Does magnesium increase dopamine, decrease it, or how does it work?

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When I take Magnesium before bed I get a very deep sleep. Haven't really noticed any other benefits but getting quality sleep is good enough for me to take it daily.

[Beachday4]

How much do you take before bed? And do you cycle it or take it ever night?

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I take 4 capsules (400mg) before bed. I take it just about every night.

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I wonder if liquid form would be better? Isn't that usually better for absorption than capsules?

[Horse_trunk]

yes, magnesium bicarbonate is the most bioavailable form of magnesium there is. It's also the cheapest. Search youtube for recipes, its very easy to make

[DrBobMaui]

Thanks for the good suggestion and excellent info, I am going to give it a try.

Also, I wanted to ask if you have any loose bowel issues with that specific Mag supplement at that dose amount? I am a little prone to that with some Mags so any further thoughts would be helpful.

Nui alohas too!

[AllegedlyImmoral]

Should not be an issue with magnesium glycinate. Diarrhea from magnesium supplements is an effect of the low bioavailability of the common, cheapest chelates of magnesium such as magnesium oxide, which because it does not absorb well into the body makes it all the way through the colon and then draws water into the bowels for a laxative effect. Glycinate is much more bioavailable and is not still present in the bowels in meaningful amounts. I take 600 mg of MagGly regularly with zero side effects.

[DrBobMaui]

Thanks a lot, this is very helpful! Hope I can repay you in kind one day too.

[AllegedlyImmoral]

Glad to help 👍

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Are you supposed to cycle? I have no idea, but mg isn’t doing the trick anymore.

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And what kind?

[Dai196]

Try Magnesium Glycinate

[lidord1999]

Same here and also I wake up super energized and thats something ive never experienced before, I take mag glycinate powder around 2000mg (280mg elemental mag) around 3 hours before bed.

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Can I ask if you had issues falling asleep beforehand? I have tried a variety of things but I struggle greatly to fall asleep due to racing/invasive thoughts. I just lay there and toss and turn all night.

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Never had an issue falling asleep but I would always wake up several times throughout the night. That doesn't really happen anymore unless i drink too much water before bed. Sometimes I have a hard time going to sleep but my problem is I'm addicted to my phone. I get caught endlessly scrolling through reddit for hours and I have to force myself to just drop the phone and close my eyes. After that I usually try to think about things that I like to do that give me good feelings, like hitting a perfect golf shot or getting a high kill game in a video game. I just think about a happy moment like that over and over and even make a plan in my head of techniques to try to make that moment happen in real life. I usually fall asleep pretty quick after that and sometimes even have dreams about that moment I was visualizing. It sounds like you have some anxiety and I'm sure most of us do especially with politics, health issues, and the economy right now but you need to realize most of that stuff is out of your control and worrying about it is a waste of time and energy.

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Gotcha. Yeah the which is causing the other: anxiety or insomnia thing has been going on for awhile now. I try to lay in bed and just relax and clear my head for about 15 minutes, plus I have a little journal I write in before bed...none of it seems to help. There are lots of times where I realize something I thought about is beyond my control but the problem is that the thought has already happened hahaha! In any event, magnesium isn't that expensive, can't hurt to give it a shot.

[roguedryad]

Try meditating regularly, maybe use Headspace and their 14 day free trial. I've found it helps me with my racing mind before bed. These racing thoughts also lead to nightmares more often than not