Lemon Balm vs Magnesium Taurate for sleep
Short answer: For sleep, users rate them about the same: 92% report improvement with Lemon Balm (106 reports) and 94% with Magnesium Taurate (36 reports).
Lemon Balm has 14 meta-analyses and 28 randomized trials on PubMed; Magnesium Taurate has 82 and 210.
Based on 459 reports about Lemon Balm and 145 about Magnesium Taurate. Not medical advice.
| Lemon Balm Supplement | Magnesium Taurate Supplement | |
|---|---|---|
| Users say it helped | 70%helped184 reports · high confidence | 86%helped62 reports · medium confidence |
| Verdict | Mostly positive | Mostly positive |
| Research | AResearch: Strong | AResearch: Strong |
| Meta-analyses / RCTs | 14 / 28 | 82 / 210 |
| Mainly used for | ||
| Sleep % reporting improvement | 92% (106) | 94% (36) |
| Anxiety % reporting improvement | 88% (121) | 95% (21) |
| Mood % reporting improvement | 93% (14) | 100% (6) |
| Focus % reporting improvement | 75% (8) | 75% (4) |
| Common side effects | drowsiness, fatigue, dizziness, heart rate | brain fog, vivid dreams, drowsiness, tired but |
| Typical dose reported | 20 mg / before bed | 3 g / daily |
The small number of clinical trials and differences between their methods were the limitations of the present study. Further high-quality studies are needed to firmly establish the clinical efficacy of the lemon balm.
Phytother Res, 2021 ↗“drinking lemon balm tea has turned out to be a game changer for me when I’m sad or have anxiety (so I drink it every day now lol)”
This review confirms that the quality of literature is substandard for physicians to make well-informed recommendations on usage of oral magnesium for older adults with insomnia. However, given that oral magnesium is very cheap and widely available, RCT evidence may support oral magnesium supplements (less than 1 g quantities given up to three times a day) for insomnia symptoms.
BMC Complement Med Ther, 2021 ↗“I used Taurine in the form of magnesium taurate for a really bad bout of OCD ... It was a game changer for me.”
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