable.
5) Is there anything it shouldn't be mixed with?
Not that I know of.
Ah, thank you - I was just about to purchase that one!
It's a very easy-to-find compound but does anyone who uses it regularly have a UK source that they particularly like? I'm happy to buy Citrate which I can get from my local Holland & Barrett, but I'd prefer links to places where I can mag Mag. Ortate (I'm okay with spending a decent amount of money on a decent supplement), Glycinate, Taurate and Malate - UK based if possible.
I have chronic insomnia and almost nothing (bar sublingual Melatonin
on top of my 3 prescription meds) seems to help me. I sleep very little, am exhausted in the mornings but almost never have EDS. I
am prescribed Modafinil to use when I do experience it, but I mainly save this for Nootropic benefits. My point being: there is very little that makes me tired. I've have taken 200mg 5-HTP, 2g Valerian, 6mg Clonazepam and 5mg Diazepam during the day in the past [I hadn't slept for 2 days and I was starting to have frightening aural hallucinations; plus I have a high tolerance] and I
still did not sleep until I took my 2.5mg Melatonin. Hence, I am not worried that large doses of Magnesium will make me sleepy. I would be happy to take larger doses and get maximum benefits...
You also mentioned to "...drop [my] Calcium intake to below my Magnesium intake". I wouldn't really know how to go about doing this...
I don't take any Calcium supplements and I would be able to check on my multivitamin how much calcium is in a single pill, but how am I supposed to regulate this when it comes to food? I mean, both minerals are in almost all foodstuffs - should I alter my diet? I can avoid milk, cheese, chocolate etc.. but will I have to cut out bread and pasta and so on as well; Surely if I'm taking a high dose of Magnesium everyday then my Magnesium levels should naturally exceed my Calcium intake...?
Hmm, y'know I said I'd do a lot of research after I posted this thread..? Well, I did. I did a Wikipedia browse, a few forum browses and a general Google search with "magnesium", "depression", "stress" and "anxiety" as keywords but got nothing at all definitive. In fact, the only thing close to a wholly positive response regarding Magnesium --> Depression was here on this forum...
Does anyone have any links to articles or clinical studies that prove (or even shine a glimmer of hope) on Magnesium as a beneficial supplement for depression?
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I like Mag orotate or the Albion magnesiums (glycinate) myself. The one you posted a link to is oxide -- avoid.
Crap.
Just after I made this thread I texted my friend asking if he could grab me some Magnesium on his way home from work and he just came in and gave me 100 x 250mg tabs of Magnesium OXIDE from Holland & Barrett :( Is this beneficial
at all or should I just keep it for use in conjunction with an NSAID (i.e. Ibuprofen) next time I have a headache?
Edited by Phreak, 27 April 2009 - 05:15 PM.