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Does Magnesium Oxide Cause Tired And Sleepy?
i have a friend who is taking 420 mg of magnesium oxide twice a day and he thinks that it is the magnesium that makes him feels tired and sleepy all day. he sleeps around 11 pm each night and gets up around 3 or 4 in the morning. he is taking amlodipine 5 mg daily . aside from his cholesterol pill. aspirin 81 mg. vit d 1000 iu and on warfarin 5mg x 4 days and 7.5 m,w,f his blood level for warfarin was good.
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It is a normally found mineral. If it is making you sleepy (and it is used in health stores for this purpose) then you probably need the sleep.
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