Posted by Ron Hill on March 21, 2002, at 21:04:24
In reply to WONDER SAM-e, no more SSRI's and TCA's Zombi!, posted by SteveS on March 21, 2002, at 13:02:08
Steve,
Your story is almost exactly the same as mine! SAM-e is a life saver. Thanks for posting. I think it is our duty to help others now that we are well.
-- Ron
---------------------------------------------> Hi to everybody,
> these are my personal impressions, but for me
> Sam-e was a life safer.
> I'm a pure depressed, no anxious, sometimes i prayed to be a little anxiuos, cause i didn't feel interest, energy...nothing (good or bad) seemed to be important for me.
> I began to go on SSRIs (large number of them) and i felt worst: I felt like a was a zombie!
> No enhanced mood, no less depression, no more energy and desires, on the contrary they erased my left (low) energy.
> Do not speak about TCA trials at all: a disaster!
> I had no more energy to live, to work, to ride...i only would like to go to bed and to sleep! I layed in bed during the day too and i hated everyone and everything (even on Effexor heavy side-effects!!).
> A month ago my pdoc spoke to me about a natural antidepressant, not well known, but very promising for every kind of depression: Sam-e.
> I was a little sceptic, but i decided to give it a try.
> I began at 400 than 800 and now at 1200 mg/d.
> Since from the first days i noticed excellent effects:
> my mood for the first time get better, my energy increased, i began to see the things that i do in a different way: I wanna act, rise up and work, talk, meet friends, write posts: to do something, doesn't matter what, but to do something!
> I once was isolated from people, now i wanna go out and meet somebody....everything seems to be a little lovable.
> I foud out that i think about sex, when during the passed months i women didn't mean nothing for me.
> I feel more active, my view is focused and i feel "the depth in the things and in environment around me" (i don't know if you can understand what i mean).
> I lost part of my negative thoughts, once i wanna die ten times a day, now sometimes i wanna think about future projects, and this is marvelous for me.
> I know that these are little steps, but for me is a lot. It is just enough to think about the heavy side effects once i reported on AD, and now to not have NO ONE SIDE EFFECT AT ALL!
> I think that at the end Sam-e act like activant and antidepressant at the same time.
> The only problem is his cost, but no one cost is too much for the life it gave me back.
> This is my experience and i know that it could not be the same for everybody, but for me SAM-e was an extraordinary revelation.
> I think that we must continue to speak about this extraordinary med, write posts, let people know everything possible about this amazing chance.
> I will surely post again, don't forget to continue to post!
> Bye
poster:Ron Hill
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