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Posted by LOOPS on November 6, 2005, at 17:55:34
Hi -
I'm having some very very vivid lengthy dreams since starting high dose Mg. I take most of the Mg at night with a little calcium (~1:0.5-1). I'm taking about 300-400mg Mg from Mg chloride.
I'm sleeping much better and haven't needed any of my emergency sleeping pills, but just wondering if Mg has this effect or if it is something else.
Anyone else had this?
I'm having a little difficulty getting Mg in during the day as it can make me feel a bit blah and down for the first couple of hours. I managed to find some Mg lactate which is slow-mag and this seems to be better for the daytime. The reason is that I get diarrhea still in the morning and need to spread out my dose, or I'll be shooting myself in the foot becoming Mg deficient via diarrhea.
Loops
Posted by teejay on November 6, 2005, at 18:02:43
In reply to Magnesium and dreaming, posted by LOOPS on November 6, 2005, at 17:55:34
I doubt you will become mag deficient through loose stools....its natures way of clearing excess so you dont really want to stop that process, just reduce the dose slightly till it stops otherwise you are simply wasting money.
Not sure about the dreaming thing.....B6 is supposed to increase dreaming, but wasnt aware of it being an effect of MG. Perhaps the extra MG is improving some neurotransmitter synthesis by mobilising your bodies available B6??
Posted by LOOPS on November 7, 2005, at 8:46:21
In reply to Re: Magnesium and dreaming, posted by teejay on November 6, 2005, at 18:02:43
Thanks teejay -
I was getting a little worried about the bathroom issue but I've learnt now to avoid Mg citrate as just a little of this makes me go.
As for wasting money - luckily the Mg chloride I get here costs 180 Chilean pesos per 30g bag (3 bags to the US dollar) so I'm not too fazed by that.
I diluted the whole bag into 30ml of water and put in a dropper bottle. Now 1ml = ~120mg Mg that I can further dilute in more water.
I'm going to continue with the Magtab during the day and the chloride at night.
Loops
> I doubt you will become mag deficient through loose stools....its natures way of clearing excess so you dont really want to stop that process, just reduce the dose slightly till it stops otherwise you are simply wasting money.
>
> Not sure about the dreaming thing.....B6 is supposed to increase dreaming, but wasnt aware of it being an effect of MG. Perhaps the extra MG is improving some neurotransmitter synthesis by mobilising your bodies available B6??
Posted by tealady on November 15, 2005, at 20:01:07
In reply to Re: Magnesium and dreaming, posted by teejay on November 6, 2005, at 18:02:43
> I doubt you will become mag deficient through loose stools....its natures way of clearing excess so you dont really want to stop that process, just reduce the dose slightly till it stops otherwise you are simply wasting money.
>
> Not sure about the dreaming thing.....B6 is supposed to increase dreaming, but wasnt aware of it being an effect of MG. Perhaps the extra MG is improving some neurotransmitter synthesis by mobilising your bodies available B6??Hi TJ:)
I vaguely recall B6 and magnesium work together.
Not sure what on exactly.
Perhaps the are both needed by some enzymes?If that's true, then increasing magnesium(if you were short on it) would allow your body to use all the B6 available. I think they're called cofactors, magnesium and B6 are both cofactors?
Having optimal amounts of both together should allow an increase in the enzymes, or whatever if needed to make more of neurotransmitters/hormones required.
Jan
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