Magnesium
settled magnesium — evidence and attention roughly aligned
⚠ Safety in context
- minorwith SSRI: Generally fine with an SSRI; space about 2 hours apart.
- minorwith Vitamin D: Magnesium is a cofactor in vitamin D metabolism; the two are complementary.
Evidence by outcome
sleepgrade Bmoderate certainty— modest improvement in sleep
stressgrade Clow certainty— may modestly reduce subjective anxiety/stress, esp. in deficiency
blood sugargrade Cmoderate certainty— modest improvement in insulin sensitivity / fasting glucose, mainly in deficiency or diabetes
moodstudied, no effectmoderate certainty— Not recommended for unipolar depression
People say · Evidence shows
“Magnesium glycinate is better for sleep because it crosses the blood-brain barrier”
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