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SAM-e

Gypsy64
Gypsy64
Anyone willing to go on a month binge of SAM-e with me? I was doing some web surfing and had found some articles of success with SAM-e for depression and hair pulling urges. I bought 400 mg from WM ... a little pricey...and then found some online at Swansons for less (not the food truck :-) Swansons has great products for a great price. http://www.swansonvitamins.com/ Their website down though. phone number is working.

Some doctors that I met at the TLC conference in Chicago use this brand of NAC for their trich research b/c of the purity and quality. I have not have luck at all with NAC but I have trich really bad. Still on 3600 mg at 4 months every day, and no improvement. So sad b/c many have at least some improvement.

Sooooo if anyone would like to try SAM-e with me for a month and discuss our results.. that would be awesome. It is helping me already with my depression ... been on it for 3 days... I actually had a couple of belly laughs today!!
Trickster2011
Trickster2011
Thanks for this info. I just looked it up. Sounds promising. I will see if it is at the health food store and will try it.
Trickster2011
Trickster2011
I bought some today ... was shocked at the price ... $68 before tax for one small dropper bottle. I also bought passionflower tincture, a lot less expensive, $10.99 for a small dropper bottle. Gonna try both of them for stress/anxiety, and will try the passion flower for sleep too. (thanks nabby for advice re: passion flower)
Trickster2011
Trickster2011
I bought some today ... was shocked at the price ... $68 before tax for one small dropper bottle. I also bought passionflower tincture, a lot less expensive, $10.99 for a small dropper bottle. Gonna try both of them for stress/anxiety, and will try the passion flower for sleep too. (thanks nabby for advice re: passion flower)
Trickster2011
Trickster2011
I bought some today ... was shocked at the price ... $68 before tax for one small dropper bottle. I also bought passionflower tincture, a lot less expensive, $10.99 for a small dropper bottle. Gonna try both of them for stress/anxiety, and will try the passion flower for sleep too. (thanks nabby for advice re: passion flower)
Trickster2011
Trickster2011
I bought some today ... was shocked at the price ... $68 before tax for one small dropper bottle. I also bought passionflower tincture, a lot less expensive, $10.99 for a small dropper bottle. Gonna try both of them for stress/anxiety, and will try the passion flower for sleep too. (thanks nabby for advice re: passion flower)
Gypsy64
Gypsy64
OMGosh... can you return it and get the Swanson brand? See original post. I just received another shipment from them.. a 30 day packette is 14.99 plus shipping 4.99. If you google "Swanson supplements coupon" they usually have a promotion code for free shipping or a percentage off of your order. $68 is way too much. I'm so sorry that you paid that much.
Trickster2011
Trickster2011
No, can't return it, and already opened it. Oh well. I put some drops of it into my breakfast shake today, along with my powdered inositol (helps lessen pulling urges - in the vit B family) and also some diatomaceous earth ( a silica) that helps your hair grow, and some passionflower drops for sleep. ( I work night shifts)
Gypsy64
Gypsy64
Hi Trickster.

I saw that you are using diatomaceous earth, is it in a powder form? (do they sell pill form?) If it is a powder, please be careful and try not to inhale it. I was using it for my horses to get rid of intestinal worms (a natural dewormer) and I called the company b/c they were coughing. They said to keep them from inhaling it, which is kind of impossible b/c it is so fine... this "earth" is actually little tiny fossils which have microscopic barbs on them and can cut the lining of lungs etc and it also has hooks on it and can hook onto lung tissue causing COPD. KInd of like what asbestos does.
Trickster2011
Trickster2011
Great !! I knew not to breathe it and used a dust mask the first day but then got slack about it. I have asthma, which I get from allergies. I don't think I have breathed in any. I hope not !!
Thanks for the heads up - didn't know all those details.
Trickster2011
Trickster2011
How much per day of Sam E are u supposed to take to help with depression and / or trich? There is not much in the little bottle I bought. I took it in a shake the first time and the next time I took it straight out of the dropper and it tastes disgusting when taken straight.
I won't buy it again - too expensive.
Inositol seems to help me when I take it regularly twice a day.
deleted_user
deleted_user
SAM-E: An effective Antidepressant
The supplement S-Adenosylmethionine (SAM-e) can be just as effective in treating depression as tricycle antidepressant drugs such as imipramine (Tofranil) and amitriptyline (Elavil).
The supplement is synthesized from the amino acid methiionine, and it is believed to improve "methylation" in the body, a process that increases the effects of neurotransmitters, including serotonin. Take 1,600 milligrams of SAM-e a day. Hope this info. helps...Hugs
Gypsy64
Gypsy64
400 mg is the recommended dosage for SAM-e in helping elevate mood, and that is what I am taking. What does it say on the bottle? Not saying that you would take more, but I've been careful when going above the recommended dosages b/c I have read about cases where people think b/c many supplements are natural ... that they are safe. So, unless I hear otherwise... like from professionals regarding NAC mega dosages help decrease pulling, I do not increase too much. I also saw a case on Dr. G, the autopsy show, a woman who used mega dosage of DHEA.. great for sexual enhancement :-), I believe she had plaque buildup in her arteries etc, and somehow caused her to die in her sleep, a regular dose would not have done that.. Since many of these supplements are not regulated by the FDA, therefore not researched much above recommended dosages, I just try not to increase. Just my take on supplements and dosages.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Gypsy64, I agree. Its best to check with a holistic doctor about what is best for each individual on usage. The holistic doctor I went to suggested this dose, everyone is different and maybe the dose you are taking is too much as well.
Gypsy64
Gypsy64
I everyone, just an update on the SAM-e.. It did not help my hair pulling as much as I wished, however, my depression is gone and I am totally off of my prescription antidepressant (yes my doctor is aware ;-)The last 2 weeks now I have added GABA (from my natural path doc) and I'm not sure if it is a placebo effect, but I have not had the urge to pull and I am an everyday puller. I've even test pulled to see if I would continue and the urge was not there. I will keep you posted. It does sound too good to be true though, especially after almost 40 years of pulling. I am taking in along with the 400 mg of SAM-e, so it may be a synergistic affect.
dcmort
dcmort
I have given my daughter GABA for ADHD and her teacher told me it was working. Maybe it helps with anxiety to calm you down. Please keep us posted, maybe I will try it.
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