Posted by bleauberry on May 16, 2008, at 20:42:35
In reply to magnesium - next day lethargy?, posted by g_g_g_unit on May 16, 2008, at 3:44:50
Magnesium not only leaves me heavily lethargic the next day, but markedly more depressed as well.
Mg is a vital element. But our chemistries are different. Because one person can be cured with Mg doesn't mean it is good for someone else.
If you want to further try out Mg, maybe try one of these strategies:
1)Cut the dose to 1/4.
2)Change to Mg Glycinate.
3)Change to Mg Malate.
4)Change to Mg Citrate.
5)Take an Epsom salt bath starting with 1 cup per tubfull, soak for 10 minutes to start. Over time, increase the dose and the amount of time in the tub. The Mg goes directly into your system transdermally. I found this to be particularly good at anti-anxiety the next day without the heavy lethargy or depression. Just feels a lot cleaner somehow. One quick low dose soak can carry me for a couple days. I don't do it often, but when I do it is fairly predictable.The different forms of Mg can make a huge difference. Don't know why, they just do.
Doses on the bottle, or doses suggested by other sources, need to be ignored. They have to be tailored by you and for you, not someone else.
Taurine itself is unpredictable and adds to the confusion of what's going on. The glycine in Mg Glycinate could be that way too. Was for me.
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