Posted by Sarah T. on April 8, 2006, at 16:01:53
In reply to Rapid Recovery From Depression Using Magnesium, posted by jerrympls on April 7, 2006, at 3:56:05
Hi Jerry,
Magnesium has been the single most important and helpful "alternative" med I have ever taken. I started taking it regularly at night about two years ago. I used to take it in a combination form with Calcium, but now I take it separately, usually as "Chelated Magnesium/Magnesium glycinate." Sometimes I'll take Magnesium citrate, but the glycinate form seems to help me relax more. I think it's important not to take too much. The pills I have are 400mg. I take either 400 or 200mg. Often, I'll take 200 mg until I go through my monthly "premenstrual nuclear meltdown." That's when I have to increase it to 400mg. Also, I've found it's best not to take it too late at night (or too late in the wee morning hours). If I take it past 2:00 am, it makes me much too sluggish later that day.
I've said this before, and I'll say it again: I have an entire kitchen cupboard full of alternative supplements that I've tried and abandoned. Except for magnesium, vitamin C and my Centrum multivitamins, all the other supplements have been a waste of money. Magnesium is the ONLY one that has really lived up to the claims made for it, but I do think you have to buy the right kind (such as glycinate, citrate, taurate, etc.), find the best dosage for you (and that might vary depending on what is going on in your life), and you have to experiment with finding the time of night or day that's best for you to take it.
poster:Sarah T.
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