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Re: SAMe » Larry Hoover

Posted by Emme on July 13, 2004, at 7:19:07

In reply to Re: SAMe » Emme, posted by Larry Hoover on July 12, 2004, at 11:28:06

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> > If I try to go with 200 mg, I'll have make sure I tone down the intensity. It really seemed to trash what little concentration I have. I can see why it's dicey for bipolars. If the aricept works out, it might be a good foil for it.
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> It doesn't sound too helpful.

I don't think it'll be helpful on a permanent basis. It seems to have been helpful in getting me more motivated, which I *desperately* needed. It seems like activating things, like selegiline for example, are really helpful for getting me going, but get to be too much after a little while. But I think I'm adding SAM-e to my list of "useful to add in when needed" things.

It seems like many things, with the exception of Lamictal, are useful to me on a more sporadic or as-needed basis. Maybe that's part of the bipolar spectrum my pdoc thinks I sit in. At least the fish oil has the advantage of not causing noticeable SEs.

> >> > Toluene messes up a lot of different things.
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> Right, nervous system included. I don't want to make the risk sound exaggerated. I just don't know how big it is or is not. Individual sensitivity to chemicals like toluene vary dramatically.

If history is any indicator, I should be very sensitive. But short term desperation is overriding other concerns for me. As always, though, it's good to at least be mindful of what you're ingesting.

> > > > Well, my body is just plain ridiculous about it. I need hamster-size doses. It makes the usual dosage guessing games even harder. OTOH, a sample pack of most things goes a long way....
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> > > Maybe I'm a hamster, too. Probably a bigger hamster than you, though.
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> > Yeah, I suspect so. Everyone is. :)
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> Oh, you're a teeny tiny hamster?

We are all just experimental hamsters in the pursuit of mental health. :) But yeah, I'm pretty miniscule. It's annoying. I can't reach anything. But there are advantages. I fit really well into airplane seats and can generally wiggle into small spaces.

> The biggest problem seems to be doctors who don't comprehend that an effective dose of a med can vary 10-fold or more across the population.

Yes. I agree. I'm lucky. My doctor is open minded about when I feel overmedicated and we learned to automatically start me a low doses. She often lets me just go ahead and decide when a dosage needs reducing.

> I don't know that people would understand membership in the Hamster Club, without some explaining.

Well, that could be arranged. :) Just like the Flaming Amygdala crowd someone mentioned once over on Social. Friends of mine once jokingly took members for the Angry Whiners. A group of grumpy people frustrated with thesis writing and equipment problems and the like.

Emme

 

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