Question about ZMA supplement.

[kahlkee]

Hey everyone!

So i just started taking ZMA since i got it for free when i bought something online. I read about it and it looked awesome.

However i have some question because i thought something was a bit unclear.

First question:

I understand that ZMA helps you sleep. And i can feel that. Ball does it help you fall asleep or does it help you sleep deeper/better?
I want to know because if it helps you sleep better i should probably take it like 30 minuts before going to sleep so the effect can kick in.

Second question:

I have been taking ZMA for a couple of days now and what i have experienced is that i am very tired the next day. Is it because i dont get enough sleep in the night? Or is it a normal side effect? I usually get about 7+ hours of sleep. And i understand that 8+ hours is recommended. Will 8+ hours of sleep do that i dont feel tired the next day?

Thank you!
Have a nice day.

(First post, so sorry if i dont fit into the normal post-etiquette, and english is not my first language so hope everything is clear)

[Gwyndane]

why are you even taking zma???????

[PsychoWriter]

I was taking zma for quite awhile, stopped find cheaper alternative. But, I want using it for any kind of fitness goal. Yes, I had heard the "big news reports" when the supp made a splash few years ago that it could increase test levels and help you recover faster as well. I don't know if any of that is true or not n dint really care honestly.

I was taking it bc I'm a bad insomniac, don't like and can't afford prescription stuff and try to go natural when possible. Well I took for the sleep i I heard of. It worked for awhile, for me I felt it helped with going n staying asleep.

But I'm also taking melatonin every night to sleep as well and have been since my teens. Over teen plus years I'm up to 20-25 mg melatonin now but i was taking this in conjunction with that.

Then the zma stopped working or as well anyway n i just said screw it n went to Walmart to buy bulk diphenhydramine for next to nothing. Generic Benadryl if you don't know. Pop a few of those n I'm good to go to bed. Along with my melatonin. Anyway. I hope this helps you.

As the second poster had asked, i don't know what your taking the zma for, meaning what you want to get from it so best of luck.

[emergency]

with ZMA or any other supplement always best to follow the label instructions for dosing . I have used ZMA in the past and would take it 45 mins prior to sleep and would fall to sleep quickly after going to bed.. Some days I did walk up and feel the groogy ZMA hangover if I did not get 8-9 hours of solid sleep.

[dmacdonal9]

Unless you were deficient in zinc or magnesium prior to taking it, you're probably not going to notice anything beyond a placebo effect.

The evidence for it doing anything in someone without a deficiency is very weak.