I've been reading a lot of ladies' posts about insomnia and restlessness at bedtime. I'm murder: my legs seem to have a mind of their own, they're all over the place!
I think I probably sleep better some nights than I imagine. But I suppose as I can sometimes get up for a wee up to 5 times a night at certain times of the month, I deem 2 trips to the bathroom in the night a good kip!
Well someone suggested Magnesium Citrate to help with insomnia. I did a little Google research and found it could be good for a myriad of my Peri symptoms, not least the restless legs and bouts of insomnia.
My husband and son are pretty fit and go to the gym 4 times a week. Both have had occasional bouts of cramp and now my ol' man has a problem just above his achilles tendon area (hoping its a torn muscle above).
Well, my point here is that it would appear that Magnesium may help them with their problems too!
I'm taking Menopace Originial for B&D Vits. Notice it has 100mg of Magnesium too. I read that women's RDA for Magnesium is 350mg, so I'll supplement my Menopace dose with the tablets I got today.
Oh, and before I forget, it also talks about helping digestive transit, which is great seeing as most every month I change my name to Mrs Constipated. At this rate I'll be swinging from the chandalier in no time!!
I'll report back in a week or so to give it time to work - or not. Be nice to hear from anyone else who's had good results with Magnesium.
Sounds great. I'll tune in next week to see how you're getting on before I rush out and buy some. I look forward to seeing your viral video re:chandelier swinging on Youtube!
There's also a topical spray you can use too for your restless legs. It's referred to as magnesium oil, but it isn't actually oil. I got mine online. I keep a bottle of it next to the bed so if I'm having a particularly rough night with my legs I can just squirt on a few sprays and within minutes I'm out like a light.
Yep the magnesium is definitely a help. I take 200 mg a day plus a bit more in the multi vit. I also have a epsom salt bath from time to time which is really relaxing xx
Hi i read that magnesum is good for menopause too I have also bought menopace original thinking it has magneseum in it, but is it not enough ? you can buy the menopace + magnesium all these tablets im taking god knows what im doing lol oh well worth ago
Before I started taking the B complex I take now, I started taking magnesium for it's various health benefits. I was taking it in the morning along with some other supplements. And shortly thereafter taking it, I'd be so incredibly tired. So back to Google, and that's when I found out about it being helpful for insomnia, etc, because it's so relaxing. So now I take that only at night, and do the B complex first thing in the morning for an energy boost.
One of the things people don't realize about calcium, is that if you take calcium it depletes your magnesium. So, for instance if you're popping antacid tablets to help your indigestion/heartburn, you're messing up your magnesium levels. There are a lot of minerals that are synergystic like that -- you have to take them together in order to receive a benefit/not deplete your stores of the other. Vitamin D3 and K2 work like that too.
Magnesium is the ONLY vitamin that I am taking (including Vitamin D, that I was tested defficient) that made a noticeable difference, mainly for my muscle and joint pain. I have no insomnia at this point - but I notice I sleep better whenever I take it just before sleeping :D. My hysband took for helping him to "keep" sleeping, for the has kind of a broken sleep - it worked, too. It is great for several things, including palpitations, high blood pressure, and acid reflux. I had bad episodes of palpitations but when I found about Magnesium, there were basically gone, so I can not testify about that, but many people say it works beautifully.
I did actually wonder about this aspect as even though I have a broken sleep, I rarely feel tired during the day, and have never liked sleeping during the day, unless ill.
Like you, I'll probably take it at night.
Note what you said about antacids - think I'll review my diet and
I will drop their use now I've started taking magnesium. With any luck taking that may actually help this too.
I HATE taking any meds, never have liked it really. But I've figured that now's the time to start helping myself as best I can.
I've just bought myself some more Menopace Original (3for2 in Superdrug!). Checked their Mag'm dose (100mg). Read today that women should aim to take 350mg of Magnesium, so can supplement my Menopace with a 100mg tab twice a day. 300mg's better than nowt!!
I won't be taking anything else now: these will either do me a favour or they won't, but I think I'm benefitting from the Menopace. Aches not so bad; mood good. All the time I can get them 3for2, I'll keep taking them ha, ha!!
I do see a lot of people take the magnesium both in the morning and in the evening, and I don't know how they can because it really makes me so tired. Perhaps they're taking a kind that doesn't have excellent absorption and therefore it doesn't affect them as much. I dunno! All I know is that with taking the magnesium citrate powder (love the raspberry lemon flavor) my sleep problems are now gone, as well as the heart palps, and those weird anxiety attacks that would come on for no good reason. (ie, I'd just be set watching telly, happy as a clam, and next thing I knew I'd be having a panic attack. )
I think I mentioned this in another thread, but now when I get heartburn instead of taking an antacid, I just have a piece of crystallized ginger and I'm right as rain in a few minnutes.
val, it'll have to be SOME chandelier!!! Just think of the size of the one featured in 'Only Fools and Horses' - with reinforced anchoring to the ceiling!
I came off omeprzole because of what i read and what it does. Dr didnt agree but i dont care and im fine dont need them only the odd bisodole,it can cause osteoprosis and all sorts
Ladies, just a complement... At peri we are recommended by our doctors, even if they do not acknowledge our symptoms, that we should be taking CALCIUM + VITAMIN D around 40 - at least it was what my gyno did. When we take CALCIUM AND VITAMIN D together or separated, it is said MAGNESIUM gets depleted for the absortion of Calcium is increased. So, theoreticaly we should take all three together. I do not take any other medicine but IF my alternative for HRT were to be only vitamins, I would take them Hands down. I guess it may cause some problem if we overdose, but lets try to keep it as low as possible, ONLY IF THE DOCTORS COULD AGREE WITH THE DOSAGE, it would be better, is not it?
!). Checked their Mag'm dose (100mg). Read today that women should aim to take 350mg of Magnesium, so can supplement my Menopace with a 100mg tab twice a day. 300mg's better than nowt!!
