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Re:Ask HN: What are your best purchases in 2020? by idiocrat on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @02:37AM (#25503913)
OTC Magnesium supplement.

Life-changing event -- as my chronic nagging RLS has finally gone, and I can finally sleep like a baby again, after many years.

I'm taking now ~1000 mg/day, for time being, self-medicated.

I should have measured blood levels before and after.

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Re:Ask HN: What are your best purchases in 2020? by nextos on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @08:00PM (#25513284)
Nice! What brand?
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Re:Ask HN: What are your best purchases in 2020? by radiokicker on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @08:20PM (#25513392)
One thing to keep in mind with magnesium supplementation is the type of magnesium. Oxide has really bad absorption rates (around 10%) and can cause severe diarrhea when overdosed. This website has been a staple of mine for years for supplementation guides.

https://examine.com/supplements/magnesium/

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