Posted by Chris O on July 29, 2003, at 20:26:14
In reply to hows sam - e?, posted by jonh kimble on July 29, 2003, at 17:56:23
I took SAM-e for most of 2001. I took it in doses of 800mg to 1600mg per day. At first, I felt it was giving me a mild tension relief in my body (My depression runs on the anxiety side.) But after a while, it either wore off or I couldn't tell if it was having any affect. Sometimes, since SAM-e affects dopamine (that's what I read, at least), it did seem to be stimulating to me and provoke anxiety too (kind of like a mild Wellbutrin). Richard Brown, in his book Stop Depression Now, argues very persuasively for SAM-e. For me, SAM-e was just so-so; overall, not great. I agree that it's worth a try though.
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