Magnesium Chelate
People mainly take Magnesium Chelate for sleep, anxiety. Based on 9 first-hand reports and 0 meta-analyses & systematic reviews in the medical literature. Ranked #333 of 1,974 overall.
Of reports that state an outcome, 60% are positive.
What Magnesium Chelate does, according to users
Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.
What the research says
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.
1–4 randomized controlled trials, no meta-analysis yet. The grade measures how much human research exists — read the conclusions below for what it found.
Dosage people report
As stated by users — not a recommendation. Follow the label or your doctor.
Reported side effects
How often each side effect came up across all reports.
What users say
Verbatim quotes, shortened only — each links to the original discussion.
“250 mg theanine with 500mg magnesium chelate”
“I take magnesium chelate and timed release melatonin.”
“Magnesium chelate 500g at night”
“This stuff actually helped my sleep!...about 1g...would make me feel very relaxed...able to lay down in bed and just drift off”
“Magnesium chelate”
Top discussions (5)
- I have the immune system of a rock. ↗
- Does a magnesium + melatonin stack help with deep sleep? ↗
- Supplement that cancels caffeine ↗
- Magnesium is required for mitochondrial energy (ATP) production; Can Magnesium deficiency cause chronic fatigue? ↗
- A herbal medicine used in the treatment of addiction mimics the action of amphetamine on in vitro rat striatal dopamine release - 2002 ↗
Other options for sleep
User data from public discussions; research from PubMed. Information only, not medical advice — talk to a doctor before starting, stopping or combining anything. Data updated October 2, 2026. How we rate