Re: I've never heard of SAMe

Posted by nancy on June 30, 1999, at 13:50:19

In reply to I've never heard of SAMe, posted by Leonora on June 30, 1999, at 10:24:26

> I got my copy of Newsweek yesterday, and it touted a supplement called SAMe for depression. Anyone ever heard of it? Right now, after a disappointing trial and error with several SSRI's I seem to be maintaining with HTP5, but I was curious about this stuff.

major oops...please, forgive. as soon as i hit the submit button, i knew that i'd made this mistake. sorry, this bipolar episode has made me a little mentally retarded.
the immediate precursor to serotonin is the 5-htp...s-ame is a methyl group donor in the transmethylation reactions necessary for neurotransmitter functioning.
s-adenosyl-methionine can, also, be read about in kay redfield jamison's book called; manic depressive illness.
nancy

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I've never heard of SAMe Leonora 6/30/99
Re: I've never heard of SAMe nancy 6/30/99
Re: I've never heard of SAMe nancy 6/30/99
Re: I've never heard of SAMe JohnL 6/30/99
Re: I've never heard of SAMe Leonora 7/1/99
Re: I've never heard of SAMe Ruth 7/2/99
Re: I've never heard of SAMe 5htp 7/2/99
Re: I've never heard of SAMe Leonora 7/2/99
Re: 5HTP + StJohns JohnL 7/2/99
Re: 5HTP + StJohns Leonora 7/3/99
Re: 5HTP + StJohns JohnL 7/3/99
Too many meds, too little time Jan 7/4/99
Re: More Notes on 5HTP JohnL 7/4/99
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Re: 5HTP + StJohns john 1/27/00

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