Posted by Ron Hill on March 8, 2002, at 14:06:11
In reply to Re: Does Sam-e come in 100mg tabs?Lizzy G. » colin wallace, posted by lizzyg on March 8, 2002, at 8:03:57
Liz,
Keep in mind that both Colin and myself are taking a very small dose of SSRI in conjunction with the SAM-e. On the average, Colin takes about 7 mg of Prozac daily and I take 12.5 mg of Zoloft.
I plan to eventually stop the Zoloft because I feel sure that the SAM-e will provide a good antidepressant effect without the SSRI add-on. However, until I try it, I do not have first hand experience regarding the effectiveness of SAM-e without a small amount of SSRI add-on.
I am currently doing absolutely great and I refuse to change anything in my meds 'cause I don't want to take any chance on messing up a good thing. This is my only reason for continuing the low dose of Zoloft.
I've written this post only to make it clear to you that, based on the research I've read, I feel sure that SAM-e can function as an effective AD on it own. However, as it currently stands, I have no first hand experience using SAM-e alone.
-- Ron
------------------------------------------------> Colin - thanks for your help and advice. I'll try 400mg of SAM-e next week, but I have a small frame and am quite sensitive to medication, so I suspect 300mg might suffice for me, too.
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> The Lofepramine and Citalopram had washed out of my system before I tried the Mirtazapine, and I couldn't stick with that at all as I just couldn't function. 90mg sounds a lot; I suppose it must be true that it's less sedating at higher doses?
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> So I think I was pretty 'clear' before I started the SAM-e. Fingers crossed it will kick in soon; I'll let you know...
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> Lizzy
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