Health Notes

SAMe

Also indexed as:S-Adenosyl-L-Methionine
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Side Effects

Clinical trials in thousands of people for up to two years have demonstrated that SAMe is very well tolerated, much better than the medications with which it has often been compared.7, 8 Occasional gastro-intestinal upset may be experienced by some people. Researchers treating people with bipolar disorder (manic depression) have reported that SAMe could cause them to switch from depression to a manic episode.9, 10

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