Magnesium vs MK-677 for recovery
Short answer: For recovery, users rate them about the same: 97% report improvement with Magnesium (32 reports) and 99% with MK-677 (106 reports).
Magnesium has 82 meta-analyses and 210 randomized trials on PubMed; MK-677 has 0 and 15.
Based on 2,391 reports about Magnesium and 978 about MK-677. Not medical advice.
| Magnesium Supplement | MK-677 Substance | |
|---|---|---|
| Users say it helped | 73%helped956 reports · high confidence | 39%helped479 reports · high confidence |
| Verdict | Mostly positive | Mixed |
| Research | AResearch: Strong | BResearch: Moderate |
| Meta-analyses / RCTs | 82 / 210 | 0 / 15 |
| Mainly used for | ||
| Sleep % reporting improvement | 88% (430) | 79% (170) |
| Anxiety % reporting improvement | 90% (289) | 4% (27) |
| Appetite % reporting improvement | 67% (3) | 66% (228) |
| Energy % reporting improvement | 75% (83) | 37% (62) |
| Mood % reporting improvement | 82% (118) | 52% (21) |
| Common side effects | diarrhea, drowsiness, stomach issues, vivid dreams | water retention, fatigue, stomach issues, hunger |
| Typical dose reported | 500 mg / daily | 12.5 mg / before dinner |
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 ↗“after supplementing with 400mg of Magnesium daily. Winter blues hit me hard and my multivitamin wasn't doing any justice, but once I began supplementing Magnesium, everything changed.”
“From my own experience (also have suffered from poor sleep), i experienced a noticeable increase in sleep quality even with a low dose.”
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