![[dr. bob]](/dr-bob-sm.gif)
Dr. Bob is Robert Hsiung, MD,
bob@dr-bob.orgShown: posts 1 to 3 of 3. This is the beginning of the thread.
Posted by stann on May 31, 2004, at 20:22:12
I am taking 600mg manerix (Moclobemide)and 600mg Lithium for my anxiety/depression. I added in SAM-e 8 days ago and for the last 5 days I have been at 800mg of SAM-e.I felt no difference until today.Today, I feel more tired and have a head ache.It feels like the symtoms of an increase of seretonin.Does anyone have any experience with SAM-e, should I have waited to try it on its own or should I feel good effects even though I am on other meds. I have read many stories of people using it with ADs and having good results and in some cases were able to stop their ADs or cut back on their doses.Your feed back would be appreciated....
Posted by Bill LL on June 1, 2004, at 8:32:46
In reply to Manerix combined with SAM-e, posted by stann on May 31, 2004, at 20:22:12
Since you have already started on SAM-e, I think you should stay with it for a while to see how it works for you.
A Columbia University psychiatrist named Richard Brown wrote a book on SAM-e a few years a go. He said that most of his patients who take SAM-e take it along with a prescription AD.
As for dosage, I guess there can be a big variation depending on what else one is taking. If you take SAM-e by itself, the effective dose is usually 1200 to 1600 mg per day. I don't think that too many people take it that way because it's extememly expensive at that dosage.
Like all AD's, SAM-e can of course have some side effects. The one that I read about the most is jitteriness.
If I were you, I would stay at the 800 mg dose for at least another week, and then see if you want to stay there or increase it.
The book says to take it on an empty stomach and supplemented it with B12 and folate.
I tried SAM-e for a while but never really gave it a fair trial at a high enough dose because of the cost.
Posted by Dr. Bob on June 1, 2004, at 23:34:33
In reply to Manerix combined with SAM-e, posted by stann on May 31, 2004, at 20:22:12
> I am taking 600mg manerix (Moclobemide)and 600mg Lithium for my anxiety/depression. I added in SAM-e 8 days ago and for the last 5 days I have been at 800mg of SAM-e...
Sorry if it's confusing, but I'd like to redirect this thread to Psycho-Babble Alternative. Here's a link:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/alter/20040418/msgs/352896.html
Thanks,
Bob
This is the end of the thread.
Psycho-Babble Medication | Extras | FAQ
Dr. Bob is Robert Hsiung, MD,
bob@dr-bob.org
Script revised: February 4, 2008
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/cgi-bin/pb/mget.pl
Copyright 2006-17 Robert Hsiung.
Owned and operated by Dr. Bob LLC and not the University of Chicago.