Posted by lizzyg on March 6, 2002, at 5:32:12
In reply to Re: Does Sam-e come in 100mg tabs?Ron Hill, posted by colin wallace on March 2, 2002, at 12:33:58
Hi Colin
You seem pretty knowledgeable about SAM-e, and I wonder if you're based in the UK as I am? Having read up, I decided to give SAM-e a go because of bad side effects from a previously tolerated tricyclic (Lofepramine) and from Citalopram (agitation/anxiety) and Mirtazapine (total somnolence). The only brand of SAM-e I could get hold of from local health food shops is Natrol which is extremely expensive (£32 for 20 X 200mg) and I haven't seen it mentioned in any articles about 'gold standard' products.
Do you know which internet stockists ship overseas or - if you're based in the UK - where you can buy the recommended brands (Nature Made, GNC, Solgar etc)?
Many thanks for your help.
Lizzy
> Hi Ron,
>
> Well, it seems we're in luck; You can now order Sam-e 100 mg tablets at Fibromyalgiasupport.com, and also they've been newly introduced by GNC at Drugstore.com .(They're on special offer on both sites, but drugstore.com doesn't ship outside the US, so that's me scuppered as far the GNC brand goes).
> Like you I've done pretty thorough research on Sam-e,and am now trying the Nature Made brand ;I have been taking Nutralife(Tosylate formation)with great success, but as mentioned I cannot really take the full 400mg without experiencing overstimulation.I'm also sensitive to most meds, and respond best to small doses.As of today, I am reducing my sam-e to 200mg and adding 20 mg prozac.I'll probably increase to 300mg sam-e (when I get around to ordering the new 100mg batch).-I must say, thus far, I feel quite comfortable on this (shockingly expensive) combination.I haven't had any positives with SSRI's previously, and I'm pinning my hopes on the (putative) dopamine elevating properties of sam-e helping with any ssri agitation I may experience.
> Incidentally, when splitting a 200mg sam-e pill, Iv'e felt instantaneous uplifting effects from the half I've taken straightaway.The received wisdom is that if sam-e is absorbed in the stomach in this manner, it won't cross the blood/brain barrier, rendering the pill useless.Perhaps it renders it less effective, but I hardly noticed.Still, a 100mg would be much easier.
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