Posted by tonyz on May 13, 2009, at 14:09:33
In reply to Re: SAM-e for Anxiety ????? » Garnet71, posted by Phillipa on May 13, 2009, at 12:25:00
I would be cautious with SAM-e, while some people say it helps with anxiety, at higher dosages it is known to cause insomnia and if I remember irritability. Potentially at low dosages it can increase anxiety.
I suspect it is better for the types of depression where a person would have low energy and sleep a lot. If you are having anxiety I would suggest caution.
I have used it in the past and I thought it was helping but I didn't realize that it was effecting my sleep. I had to switch to more conventional means.
Not trying to add more stress to what you are going through, but you can check out this site and read some negative postings about people that have experienced negative side effects from SAMe.
http://www.depressionblog.com/archives/000027.shtml
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