Re: Met and Sam-e
From: anne (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 30 Nov 2001 09:08:39 -0600 (CST)
J.D.,
I know what it's like not having health insurance, have you looked into
whether your state requires that companies sell individual plans? I did
that for a time at one point a few years ago.
I cannot believe it would cost so much for blood tests. I've heard of
people using this site to get the blood tests they want done:
http://www.healthcheckusa.com/ you might want to check it out.
Don't you find that the Sam-e keeps you up when you take it at night?
I increased faster than what you're proposing. I really doubt it would
interfer because it acts on a different system. But you never can tell
for sure.
I hope you can get some blood work done soon, do check your thyroid. I
was non-responsive to anti-depressants, my doctor said get your thyroid
checked, and I did and it kept coming back "high normal" now I know that
that "high normal" was out of range.
I wish I could offer more help. Hope you feel better soon
--
Anne
At Thu, 29 Nov 2001, J.D. wrote:
>
>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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