I’m thinking of taking it, specifically for muscle stiffness.
Any pitfalls to taking this? Any success stories?
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I take ZMA before bed Mon-Fri. Its a very useful sleep aid, but gives me very freaky dreams! Oh, and it gives me morning glory sometimes too.
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May help my sleep a bit but not sure. Nothing big I notice.
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I have a magnesium & melatonin combined over the counter supplement I take. I find it helps me fall asleep. Its supposed to be one of the best OTC anxiety relief supplements.
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Add zinc to that stack for even better sleep
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I take 100mg Magnesium everyday. It helps with my energy level during the day and eases constipation. But I don’t think it has helped with my sleep quality.
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I take 300mg a day. It really relaxes me and it keeps me regular. Sometimes at night when I take it I wake up at 2am with the tv still on, knocked out.
It’s been amazing for my anxiety too. Before I took magnesium I was way more anxious. I also take Klonopin tho.
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Took it for years, no problem. Seems to help sleep a bit. It’s involved in more than 300 enzymatic reactions, so being deficinent is not good, yet this is a mineral most people are deficient in.
My brother said it gave him stomach upset which is the most normal side effect, I’m not sure what dose he was taking though.
I used to take 400mg, but 200mg now. Seems to be enough for me.
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Well, my magnesium arrived today.
I’ll start taking it at bedtime and see how I get on.
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I just took 100mg now. It’s pretty fast acting (20 minutes)
It’s like a sleeping pill 
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It makes me sleepy and relaxes me.
To be honest it’s a bit like a benzo except for the drowsiness/sleepiness.
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Does the same for me.
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I take a vitamin d, magnesium, calcium combo tablet. Haven’t noticed anything really.
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if you suffer from extrapyramidal symptoms like muscle stiffness you need anticholinergic drugs like benzatropine.supplements wont work.
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Just be careful not to take too much. You’ll know becuase it will give you the runs. Milk of Magnesia is a laxative. 
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Yeah I took Magnesium years ago and like @Pat6398 said, be careful too much of it could give you diarrhea
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I took 200mg last night and had a great night’s sleep. I feel refreshed today which normally isn’t the case.
But it hasn’t done anything for muscle stiffness, yet anyway.
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I feel very sedated and dumbed down today 
You think it’s from the magnesium?
Could be a coincidence, but guess you will find out as you progress.
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Yeah, I’m not sure. We’ll see.
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