Posted by afatchic on July 29, 2000, at 12:40:22
In reply to Update on SAM-e. Really works. Prices coming down., posted by JohnL on July 29, 2000, at 5:20:39
John,
Thanks for the info on Sam-e, especially the consumerlab.com link. Fantastic site, just what I've been looking for. I'm a poor college student and I suffer from depression, oseoarthritis, and fatty liver disease. I think Sam-e would be perfect for me, if only I could afford it! Thanks again, Sandi
> Hi all,
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> Just an update on SAM-e. I've tried it many times in the past, and always experienced dramatic improvement in 2 days to a week at 800mg (4 pills) a day. But the price. Oh my.
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> I recently added it to 300mg Adrafinil. I'm very pleased so far with the results. The best ever was Adrafinil+Amisulpride. What an awesome combination that is. But damn, the combination also made me impotent. Not either alone, but the two together. And unfortunately, neither alone was quite a good as the combination. Adrafinil and Amisulpride being basically equal to me in effectiveness, which to stay with? Well, Adrafinil has no side effects and is far cheaper. So Adrafinil it is. But what to add to it instead of Amisulpride?
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> I noticed a local Wal*Mart had SAM-e on sale for $16.97. So what the heck. It always worked well before, but I think the Prozac at the time kind of clouded the picture. I was curious how it might work now that Prozac is long gone out of my system.
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> The first 2 days at 200mg a day, and then the next 2 days at 400mg a day...nothing. But when I went up to 800mg, wow!
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> For anyone fed up with prescriptions, fed up with side effects, fed up with partial responses, or fed up with whatever, my own experience is that SAM-e is definitely a top contender to consider.
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> The biggest drawbacks in the past were: 1) High price; 2)Unregulated quality. But both of those are now being addressed. Competition is bringing prices down. I saw some great prices at www.iberb.com and www.intohealth.com. And at my local Wal*Mart ($16...matching the nearby KMart sale).
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> Independent studies by ConsumerLab have isolated the good brands from the bad ones. Before buying SAM-e, check which brands passed the quality test. They are listed at www.consumerlab.com. NatureMade at Wal*Mart is one of the half dozen or so good ones. If you don't see a brand listed, it means it didn't pass.
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> John
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