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Originally Posted by Michanne
Not an expert by any means so take this with a grain of salt. Just some thoughts.
The fact that you have found it helpful is good information to have. Different people have different issues so SAM-e won't work. If you do go to rx I would definitely try to use that information. Hopefully find a doctor that is familiar with Sam-e. It might be beneficial to find out the chemistry behind it. Well, I'm kind of a geek so that is what I would do 
My opinion is to use the meds to help you help yourself. So are you doing other things to help yourself such as eating, exercise and taking care in general? Because an rx is only going to help so much too. Not trying to say you "aren't doing enough". You could be doing as much as you can. I don't know. Just food for thought.
I'm glad it is working for you overall.
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I've tried a few rx meds in the past and none seemed to work for me and the side effects were horrible. There may be one (or a combination) out there that would work for me, but at the moment, I just can't deal with the cost of all those doctor visits to keep trying new meds and dosages again and again until something works. At moment, the SAM-E is "good enough" to at least make me feel alive again.
Yes, I'm trying to eat well/exercise/sleep well, but I'm just exhausted all the time. I've been going for walks the last few weeks as the weather here has been getting nicer, but I just don't have enough energy to maintain a "normal" person's activity level. I've definitely been depressed for the past eight years (and maybe a whole lot longer), so I'm hoping that if the SAM-E continues to lighten my mood, maybe I'll eventually feel like I can do more. Basically, when I'm not taking anything, my outlook on life is so bad that doing anything at all beyond eating, sleeping, and showering seems completely pointless and every day is just another chore and the future seems utterly hopeless. When I'm taking SAM-E (and I felt this way during some of the rx meds as well), life seems less hopeless and I actually want to be more active and do something to improve my life, but I just don't have the energy level necessary.