Posted by colin wallace on March 17, 2002, at 6:28:13
In reply to Re: Anyone respond to subtherapeutic med doses only ? » colin wallace, posted by Ron Hill on March 16, 2002, at 22:23:01
Hi there Ron,
Thanks for the reply.
Yeah, you and I seem to be in uncannily similar situations as far as the meds go.I doubt if either of us would even be able to grasp the concept of 'whistlin'' if it weren't for Sam-e.
Sorry to hear that those pain in the ass side- effects are cropping up again with the Zoloft.
Hopefully the Sam-e will produce the desired effect by itself.Actually, Sam-e did work marvellously for me for a while, but unfortunately the shitty weather we have in the UK sends my mood plummeting beyond belief- three weeks of stormy overcast gloom, and I can literally (physically) feel the left side of my brain begin to 'implode'.Like a football slowly deflating.I end up feeling suicidal,although without Sam-e things would be much worse I'm sure.(Plan to emigrate eventually!- anyone want to get married?!(not Ron!)
Also, I get quite severe mood swings, but only in the downward direction- there are no corresponding highs, so I doubt I'm bipolar , although I have only limited knowledge of BP. disorder.
Your pill splitting idea makes good sense to me; I wasn't aware that you could buy empty capsules, so I may try and get hold of some.I was also considering a brief trial of zoloft- does it come in very small doses/pill form?Isn't it slightly less activating than Prozac?
Regardless, Sam-e is going to be my staple, because nothing comes close to achieving that 'balanced' uplift it provides.
I also wondered whether you'd noticed any difference in the sam-e brands and forms (tosylate etc.)I've tried the Nutralife ('original') and the Nature Made Actimet(supposedly more stable) forms, and can't say one is noticably better than the other.One oddity I have noticed however, is the super-fast boost I get if I take a split pill, even though all the literature suggests that Sam-e is destroyed in the stomach!It's actually more uplifting than taking the whole pill!!Must be just me.
Anyway, best of luck with the 400 mg trial- you may well get away with taking nothing else in the way of meds.That's my eventual aim too.Whistlin'/maniacal Col.
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