Posted by shellie on July 29, 2000, at 15:16:12
In reply to Re: Update on SAM-e. Really works. Prices coming down. » shellie, posted by SLS on July 29, 2000, at 12:18:07
Hi Scott. Sam-e is very fast acting, once you get up to the dose you need. Most "hard-core" depressants need between 800mg and 1600mg and then it is only a matter of a day or so, if I remember correctly, until it works. As I said, I went up to 1600 with no gain, only an agitated depression, but I don't remember the effects lingering it me.
I had the same experience with provigil, that the tiredness stayed in me for a least a week after (that's why I thought it was a new generic of aderex causing it). Anyway, I am no longer sure I will try the adrafinil; I've started topomax and think perhaps my bottoming out may be due to too many different stimulents in such a short time. My pdoc doesn't think stimulents are the way to go for me (though she's given me everything I've asked for, including ritalin and dexadrine),and I'm beginning to think that maybe she's right. Once I come out of this pit, I may try it, but right now, like you, I am too afraid of any more side effects. So far I have no side effects on the topomax so I think maybe I should just stick to that for now.
I think I could tolerate the depression if I didn't have so much work to do, that I feel like I can't do. I did a sitting this morning which went well, then slept all afternoon (my cat woke me up to be fed!) I know the depression will lift, it always has, it's just really hard to get through it. I have tons of hydocodeine here, and I'm not scared to take small amounts, but I don't want to create another problem for myself. I know my therapist is one emergency call away, so that is also helping me.
Anyway, my thoughts are with you. You might try sam-e--you've got nothing to lose but money, and if it works for you, its definitely worth the money. But stick with Nature's Way. My friend tried another highly rated brand for bad knees--didn't work--I gave him my Nature's Way and it worked in two days--for the first time in years his knees didn't hurt him when he mowed the lawn, etc.
Sorry Scott, that things are so bad. Trust me, I know what that feels like. Shelley
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