Posted by honeybee on February 15, 2006, at 15:37:25
In reply to Re: Parnate and sa--SAMe combination, posted by willyee on February 12, 2006, at 4:06:47
Hi, Willyee,
Really? It's that bad? I mean, I was in a horrible depression, worst o-me-life, and after tapering off Cymbalta that I had been on for two weeks (this was two weeks ago) I started taking SAMe at 200 mg. I immediately started feeling better--I think that it made the residual Cymbalta somehow more effective. The effect started to wear off and now I'm at week 2 and at 400. It's not perfect and, yes, I do have some insomnia. But I'm in a much, much better place than I was in early January, when I thought it might be time for me to check into a hospital.
It's not all due to the SAMe, of course. I'm getting acupuncture, am on an herbal preparation from the school where I get the needling, am taking a multivitamin and fish oil, started therapy again yesterday. Call me foolish--I told my pdoc if it's a mistake that I'm making that it's one that I need to make before committing myself to Cymbalta to a year or more--but I'm puzzled that so many studies [I checked out a survey of studies in a Canadian medical journal and Harvard Medical Review] would have been done that are suggestive of its positive effects--this in spite of what I would assume is big resistance from American drug companies. The only reason I'm guessing is that there isn't more resistance is because it really IS so expensive, it isn't covered by insurance, and big Pharma doesn't have much competition to worry about--just for that.
A pity.
Anyway, I'd love to hear what you think.
Thanks.
hb
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> Bro i am not postive,but if my mind serves me youre just starting parnate correct? No offense but what are you thinking guy,,,,,no u dont want to use samE with parnate,i really dont advise this at all.
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> Explain how u are feeling on parnate,the level of benifit,what is missing,what do you "WANT" from it.......put as much info and let me or someone who knows parnate read it,but at a third day stage i would NOT touch samE
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> Your still a newborn on it,you havent even yet ensured what diet restrictions u personaly might come across,
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> If youd like any help post ur dose ur on,how long i think u said 3 days,post again as much as u can think,and ill recomend simply what i would do.
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> As for samE blah,its snake oil,yeSS it crosses the brain,and has been used in Eurpope for years,i know all about it,but to me,.........
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> This is a nutritnet that is crimanly OVERPRICED,and INSANLY overated.
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> At its best it will have a stimulant effect,close to caffiene,this is when it works,and you will spend ur money wad getting there.
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> Now i never speak for everyone i have seen people post they well on it,BUT i also seen many many posts where people come back saying it either dont work,OR caused them to feel maniac,hyper insomnia etc,and it is contradicted in maniac people.
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> Getting away from parnate,if i had to use something in this area,id look into Gotu Kola,DMG,TMG,NADH, or even DLPA.
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> samE makes me cringe jus thinking of the cost and money i lost on it years ago.
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> Be safe!
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poster:honeybee
thread:609733
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