Thank you former poster,
I am currently taking 800mgs/day as of Friday. For one I have noticed it seems to give me cramps and I have to go to the bathroom a lot. It also seems to kind of wake me up. I started on 200mg/day 3 fridays ago and have not noticed any benefit yet. I wonder if I should wait it out or talk to my pdoc about adding something to it. I want to be sure it is at least doing a little something on its own though, since it is expensive. The best deal on nature made I found was 25$ for 36 tablets, 400 mg each.
> Told from a very good Dr. I had a decade ago Nature Made is the best. Looking at the Pharmacists shelves while waiting for a prescription I always see "Nature Made" brand up there next to the all the prescription meds. I've seen this in every pharmacy in US and even some in Asia. I have been on and off of Sam-e for about 12 years. Took it a combo with Nardil for a month or more. Amazingly I never had any interactions. My only bad experience with Sam-e was when discontinuing it. The effects are subtle for me. Almost seemed to make colors more vibrant. Maybe I was getting hypomanic. For me it had no sexual side effects. Maybe some positive effects on sexual function. Sam-e alone just doesn't seem to be enough as an anti-depressant, but much better than nothing. I wish this stuff was around when I was in my teens.
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this signature | Show by default | Change to hide (next time)Complaints: post-SSRI problems: anhedonia, memory and concentration problems, sexual dysfunction. )
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Currently taking mirtazapine, tianeptine, and SAM-e