Re: Met and Sam-e
From: J.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 29 Nov 2001 23:47:09 -0600 (CST)
Anne,
Thanks for the advice. I've been taking Met/Gluc. for little over a
year now (october 2000). I am still at the 500mg twice daily. I am
trying to get it increased but, it is next to impossible without
insurance. I can't afford the 3 to 4 thousand dollars for the blood
test. The doc won't increase until he does a second running of test. I
just started to take sam-e 400 mg once a day, at night on an empty
stomach. This is just my first week. I'm giving it to Feb. on this
dosage, before increasing.
Thanks J.D.
At Wed, 28 Nov 2001, anne wrote:
>
>J.D.
>
>I haven't taken both but I did take Sam-e a few years ago before I was
>correctly diagnosed with thyroid disease. I can tell you that although
>none of the prescribed antidepressants made a bit of difference in my
>depression levels, the sam-e did. Unfortunately, it only made me
>functional, for me it wasn't a total cure - thyroid treatement was the
>almost total cure so I don't take it anymore. I slowly built up to
>1600mg and it took about 2-4 weeks to begin to see real improvement. You
>need to take it on an empty stomach first thing in the morning with a
>full glass of water. You may experience gi side effects at first. I
>suggest you increase by 200mg every week/or two. It's important to take
>b-12 and folic acid with it. Nature Made and GNC are suppose to have
>the best formulations (true potency).
>
>You should also get your thyroid checked, your "TSH" levels should be
>between 1-2, it seems the lab normal is BS. I was "high normal" for
>years and mislabeled as "clinically depressed". I have had such a great
>improvement with thyroid treatment, but taking the Met/glucophage was
>the last piece of the puzzle, it got rid of my moodiness and occassional
>depression.
>
>The problem you might encounter is not knowing which is helping you most
>and/or which is causing the most GI problems.
>
>You'll have to decide for yourself, but if I were you I'd start with the
>Met, get yourself to an optimal dose and then try the sam-e I know this
>means waiting which can be hard when your depressed, but it's still what
>I, as a non-medical person would suggest having spent more years than I
>can bare to remember depressed.
>
>You have my best wishes.
>
>--
>Anne
>
>At Wed, 28 Nov 2001, J.D. wrote:
>>
>>Hi all,
>>
>>I was wondering if anyone takes sam-e and met together? Is there any
>>interactions between the two? Does one diminish the effectiveness of the
>>other? I also wanted to know if anyone takes sam-e for depression, the
>>dosages and how long it took to see any mood improvements?
>>
>>Thanks
>>J.D.
>
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