Magnesium Malate
People mainly take Magnesium Malate for energy, sleep, anxiety. Based on 103 first-hand reports and 0 meta-analyses & systematic reviews in the medical literature. Ranked #7 of 1,974 overall.
Of reports that state an outcome, 86% are positive.
What Magnesium Malate does, according to users
Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.
6 more with fewer than 3 reports
What the research says
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.
No randomized controlled trials in humans found on PubMed. The grade measures how much human research exists — read the conclusions below for what it found.
Dosage people report
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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.
“I take 1600 mg of magnesium malate every morning on an empty stomach.”
“I’ve tried magnesium citrate, magnesium malate, magnesium glycinate, magnesium l-threonate, magnesium chloride oil, magnesium sulfate bath”
“Look into mag malate for energy.”
“Magnesium Malate”
“Magnesium malate and magnesium oil and zinc picolate are great for any mood disorders too.”
Top discussions (5)
- Stacking magnesium, D3 & K2 actually made a bigger difference than I expected ↗
- The magnesium form you take changes everything about how it works ↗
- 3AM wake ups was caused by Magnesium Glycinate ↗
- Magnesium deficiency takes 3 months to significantly reverse in adults, with daily supplementation (2018 study: n=91) ↗
- Magnesium is an essential cofactor for vitamin D synthesis and activation ↗
Other options for energy
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