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Originally Posted by mrsD
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I am not sure SAMe will work for you for him. It has been my experience that younger people get irritable on it. SAMe is more effective in the older patient who is getting neurotransmitter let down.
If you really want to try it, don't go over 200mg a day for a month. Usually by the end of the first or second week, you'll see the anxiety or irritability starting if it is going to happen. It can cause hyper behavior and insomnia, and needs to also be taken on an empty stomach with water. (it is also enteric coated).
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just an FYI, so far my son (now 20yo)seems to be doing well with samE for his OCD
he used to be on the 5HTP but it began to make him edgy and he said he got a weird reaction from the l-tryptophan.
he was on Inositol high dose for a while but tapered off as he felt it was no longer giving the same control and again making him edgy
he had done well on methionine before so we decided to try the 200mg samE and he seems to like it.
for future reference tho, why do you think it causes the irritability, mrsD?
I know someone once said reaction to methionine was homocysteine level related??