Posted by Ritch on March 14, 2002, at 12:38:29
In reply to Re: SAM-e May Increase Dopamine Production » OldSchool, posted by Ron Hill on March 14, 2002, at 12:07:11
>.... Initially I could only take one 200 mg tablet of SAM-e every other day. If I took more, I would experience side effects (flush, nausea, confused thinking, general ill feeling, "skin crawling"). However,within about five days, my depression began to lift and I now have my life back. Yeah!!! Currently, I take one 200 mg tablet daily without any adverse side effects. In total I daily take 600 mg Lithobid, 12.5 mg Zoloft, and 200 mg SAM-e. Eventually, I plan to discontinue the small amount of Zoloft.
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> Bottom line: 200 mg SAM-e daily has helped me more than any of the many ADs I've tried over the years. For me personally, SAM-e has turned out to be a lifesaver! I have waited to post on this topic until I gave it some time to make sure it did not poop out right away. So far I have four months of excellent results and absolutely no hint of poop out.
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> It is very important to take plenty of B-6, B-12 (use sublingual form) and folate with the SAM-e to prevent the build up of homocystiene. Also, SAM-e is absorbed more efficiently by the small intestines when it is taken on an empty stomach. However, I usually eat a small bite ot food to reduce nausea. SAM-e, like many perscription ADs, can induce mania in bipolar patients if the patient is not taking an adequate amount of a mood stablizer.>
> -- RonRon,
Thanks for sharing that experience. I have a question though- Have you noticed any improvement in your attentional/focusing abilities? Improvement that you feel goes beyond just lifting depression? I have got ADHD problems really bad and wonder if that would be helpful for adults. I have read somewhere that a lot of parents give SAM-e to their ADHD kids who have problems with standard psychostimulants-such as tics and anxiety (with mixed results). Just wondering.
Mitch
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