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Posted by doxielover on September 25, 2004, at 0:30:16
I just started taking magnesium taurate and I've felt a little more sleepy the past few days. Is it possible that the magnesium, or more specifically the taurine in the complex that is causing it? Or is it just coincidence?
Posted by raybakes on September 25, 2004, at 5:52:33
In reply to Magnesium taurate make you sleepy?, posted by doxielover on September 25, 2004, at 0:30:16
> I just started taking magnesium taurate and I've felt a little more sleepy the past few days. Is it possible that the magnesium, or more specifically the taurine in the complex that is causing it? Or is it just coincidence?
I think it is extremely likely....Seems taurine is an agonist of the GABA receptor in the CNS, and we need GABA to be operating for us to sleep - benzodiazapenes work on the GABA receptor too, as does melatonin...
Think the magnesium is important as it reduces the action of glutamate, the neurotransmitter that opposes GABA, and also helps synthesize GABA as the enzyme GAD is dependent on it (also requires B6(P5P)too.
Posted by doxielover on September 26, 2004, at 23:11:12
In reply to Magnesium taurate make you sleepy?, posted by doxielover on September 25, 2004, at 0:30:16
I'm thinking about trying a different kind of magnesium, like Magnesium Citrate. Does this seem less likely to cause a problem like this? Does magnesium itself cause sleepiness? I don't want to waste any more money on something that doesn't make me feel good. I take magnesium oxide, which doesn't cause any problems, but I've read that the body doesn't absorb it very well.
Posted by JLx on September 27, 2004, at 11:29:32
In reply to Other magnesium types cause this too?, posted by doxielover on September 26, 2004, at 23:11:12
> I'm thinking about trying a different kind of magnesium, like Magnesium Citrate. Does this seem less likely to cause a problem like this? Does magnesium itself cause sleepiness? I don't want to waste any more money on something that doesn't make me feel good. I take magnesium oxide, which doesn't cause any problems, but I've read that the body doesn't absorb it very well.
True, Larry has provided the studies that indicate that on this board before.
Mg is generally considered relaxing, to blood vessels for instance, which is why it's indicated for heart disease, and since it's involved in so many functions of the body it may have an overall energizing feeling. Or it may have an overall relaxing feeling. :) Certainly the chelate makes a difference. So as not to have wasted your money, have you tried just taking the mg glycinate at night?
Mg citrate and mg malate should be less sedating.
You can get mg malate powder at Beyond a Century, https://www2.acadia.net/cgi-bin/BAC/web_store.cgi 300 grams, for $9.75. One gram provides about 150 mg of mg, so if you're taking 300 mg a day, that would be 5 months worth of magnesium for 10 bucks, only $2 a month. Despite what BAC says there, it does NOT have a bitter taste. They have their comments mixed up for mg malate vs mg glycinate. I have both (from them), and I can tell you the mg glycinate in powder form is extremely bitter, whereas the mg malate has a sort of fruity taste, so you can easily just put it in water. (It's made from malic acid which is from apples.)
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