Re: Cal/Mag not helping with sleep

[Guest guest]

Does anyone know what it means when a calcium/magnesium supplement does not

promote a calming effect or help with sleep in the evening? We use

Target-Mins Calcium-Magnesium complex from Country Life, but it seems to

give my daughter more of a lift than calming her down like other parents

have reported. Any ideas?

Thanks in advance,

Re: Sleep problems

I recently began with a mag/cal (amino acid chelate) from Schiff with good

results. I am giving it mostly to try to help with night waking, sleep

walking and anxiety. RDA has made a big difference, but I may go up from

there to help with onset and persistent anxiety. We use melatonin, but it

doesn¹t seem to be too helpful at 1 mg.

Serena

On 7/24/03 10:07 AM, " tod_s_2000 " <tod_s_2000@...> wrote:

> Hey everyone--I have tried melatonin, benadryl, and killing

> parasites, but my daughter still waits until 11:00 to go to bed, and

> she wakes up every 3- hours during the night. Any suggestions to help

> with this??

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Um, that it's not absorbing well or making her body work too hard to break

it down, maybe? What form of calcium does it contain? What form is it in

(tablet/capsule/liquid)?

Terri

At 11:27 PM 7/26/2003 -0400, you wrote:

>Does anyone know what it means when a calcium/magnesium supplement does not

>promote a calming effect or help with sleep in the evening? We use

>Target-Mins Calcium-Magnesium complex from Country Life, but it seems to

>give my daughter more of a lift than calming her down like other parents

>have reported. Any ideas?

>Thanks in advance,

>

> Re: Sleep problems

>

>

>I recently began with a mag/cal (amino acid chelate) from Schiff with good

>results. I am giving it mostly to try to help with night waking, sleep

>walking and anxiety. RDA has made a big difference, but I may go up from

>there to help with onset and persistent anxiety. We use melatonin, but it

>doesn¹t seem to be too helpful at 1 mg.

>

>Serena

>

> On 7/24/03 10:07 AM, " tod_s_2000 " <tod_s_2000@...> wrote:

>

> > Hey everyone--I have tried melatonin, benadryl, and killing

> > parasites, but my daughter still waits until 11:00 to go to bed, and

> > she wakes up every 3- hours during the night. Any suggestions to help

> > with this??

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

> Does anyone know what it means when a calcium/magnesium supplement

does not

> promote a calming effect or help with sleep in the evening?

For my son, it would mean that the " other ingredients " list included

certain herbs that he did not tolerate.

Dana

[Guest guest]

Dear ,

If I remember correctly,someone,(I think it was Steve) said magnesium

is a serotonin elevator (terminology might be inexact). If your

daughter is in the sub-group that has high rather than low serotonin,

the magnesium might be exacerbating the problem. Maybe someone can

set the record straight.

>

> > Hey everyone--I have tried melatonin, benadryl, and killing

> > parasites, but my daughter still waits until 11:00 to go to bed,

and

> > she wakes up every 3- hours during the night. Any suggestions to

help

> > with this??

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

what brand would you recommend??

At 02:19 PM 7/27/2003 +0000, you wrote:

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> > Does anyone know what it means when a calcium/magnesium supplement

>does not

> > promote a calming effect or help with sleep in the evening?

>

>

>For my son, it would mean that the " other ingredients " list included

>certain herbs that he did not tolerate.

>

>Dana

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[Guest guest]

Terri,

The cal/mag supplement is in tablet form which I break in half in hopes

that she would absorb it better. The calcium is a combo of hydroxyapatite,

citrate, aspartate, alpha-ketoglutarate, and lysinate. The magnesium is a

combo of oxide, citrate, taurinate, alpha-ketoglutarate, and aspartate. It

also contains phosphorus as calcium hydroxyapatite. Two tablets daily

provide 1000mg-500mg daily.

Re: Sleep problems

>

>

>I recently began with a mag/cal (amino acid chelate) from Schiff with good

>results. I am giving it mostly to try to help with night waking, sleep

>walking and anxiety. RDA has made a big difference, but I may go up from

>there to help with onset and persistent anxiety. We use melatonin, but it

>doesn¹t seem to be too helpful at 1 mg.

>

>Serena

>

> On 7/24/03 10:07 AM, " tod_s_2000 " <tod_s_2000@...> wrote:

>

> > Hey everyone--I have tried melatonin, benadryl, and killing

> > parasites, but my daughter still waits until 11:00 to go to bed, and

> > she wakes up every 3- hours during the night. Any suggestions to help

> > with this??

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Thanks Dana,

It does contain alot of different forms of calcium and magnesium. Guess

it's time to look around for another brand.

Re: Cal/Mag not helping with sleep

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> > Does anyone know what it means when a calcium/magnesium supplement

> does not

> > promote a calming effect or help with sleep in the evening?

>

>

> For my son, it would mean that the " other ingredients " list included

> certain herbs that he did not tolerate.

>

> Dana

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[Guest guest]

> what brand would you recommend??

I use Henry's Marketplace brand. It is a subsidiary of Wild Oats, so

you might find it there. Or any other local place. It contains just

calcium and magnesium in a capsule, without any herbs. My son still

does not tolerate most herbs.

Dana