Posted by Ron Hill on March 4, 2002, at 16:20:56
In reply to Re: Does Sam-e come in 100mg tabs? » colin wallace, posted by beardedlady on March 3, 2002, at 15:26:48
Ms. B. Lady;
May I also respond to this post that you addressed to Colin?
> I saw the Nature Made Sam-e at Costco yesterday for $45 (80 pills, I think) and was tempted to buy it, but it was ridiculously expensive.
If you take two of the 200 mg tablets daily, the cost is only about a buck a day which is cheap if it works for you.
> Does Sam-e negatively affect sleep? Are there better times of day to take it?
Like Colin said, it is best to take it earlier in the day (say before 5 pm) so that the SAM-e does not interfer with your sleep. However, having said that, SAM-e gives me energy during the day AND as a result I sleep better at night.
> I just started a B complex this morning with breakfast, and I have felt okay--no difference really--today. But because I am new to vitamins, I don't really know what is good and how long it takes to feel changes.
Take plenty of B-6, B-12, and folate if you take SAM-e to avoid a build up of homocystiene. Use a sublingual (dissolves under tongue) form of B-12.
> I'd love to know if Sam-e might be good for my sleep problem and my daily lack of energy and at what dose.
It has done wonders for my lack of energy problems and has also improved my sleep.
I have discussed my SAM-e experience in greater detail in prior posts. Please click on the link below to one of my earlier posts, read it and access the links provided therein.
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20020301/msgs/96055.html
Best Wishes,
Ron
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