Posted by Ron Hill on January 1, 2004, at 12:20:56
In reply to Larry, how is your sleep?, posted by mattdds on December 31, 2003, at 13:11:25
Matt,
> My pattern is delayed sleep phase, the rhythm keeps getting later and later...pretty soon, I'm going to bed at 6 am and getting up at 2 pm!
I'm bipolar II and in the past I have had insomnia problems. I will not bore you with the details of my prior sleep woes except to tell you what fixed the problem (for me, YMMV). I take 800 mg of magnesium (measured as elemental Mg) at bedtime and it is the best sleep aid I have ever used (and I used several over the years). Currently I take 200 mg of Mg citrate, 400 mg of Mg malate, and 200 mg of Mg glycinate. As soon as I get around to ordering it, I plan to substitute 200 mg of Mg taurinate (sp?) in place of 200 mg of Mg malate just to see if I like it.
I can't take magnesium during the day because it makes me too sleepy-tired. Also, if I increase above about 1000 mg/night of Mg, diarrhea results.
Have you ever tried magnesium at bedtime? If not, it might be worth a trial.
-- Ron
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