I want to switch my magnesium citrate (400mg each night) to magnesium glycinate. Because I have been informed that citrate can contribute to glutamate which may have a negative effect on sleep. And people say that mag glycinate is generally the best for relaxing you and helping you sleep.
I've got the new supplement, and, having done a bit of research in a chemistry forum, it seems that the mag glycinate supplement, which provides 400mg of magnesium, also provides about 2500mg of glycine.
Apparently an average diet provides around 2000mg of glycine a day. Mine might have a little more.
So if I switch suddenly from the mag citrate onto the mag glycinate, then I am potentially doubling my glycine intake. Is this something that I should be cautious about? I know the old "start low and go slow" advice. I know that glycine does various things in the body including its needed for glutathione production. Do I risk bad effects if I increase glutathione production too quickly?
I kinda want to just switch the mag citrate for the mag glycinate all at once, because I want to improve my sleep as quickly as possible. But don't want to risk giving myself a Herx effect or something...
Would it be more sensible to do something like:
1 week - 100mg glycinate, 300mg citrate
1 week - 200mg of each
1 week - 300 gly, 100 cit
Then 400mg glycinate from thereon in
If so, that's a pain, as my mag citrate is in 400mg capsules, so I'd have to buy a 100mg mag citrate supplement for the switchover period.
I've got the new supplement, and, having done a bit of research in a chemistry forum, it seems that the mag glycinate supplement, which provides 400mg of magnesium, also provides about 2500mg of glycine.
Apparently an average diet provides around 2000mg of glycine a day. Mine might have a little more.
So if I switch suddenly from the mag citrate onto the mag glycinate, then I am potentially doubling my glycine intake. Is this something that I should be cautious about? I know the old "start low and go slow" advice. I know that glycine does various things in the body including its needed for glutathione production. Do I risk bad effects if I increase glutathione production too quickly?
I kinda want to just switch the mag citrate for the mag glycinate all at once, because I want to improve my sleep as quickly as possible. But don't want to risk giving myself a Herx effect or something...
Would it be more sensible to do something like:
1 week - 100mg glycinate, 300mg citrate
1 week - 200mg of each
1 week - 300 gly, 100 cit
Then 400mg glycinate from thereon in
If so, that's a pain, as my mag citrate is in 400mg capsules, so I'd have to buy a 100mg mag citrate supplement for the switchover period.
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