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Posted by Transcendence on October 11, 2004, at 4:10:39
I am in the process of seeking medication for Social Anxiety and GAD. As I have used benzos in the past with success, I want to stick with them. I am concerned about the side effects of depression (I have symptoms of Dysthymia), so I want to take some sort of anti-depressant as well. My question is...does anyone out there have any experience/feedback with benzos taken with Sam-e or St. John's Wort?
Posted by linkadge on October 11, 2004, at 4:10:39
In reply to BENZOS and SAM-E / St. John's Wort?, posted by Transcendence on October 10, 2004, at 3:24:47
I just wrote a post about this. I think there is potential when benzo's are used with SJW. (note that SJW has a gaba effect, so not as much benso might be needed).
I think that SAME exasperated some of my anxieties, but its worth a try.
Linkadge
Posted by raybakes on October 15, 2004, at 7:26:18
In reply to Re: BENZOS and SAM-E / St. John's Wort?, posted by linkadge on October 10, 2004, at 10:41:54
> I think that SAME exasperated some of my anxieties, but its worth a try.
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wonder whether this has anything to do with SAMe and anxiety?
SAMe turns into homocysteine after donating it's methyl group - It needs another methyl group donated from B12 and folate, to reactivate it to SAMe again - without sufficient B12 and folate, homocysteine levels increase. Homocysteine is an excitotoxin like glutamate, and will oppose GABA.SAMe with sufficient folate and B12 to activate it, is essential for brain energy (creatine activation) and helps switch off the NMDA glutamate receptor. Some people claim that SAMe supplements degrade quickly, so some of the supplement might actually be homocysteine! Has anyone heard any of this claim, or had any perosonal experience?
Ray
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