Loneliness Support Group

Loneliness is an emotional state in which a person experiences a powerful feeling of emptiness and isolation. Loneliness is more than the feeling of wanting company or wanting to do something with another person. Loneliness is a feeling of being cut off, disconnected and alienated from other people. The lonely person may find it difficult or even impossible to have any...

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bmega442 03/23/2009

Hi, i'm curious if anyone has any thoughts about Sam-E. The things i hear make it sounds fantastic,so i have my reservations. You know "sounds too good to be true". Any thoughts?

JacobT 03/23/2009

I take SAM-E, but more for the joint pain in my knees, which does help. I don't really notice the well being part of it, maybe it's subtle. But it won't help lonliness, maybe try getting out and joining some kind of group, club, church, activity that you enjoy or have expertise on. Good luck!

bmega442 03/23/2009

Wow, thats strange. Cause they is how I see it advertised for (the well-being feeling). Although I'm glad it helps your pain!! Oh also about getting out, joining some group, going to church or some activity that i enjoy...well, i live a mile from the closest town(think it's a village), have no license, am Athiest..guess i'm on my own there..

deleted_user 03/24/2009

I tried it for a while and it made me feel worse, but I do know people who have had good results with it. All you can do is try. Maybe get a friend to keep an eye on you while you are trying it, to see if there are mood/behavioral changes that you don't notice. If you have someone who would be able to do that for you.

bmega442 03/25/2009

Thanx for the imput darkcenter. I appreciate it. Yep, different stuff works different for different people(lot of different..lol). So it's hard telling if it'll work me me or not, without trying it. Cross my fingers it dont make it worse. grrrrr..

DonnaB49 03/25/2009

I have used SAM-E in the past for joint pain and it seemed to help. It gets expensive after awhile so I usually waited to buy it when it's on sale.

bmega442 03/26/2009

Yes Donna I heard it was pretty costly, another reason I'm being reluctant to try it. Glad to hear it helped you some though. Thanx for your response.

deleted_user 03/28/2009

Sam-E tends to be unreliable for the mood boost, or tends to have fast poop out.

bmega442 03/28/2009

Thankyou for your thoughts nik. Have you ever taken it?

deleted_user 03/28/2009

Yea for like 2 weeks, only noticeda mood boost on the first couple pills.

deleted_user 03/29/2009

Although I have never used it, I heard it is good for depression.

deleted_user 03/29/2009

I took Sam E and it worked but then I discovered 5 HTTP and that seems to work too and I think it is cheaper and 5 HTTP seems to work better.

lymie100110 03/31/2009

I've been taking Sam-E for a while. It does help a bit, it's not a cure all but I've noticed that I don't get as miserably depressed as I used to.

Another point on it, there are 2 different dosage pills, 200mg and 400mg, the max daily dosage is around 1200mg IIRC. I'm on 800mg a day of it. Try and find the type that is individually packaged in a blister pack, it seems the Sam-E deteriorates over time, so the individual seal keeps it potent longer.

I use it for joint health too, although on me it doesn't do anything. I've tried 5HTTP but it never seemed to help me, however my mother swears by it for her fybromyalgia.

Good luck with whatever you try.

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