Joined: 22 Apr 2008 Posts: 1 Location: Palm Beach County, Fl USA
Depression side effects Posted: 04-22-08 17:00pm
about a month ago iw as diagnosed with
depression. im 16 years old. & i noticed
that i seem spaced out alot everyday, all
day. everything goes so slow. im taking
sam-E to help with my mood. but it doesnt
help with that part. its helping a bit
tho, i skipped it 2 days in arow & i was a
straight a****** to everybody for
everything. the slightest & smallest stuff
would irritate me & iw ould fly off the
handle.. what can i do about the spaced
out part to make it better?
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marvel
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Posted: 04-23-08 09:37am
Be patient. With me, the side effects
lasted anywhere from one to two months.
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mominashoe
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Joined: 04 Dec 2007 Posts: 1534 Location: , USA
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Posted: 04-23-08 09:45am
I took something that made me feel like I
was just in an other world. I would just
start staring off into space and it made
me tired and I was totally not alert, plus
I felt aggravated to the extreme when
anything annoyed me. I couldn't live like
that with three kids, so I had to stop
taking it. It's better to be just spaced
out than not take it and be flying off the
handle.
Like Marvel said, if you give it a little
more time, it might get better. If it
doesn't, your not the only one who has to
try to find a different medication to suit
you. Sometimes you just have to patient
to find out which one is best. Make sure
you talk to your doctor about all the
effects you have, plus you might want to
not do anything dangerous, like driving,
if you are spacing out too much to
concentrate.
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antigone
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Joined: 27 Jan 2008 Posts: 803 Location: IL
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Posted: 04-24-08 23:57pm
Sam-e takes time to be fully efficacious.
Give it some more time. As mominashoe said
- if you do not feel better after about
4-6 weeks you may need to look into
alternative treatment. There are other
options. Let us know how you do.
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BullZye
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Jul 2007 Posts: 112
Posted: 04-28-08 20:52pm
I've never heard of Sam-E but I just
looked it up.
It doesn't seem to be an antidepressant,
and maybe you weren't prescribed an
antidepressant because you're 16.
You're only 16 and i'd suggest trying to
get your depression cured as soon as
possible because if not, its only going to
get worse.
Keep trying the Sam-E and see if it works
out for you. I'd also suggest buying some
5-HTP supplements which you can get from
any pharmacy. 5-HTP is a precursor to
serotonin which is a chemical in your
brain which helps regulate your mood,
appetite, etc.
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