Best Magnesium supplement and when to take it

Rachelbl72

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Hi
Which magnesium supplement is the best.
And when should you take them.
I’ve bought some from Amazon and they are magnesium citrate ones, also I take them at night but I’ve been wide awake for hours after and I was hoping they would help me sleep.
Should they be taken in the morning or night normally
 

ElenaP

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........ I was hoping they would help me sleep.
Magnesium citrate supplement has many health benefits but it not to aid sleep. However, it does prevent painful night-time cramps. It is recommended that you take magnesium citrate with food, so any meal time would be good. But it will take a few weeks before you start feeling the benefits.
 

Rachelbl72

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Yes I think it’s the wrong ones that I’ve bought. They’ve definitely helped with bowel motions but not for helping me drift off like ones I took years ago, I’ve forgotten the name of the ones I’d bought but on research now I’ve discovered I probably need either the magnesium ones with all 3 forms of magnesium in or the magnesium glycerate ones and I’m wondering does anyone know of a good one I could try
 

JenniferM55

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You can get a magnesium complex supplement covering 3 to 5 types of magnesium.
 

Rachelbl72

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Thank you I’ve seen this but just don’t know which ones to try