Magnesium glycinate
For the last 10 days my sleep has greatly improved, deeper, stints longer, breaks less & shorter.
This is due to stopping magnesium glycinate & magnesium malate while increasing passiflora to 4x289mg (a high dose, max./d I’ve found cited is 1000mg).
I’d found a comment by Cynthia Perkins: that “Glycine can be inhibitory or excitatory, and in people who tend to lean towards excess glutamate it typically becomes excitatory, so it may need to be avoided.” This could be the case for me, as I seem to be needing to take 1050mg GABA vs. 450 glutamate.
But now I’m having more problems getting/feeling awake in the mornings, something the theanine had helped with. (So maybe I ought to try increasing it to 300mg again.)
As the magnesiums weren’t helping well at night, I’ve done a search here to see if it helps anyone at daytime, for waking up (and praps energy):
@Ahava31 found that with the 2x400 glycinate Found a little energy?
@Meow used it for sleeping, but with 2.5mg melatonin Uncontrollable anger with my physician - #2 by Meow
Nighttime and leg pain, RLS neuropathy? - #2 by BaltimoreBaby
@BaltimoreBaby for RLS Nighttime and leg pain, RLS neuropathy? - #2 by BaltimoreBaby
This is supported “everywhere” on the web, with Magnesium Glycinate Benefits, Uses, Sources, Doses, Side Effects - Dr. Axe recommending to take it at night, not at daytime. Also says the 2x500 malate and 2x400 glycinate might have been too much, they say max. dose of 400mg altogether (which contradicts other suggestions I’ve seen as well as @Ahava31). However I’m never sure if people mean the compound or the mineral itself, which is only 10-15% of the compound.
I’m wondering now if there is a time of the day where it can help without being excitatory.
What I also may be missing now is a bit of blood pressure regulation, but esp. muscle relaxation. I’m not normally tenser, but yesterday’s table tennis was energized & pressurized…