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Anyone have this problem trying to sleep ?

MW in Iowa — Sun, 27 Sep 2020 22:58:10 GMT

I recently have had either muscle spasms or your whole body jerks , just when i am almost falling asleep , it started just the arms or legs now it can be in my neck also. Sounds like not a big deal , but now i can't fall back to sleep. I am trying a magnesium powder tonight. I even took melentonin , but after it wakes me up it is over. Any thoughts. I can do without sleep 1 or 2 nights , bur beyond that it is, becoming a major problem.

Re: Anyone have this problem trying to sleep ?

SurferWife — Sun, 27 Sep 2020 23:06:32 GMT

@MW in Iowa

I take Magnesium every night before bed & sleep like a baby. I have no trouble falling asleep & staying asleep (unless I need to go pottie)! I highly recommend this liquid version.

Re: Anyone have this problem trying to sleep ?

ECBG — Sun, 27 Sep 2020 23:08:55 GMT

I got a white noise machine from amazon. Now I am not bothered by DH or Shadow's snoring!

Or the garbage truck when I can sleep in!!!")

Re: Anyone have this problem trying to sleep ?

roster — Sun, 27 Sep 2020 23:13:47 GMT

fyi..............https://www.health.harvard.edu/sleep/ask-the-doctor-sleep-and-magnesium-supplements

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MW in Iowa — Sun, 27 Sep 2020 23:38:53 GMT

Thanks everyone , i am trying the magnesium tonight and will try the brand posted. Has anyone had the exteme symptons i mentioned , every time i try to fall back a sleep i have that jerking . It started very mild , now inntense.

Re: Anyone have this problem trying to sleep ?

emmygrace — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 00:06:32 GMT

@SurferWife wrote:
@MW in Iowa

I take Magnesium every night before bed & sleep like a baby. I have no trouble falling asleep & staying asleep (unless I need to go pottie)! I highly recommend this liquid version.

I just started taking CALM...its a powder you mix with water...its been helping! Its a magnesium powder...it even comes in flavors!

Re: Anyone have this problem trying to sleep ?

MW in Iowa — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 00:09:56 GMT

Calm is the brand i just took , what problems were you having ?

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Sooner — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 00:12:46 GMT

I bought some calcium, magnesium and zinc and my husband says it helps him sleep.

I got it way back when the COVID thing started and they were recommending zinc.

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Mindy D — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 00:35:02 GMT

@MW in Iowa wrote:
I recently have had either muscle spasms or your whole body jerks , just when i am almost falling asleep , it started just the arms or legs now it can be in my neck also. Sounds like not a big deal , but now i can't fall back to sleep. I am trying a magnesium powder tonight. I even took melentonin , but after it wakes me up it is over. Any thoughts. I can do without sleep 1 or 2 nights , bur beyond that it is, becoming a major problem.

@MW in Iowa @This is called hypnic jerks or myoclonus.

Re: Anyone have this problem trying to sleep ?

quadmimi — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 00:54:15 GMT

@SurferWife wrote:
@MW in Iowa

I take Magnesium every night before bed & sleep like a baby. I have no trouble falling asleep & staying asleep (unless I need to go pottie)! I highly recommend this liquid version.

@SurferWife Where do you buy this? I could use some help... thx

Re: Anyone have this problem trying to sleep ?

SurferWife — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 01:30:45 GMT

@quadmimi

I buy it from Amazon. They have 2 sizes, 8 & 16 oz. I recommend starting with the 8 oz. to see how you like it before getting the 16 oz. bottle. I mix 1/2 tsp. in a little water and drink it down. The brand, Good State, also makes a liquid Zinc which I mix with it. 1/2 tsp each in about 4 oz. of water, drink down & sleep like a baby.

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quadmimi — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 03:32:59 GMT

@SurferWife wrote:
@quadmimi
I buy it from Amazon. They have 2 sizes, 8 & 16 oz. I recommend starting with the 8 oz. to see how you like it before getting the 16 oz. bottle. I mix 1/2 tsp. in a little water and drink it down. The brand, Good State, also makes a liquid Zinc which I mix with it. 1/2 tsp each in about 4 oz. of water, drink down & sleep like a baby.

@SurferWife Thank you...I will try it & see if it helps. I could use less sleepless nights...

Re: Anyone have this problem trying to sleep ?

willdob3 — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 04:02:43 GMT

@SurferWife wrote:
@quadmimi
I buy it from Amazon. They have 2 sizes, 8 & 16 oz. I recommend starting with the 8 oz. to see how you like it before getting the 16 oz. bottle. I mix 1/2 tsp. in a little water and drink it down. The brand, Good State, also makes a liquid Zinc which I mix with it. 1/2 tsp each in about 4 oz. of water, drink down & sleep like a baby.

@SurferWife @quadmimi

Best magnesium on the planet! I’ve used it for years. It is in the form our bodies need so it is absorbed and used right away, bypassing the digestive system, where most forms are destroyed.

I buy from Good State’s site most of the time but have also purchased from Amazon quite a bit.

Re: Anyone have this problem trying to sleep ?

Icegoddess — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 04:22:11 GMT

I have absolutely no problem falling asleep. I am, however, an extremely light sleeper. I do use a sound machine set on the ocean setting. Lately, though, one of my cats has taken up the habit of pawing at the window just as I'm falling asleep. But, the biggest problem for me was hormones waking me up in the middle of the night and then I couldn't get back to sleep. I'm currently on a hormone patch and take prescription progesterone with really helps. The doctor is weaning me off though over the next couple of years, so I hope the problem doesn't return.

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Anonymous032819 — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 05:04:39 GMT

I get them almost every night, and it's nothing to worry about it freak out about.

I don't take anything for it.

You can read about it here.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnic_jerk#:~:text=A%20hypnic%20jerk%2C%20hypnagogic%20jerk,awaken%20suddenly%20for%20a%20moment.

Re: Anyone have this problem trying to sleep ?

wagirl — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 14:31:21 GMT

@MW in Iowa ---I tried Calm for awhile and found no difference in my sleep, in fact, as I drank it close to bedtime, I had to get up to go to the bathroom a few hours later----what good is that! I now take a triple magnesium at night and it really helps alot--

ok now------magnesium will HELP you sleep, not make you sleep like a sleeping pill----I find that I don't sleep any longer than my 5-6 hours a night--if I am lucky but the QUALITY of that sleep is much better and more restful. I take 2 caps with a sip of water------

Re: Anyone have this problem trying to sleep ?

MW in Iowa — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 15:05:23 GMT

Thanks so much for the explanation of this disorder , it is new to be so it has been quite concerning . I did read about options if it does get to be too much for me.

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SilleeMee — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 15:11:49 GMT

The jerking is not a disorder but a normal reaction when you fall asleep. However, not being able to sleep is a disorder.

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MW in Iowa — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 15:31:30 GMT

wagirl , what brand and amount is your magnesium ? I just now got it Now brand , sorry. Which one and type and strength.

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RedTop — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 16:13:36 GMT

My husband does this every night! It started as soon as he started taking Symbicort.