Posted by Lia Mason on March 31, 2002, at 13:55:41
In reply to Re: that light switch? MAOIs etc- » Lia Mason, posted by Cindylou on March 28, 2002, at 6:42:36
Hi,
A couple things... Thanks for the advice re: lamictal. It is frustrating how slowly one has to titrate up. I'm trying to be patient.
Re: Sam-e. Be careful which brand you use. I use Nature Made. There have been studies done that showed the actual amount of sam-e in the supplement varied tremendously from brand to brand. GNC actually passed the test along with Natrol, Nature Made and TwinLab.
I had no side effects at all from sam-e and I take a fairly high dose 1200. I'm amazed (and jealous!)to hear people on this board say they've done well at low doses. I had to get up to 1200 for relief and that's expensive. 1600 is the ceiling. Richard Brown's book is very good (Stop Depression Now), though I think it downplays how much sam-e some of us actually need for depression relief.
I take folic acid and a b multiple.
Best,
L
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