Zinc is also a common deficiency for adhd! Taking zinc has noticeably reduced my anxiety. I got tested for it several years ago and have been taking it ever since. Its good to take b6 or a b complex along with it because increasing zinc can lower b6.
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Ooo may have to try this too then, thanks!
Magnesium has a lot of anecdotal reports for improving sleep quality and helping with anxiety and restlessness, particularly from ADHDers.
I haven't looked into studies on it to back this up but it's cheap and fuck it, y'know, if it feels like it's working then go nuts.
Most magnesium can cause diarrhoea so taper up on it slowly so you don't accidentally shit yourself and avoid big doses or taking a full dose then forgetting about it for 5 days before taking another full dose because you might be in for a bad time if you do.
I also haven't looked into bioavailability stuff but be aware that there are a lot of ADHDer lifestyle grifters who peddle expensive boutique magnesium which they claim is especially bioavailable. Don't fall for the bullshit.
Zinc and magnesium are co-factors so you might consider supplementing both as well.
So many blogs out there with trash medical advice it’s crazy. Surprised it’s legal for some of that stuff to be published. FDA needs more authority.
Honestly I think pretty much everyone should try supplementing magnesium. Estimates vary but some huge portion of the US population is deficient without knowing it. There are different forms of supplemental magnesium - if anyone wants to try a combo that is high quality to quickly see if any form helps, I'd recommend OptiMag Neuro.
Whatever you get, just make sure it is magnesium chelate. That's the most bioavailable form.
Yeah this will be labelled magnesium citrate as opposed to magnesium oxide. Careful though, too much mag citrate will act as a laxative.
Maybe I should become a magnesium-based lifeform then 
Hmmm, you could work with this high... Like, literally work: Solve the case, file some papers. Maybe clean up your hostel room, then solve another case, then start a side investigation into the para-natural, then build a radiocomputer...
ADHD Harry confirmed.
excessive popping in joints
ha ha, i'm in danger!
I've always been very poppy but in the last few months I could bend each wrist up and then down and get a loud pop every couple of minutes.
Yep, same situation here but lithium's my poison. I feel like an old man worrying every day about my bowel movements. My blood work just came back today and I'm on the threshold of magnesium deficiency (along with some thyroid weirdness which compounds this issue).
Huh methinks ill take some tomorrow
try magnesium lysinate glycinate if you haven't yet!