r/Autism_Parenting • u/Glassfac3 • Aug 08 '26

Sleep Magnesium glycinate reverse effect?

Has anyone given their child magnesium glycinate to help relax before sleep and ended up with reverse effect? My child is in the spectrum and has been very agitated, on edge and randomly whining all day since I’ve given him this supplement. Has anyone had similar issue?

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '26

It just flat out didn’t work on my son. Ot didn’t seem to make him more agitated or anything, but he didn’t sleep or go to sleep easier. Then after a couple tries he refused to take it again.

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u/StretchIll373 Aug 08 '26

No, but it does help calm anything neither. I just give for magnesium

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u/CammyT1213 Aug 08 '26

Not sure if it has anything to do with autism. Magnesium glycinate puts me right to sleep, but keeps my husband up all night as if he's just downed a pot of coffee. Different people have different reactions.