Sleeplessness-Magnesium-Anne

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Hi Anne - I have read that magensium supplements should always be given

before about 4 pm, as they can upset sleep patterns otherwise (and therefore

I wondered about REM sleep etc, and the possibility of increased sleep

seizures) - since I started following this advice - it has turned out to be

a bit of a pain, the spacing I was doing before with his meals (including at

dinner) was working well. Now I'm kinda cramming them into the day, along

with the other ones. Do you follow this, no magnesium supplement after 4

pm, - or give some before bed?

----- Original Message -----

> FYI, guys. A week or so ago I wrote about my son and his sleeplessness

when

> we were weaning Baclofen and when he successfully got Botox. During this

> time, Ben was experiencing a huge amount of soft stools. I decreased his

> magnesium by about 160 mg. After several days of sleeplessness, I thought

> about the fact that I had removed that amount of magnesium. I added it

back

> to his daily regime, along with increasing calories by 30 (he is on the

> ketogenic diet). Low and behold, he slept very hard, and has ever since.

I

> am a believer in magnesium from way back since I think that it contributes

> to neuromuscular function (hence, he may have been experiencing spasms

from

> the Botox injections, along with hunger). Oh, fyi, Ben eats about 1700

> calories per day and he is 9 years old.

>

> Anne