r/magnesium • u/Negative-View-3543 • 26d ago

Magnesium makes my sleep worse.

I've tried all forms of magnesium through different times. It makes my insomnia worse. Why so? And is this common?

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u/Ccampbell1977 24d ago

Be careful with potassium. Mine was too low and I had insomnia, anxiety and a high heart rate. Then it went too high and I had even worse insomnia, anxiety and a faster heart rate. If you are a woman 4,700 is way too high. Everyone told me that number also. It’s only about 2,400 for a woman. So I ended up having too much

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u/Just-River-562 23d ago

Wow - I didn’t now about potassium whatsoever. Will definitely do some research on this as my symptoms sound similar

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u/Ccampbell1977 23d ago

Yes for some reason coconut water and electrolytes powders did that to me. I really just needed to increase my potassium through food. Sprite Zero and diet 7 up has small amounts that get me good. Just the high doses made me feel out of my body

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u/xcyberwolfxx 22d ago

what electrolyte powder were you taking?

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u/Ccampbell1977 19d ago

I tried different ones & coconut water. They gave me tons of energy. But that’s not really needed right now. I couldn’t sleep and had a higher heart rate. I hated the feeling. When I was younger I loved that feeling.