Posted by Johnturner77 on June 2, 2000, at 9:01:01
In reply to Re: SAMe - $20 for 60? - To JOhnL, posted by JohnL on June 2, 2000, at 3:16:54
Are you the JohnL that posted back in Oct 99 about cycling on an off SAM-e to cut the expense? YOu made the comment that each time it seemed to work better when you started up again. Are you still cycling like that? If not, how much longer did you cycle? Did it eventually stop improving?
Most AD's don't function as well when a person goes back on them. Is SAM-e an exception or is it JohnL? :>) I read somewhere that SAM-e was supposed to enhance dendritic growth, perhaps it improves brain adaptation. If so, it might actually be much closer to a cure for depression than anything else on the market. Perhaps it will eventually be used as an augmentation with all AD's. The drug companies wouldn't be to happy about a real cure would they!
At any rate I am very curious and intrigued by the idea of cycling this stuff. Perhaps you stumbled onto something....
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>> John,
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> > > Well... I bit the bullet an ordered from the company online. The SAMe is enteric coated, but is made by Nature RX, which is not the same company as NatureMade, who makes the SAMe through the newer, more popular method. This is an excerpt I read through another web site about SAMe quality and the methods which SAMe is made.
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> > > Pharmaceutical-grade SAMe comes in two forms, one called tosylate and a
> > > newer, more stable form called butanedisulfonate. Only Nature Made and GNC sell the new
> > > butanedisulfonate version, but several U.S. retailers import reliable tosylate products.
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> I've never seen such a low price. Sure looks attractive though.
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> I don't have any good reason to, but I would be skeptical of the quality or efficacy of the product at such a low price. I think I might first try a box or two of the cheaper stuff before committing to a larger purchase. Or maybe even buy some of NatureMade brand and some of the cheaper brand and compare them in back-to-back one week trials to see if their is any hint of a difference between them.
> JohnL
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