Posted by Jamal Spelling on September 10, 2007, at 13:54:09
In reply to Re: St John's Wort making me photosensitive » Jamal Spelling, posted by circusboy on September 10, 2007, at 11:09:07
Hi circusboy
> > This is of course one of the benefits of prescription medicine: side-effects are precisely measured and quantified, whereas with alternative supplements, you have to navigate according to >word-of-mouth and anecdote.
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> Mostly agree... but for me, for right now, since my depression/etc. symptoms are fairly mild at the moment, the freedom to *stop taking* a supplement if the side effects are bad (without irritating a doctor) are worth it.Also nice is being able to use what you want, when you want, without having to first get a prescription from your doctor. But it sucks that you have to pay for it yourself. Some of these supplements are seriously expensive!
> >Still, I am benefitting tremendously from my methylation formula: SAMe 200 mg/day, TMG 500 mg/day, folic acid from different supplements, and truckloads of B12 (I'm talking here something like 5000% of the RDA).
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> Hey, that's great news. Are you finding any personality blunting effects with that combo? As I described before, SAM-e (and to a lesser extent TMG) made me much more hard-working and motivated, but at the same time less creative and social. I wish I could find a balance...I am more motivated and driven. I feel like I have greater clarity of reasoning, without necessarily being any smarter. My energy levels are the same. I don't think my creativity has been altered either way. I think my social skills have improved somewhat. For example, I usually get heart palpitations when phoning strangers. These last few days, I have made phone calls to strangers and stayed reasonably relaxed.
Jamal
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