Magnesium Glycinate Capsules

Picked this product up initially to help with sleep. The good thing about it was learning I'm a small percent of the population with a sensitivity to glycinate (it kept me awake at night). It was ok switching to taking it in the morning. However, the awesome magnesium that works for me at night is Magtein (l-threonate).

I recently began taking this version of Magnesium Glycinate and really like it. In general, I prefer this form of ingestible magnesium to others because it's not as hard on my gut. I haven't confirmed with labs, but I assume it's doing its job, especially because I'm having side-effects. Here's the catch, the recommended dose for magnesium glycinate is 400mg, but this was sold at 800mg. Even the upper tolerable limit is no more than 400mg. After that you're looking at potential toxicity and side effects, which I've experienced. I like the product more than alternatives, but I wish it came in a lower dose that did not promise toxicity and side effects. They could be alleviated if this was in pill format that I could cut in half rather than capsule, but trying to pry apart capsules every morning is tedious and imprecise...I tried. In the meantime, I've been taking one every other day so my side-effects only happen on the day I take the pill. When I purchased this, there were no lower dosed capsules, and I am hoping that perhaps it is because they were out of stock, but I'm not sure. Every paper I've read says anything higher than 400mg/day is asking for trouble. I guess I/m confused why a smaller dose isn't available since it't recommended at lower doses, and can be more personalizable for each person's need if there were 200mg or 400mg capsules. Taking these is easier on my gut than alternative, but could be better. If you're looking for magnesium supplements, this works, and the side effects are mild. I'm also writing this review hoping that the management at nootropics depot either offers an in-site explanation why their magnesium capsule doses are higher than the maximum tolerable dose (because I've been wrong many times and am happy to admit it to learn) or else offer a smaller capsule for those of us that don't want magnesium to hit our guts like a sledgehammer. ND Admin: You are confusing elemental magnesium doses with the dose of magnesium glycinate itself. Magnesium glycinate is roughly 14% elemental magnesium. This means each capsule is giving you a little over 100mg elemental magnesium. The RDI for magnesium is 400mg/day elemental. You would need to take 4 capsules of our magnesium glycinate to reach that.

Great price price. This is my go to if I feel a lottle Too stressed out or just need a little extra help to unwind

This stuff is great for going to sleep. It helps to relax the body and get ready to bed. melatonin usually leaves me groggy in the morning but not this.

this helps me have better sleep and this version of magnesium makes me having extreme lucid dreaming. 10/10 would reccomend.

I've been buying this for about a year now and it does what I need it to. I don't get enough Mag in my diet so this is a great way to supplement the rest. Just a great working product overall and for the price you can't go wrong. ND is 10/10

I really like this Magnesium Glycinate. It is very calming and helps me relax at night. I take 2 capsules when I feel anxiety coming on in the evening from a stressful day.

My favorite form of magnesium. No laxative effects that I can notice, fairly cheap, and works like a charm. As a lifter, I often get muscle cramps if I don't have enough magnesium and this really helps to prevent those.

I've struggled with sleep maintenance insomnia for a long time. Every night I've been using a stack of L-Tryptophan, Iron, and Magnesium Malate for a few months now. Recently, I swapped out the Magnesium Malate for Nootropic Depot's Magnesium Glycinate and it has UNDOUBTEDLY increased my sleep time by an average of 0.5 to 1 hr per night (I track sleep data using FitBit). Thank you ND for another great product!

I take this magnesium before bed and it has consistently helped the quality of my sleep. Don't expect it to fix problems it isn't meant to fix -- if you have an undiagnosed or untreated sleep disorder, you need to treat that first. After that, magnesium glycinate is a great bonus boost to sleep quality, and Nootropic Depot has the best quality I've come across so far.