Sam-E for moods
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Sam-E for moods
Has anyone ever tried taking Sam-E? This can be found at most vitamin shops and pharmacy's. I started taking it for joint soreness but read that it is also good for your mood. I have been taking it for about 10 days and my knees feel better, and I have a more positive outlook. I have been sober for close to 7 weeks after drinking for years.
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to answer your question,
yes, I take 400mg, first thing in the AM, sometimes in the winter, i will take an extra dosage, I've been taking it for years along with 1 SJWort. I do notice when I run out of it, at one time I thought i was wasting my $$ as it's expensive. (on sale now at Costco and drugstoredotcom, I think the best one is "doctorsbest" brand). I've previously been on 3 different prescription anti-depressants, but the side effects were not agreeing with me.
Alcohol exacerbated my depression greatly, it also screws up a logical thought process and brought me worse insomnia.
..the double-whammy was menopause.
Sam-e and regular exercise help a lot with my sobriety
yes, I take 400mg, first thing in the AM, sometimes in the winter, i will take an extra dosage, I've been taking it for years along with 1 SJWort. I do notice when I run out of it, at one time I thought i was wasting my $$ as it's expensive. (on sale now at Costco and drugstoredotcom, I think the best one is "doctorsbest" brand). I've previously been on 3 different prescription anti-depressants, but the side effects were not agreeing with me.
Alcohol exacerbated my depression greatly, it also screws up a logical thought process and brought me worse insomnia.
..the double-whammy was menopause.
Sam-e and regular exercise help a lot with my sobriety
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Originally Posted by Fandy 
Alcohol exacerbated my depression greatly, it also screws up a logical thought process and brought me worse insomnia.
..the double-whammy was menopause.
..the double-whammy was menopause.
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Thanks doggonecarl, I too have found many things changed simply by stopping drinking, but my knee pain stayed. So far Sam-E is working.
I thought I had food allergies because every time I ate my stomach would bother me and I had an irritable bowel most days. What a miracle, I stopped drinking and now I can eat anything. I was also filled with anxiety and now that is gone. Believe it or not I had varicose veins around my lower legs which have improved immensely. Amazing what bad things alcohol does to your body. My mind is a lot sharper as well.
I thought I had food allergies because every time I ate my stomach would bother me and I had an irritable bowel most days. What a miracle, I stopped drinking and now I can eat anything. I was also filled with anxiety and now that is gone. Believe it or not I had varicose veins around my lower legs which have improved immensely. Amazing what bad things alcohol does to your body. My mind is a lot sharper as well.
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I once went to a presentation regarding psychotropic medications. It was stated that clinical studies showed the effectiveness of both sam-e and St. Johns Wart for depression. (I would like to read the studies if anyone knows where to find them please let me know).
I take the St. Johns wart and it helps enormously. I never heard of the joint improvement with sam-e. Thanks
I take the St. Johns wart and it helps enormously. I never heard of the joint improvement with sam-e. Thanks
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