Posted by saint james on October 1, 1999, at 17:55:32
In reply to SAMe, posted by Kathy on October 1, 1999, at 14:04:14
> Based on several recent newspaper articles, and ongoing
> patient demand for "natural" treatments for depression,
> I have recently been telling selected patients about
> s-adenosylmethionine (SAMe), with some surprisingly
> encouraging preliminary results.
> Has anyone else had much experience with this
> supplement? The dose used varies from 200mg od to tid.
> Is there any known contraindication to its use?
> Are there any potentially harmful interactions with
> other drugs (especially other antidepressants)?
> Thanks
> KathyJames here....
The problem here is that depression is not caused by a lack of nutrents taken into the body. Nor is it cause by a "lack" of neurotransmitters, though it is common to think of it this way. There is also a feedback loop which sloffs off excess l-trip or any percursor taken in, past a point. Even mc Donalds food has lots of L-trip, so as long as you eat regulary you get the percursors to make neuro transmitters.
I'm not saying don't supplement, it is a good idea
to make sure you get everything you need to live, but don't expect these kind of supplements to have big AD effects. It just does not work that way.james
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