Posted by TomV on January 7, 2001, at 22:52:15
In reply to SAM-e, posted by Harriet on January 6, 2001, at 16:27:54
> Has anyone been using SAM-e for serious depression?
> What's been your experience-how long, successes,problems, side effects, comparison w/drugs like Paxil, other SSRIs, MD recommendations in NY?Harriet,
It's the best "med" I've tried (tried all the SSRIs, trycyclics, SNRI, etc, etc.). It was the best by far, but I needed upwards of 8-10 per day for it to be effective. That's the problem... at that rate I was spending $6-8 per day (at the best prices I could find!), and SAMe only treated about %50 of my symptoms, but no side effects! If this stuff ever comes down from the stratospere in price I will snap it up by the case full.
Anyway, I was seriously depressed and it did put a good dent in my symptoms, but the price made me discontinue it. What a bummer , huh?!?
poster:TomV
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