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Open Community Question @MaintenanceMode_WA • 30-44F • 240mg Elemental • Week 8
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240mg elemental Magnesium Glycinate 60 minutes before bed stopped my 3 AM wake-ups

Melatonin always gave me a groggy hangover the next morning. Taking two capsules of pure chelated Magnesium Bisglycinate (240mg elemental) with chamomile tea an hour before bed helped my shoulders unclench and stopped my 3 AM racing thoughts without any stomach upset.

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@QuietPulse_CO • Hannah W. • 39F

Same experience here—and my eyelid twitching disappeared after about a week too.

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