Melatonin vs Magnesium (form not stated)
On Reddit, owners rate Magnesium (form not stated) higher overall (4.2 vs 3.7). Scores summarize self-reported experiences and are not evidence that either will work for you.
| Melatonin | Magnesium (form not stated) | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | tablets, capsules or gummies | capsules, tablets or powder |
| SnoozeVerdict score | 3.7 | 4.2 |
| Owner sentiment | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| Recommendations | 4.5 | 5.0 |
| Tolerability | 4.1 | 4.6 |
| Owner comments | 1212 | 938 |
| Rated comments | 637 | 487 |
| Unwanted effects reported | 22% | 9% |
| Top praise | Dose & timing, Falling asleep faster | Dose & timing, Deeper sleep |
| Top complaints | Side effects, Dose & timing | Side effects, Dose & timing |
By sleep problem
| Context | Melatonin | Magnesium (form not stated) |
|---|---|---|
| Falling asleep | 62 of 94 positive | 37 of 41 positive |
| Staying asleep | 36 of 58 positive | 20 of 25 positive |
| Morning grogginess | 14 of 76 positive | 12 of 30 positive |
| Deep sleep | 21 of 22 positive | 30 of 36 positive |
| Anxiety at night | 12 of 26 positive | 15 of 23 positive |
| Vivid dreams | 9 of 48 positive | 3 of 9 positive |
| Jet lag & shift work | 22 of 30 positive | 4 of 4 positive |
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What owners say about Melatonin
4/5 Morning grogginessSide effects“Honest take, melatonin helps a lot of people fall asleep a bit faster at first, but it never felt like deep, natural sleep for me, and bigger doses left me groggy.”
2/5“I think the correct dose for most ppl is 0.25-0.5mg, and more is not better with Melatonin.”
2/5 Side effects“I had a similar experience and I can feel what you are going thru rn because I went thru the same shit myself , here is my take , melatonin might have been the trigger for the first bad nights of sleep but it's believe that afterwards you…”
What owners say about Magnesium (form not stated)
4/5 Deeper sleep“Magnesium -- I started taking it for the muscle cramps after long runs and it turned out to help with general sleep quality too, which I wasn't expecting.”
4/5“the problem is when you do that you have no idea what caused what, like my sleep improved a lot but was it the magnesium or the b12 or just coincidence.”
4/5 Deeper sleep“magnesium helped a bit but adding glycine made me actually sleep through the whole night without that 3am wide awake moment”
More detail: Melatonin side effects · Magnesium side effects · Magnesium dosage and timing
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