Depression & Medications

After reading some articles on depression & people seeking medical help to either get counselling to talk to someone &/or needing medications to get them thru some tuff times, I have come across something (which is natural) which maybe something you have tried previous or may want to try first

SAM-e (pronounced "Sammy") is thought to be effective for depression and arthritis.  The interest in SAM-e as an antidepressant stems from the fact that it seems to have fewer side effects than some other antidepressants and works relatively quickly.  Despite being available in Europe for twenty years, it was only introduced to the US in February 1999.  SAM-e is sold as a prescription drug in Europe, however, in the US it is available over the counter.  It is sold here (in Australia) as a dietary supplement and as such is not regulated by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA).  Because it is not regulated, there are significant differences among the types of SAM-e on the market.

The American Medical Assoc has come out in favour of increased regulations for dietary supplements.  In one study of St John's wort, various brands were found to contain anywhere from 5% to 250% of the amount of active ingredient claims on the label.  Despite the fact that you can purchase SAM-e over-the-counter, professional help is highly recommended for (among other things) determining dosage levels, information on the types and forms of SAM-e and judging the severity of a depression. 

PLEASE NOTE:   Some of this information has been copyright from the website if you do a google search on this particular produce name but I have posted it here on MINTI only as an "information" for anyone who is suffering from depression and is seeking alternative medicine which I have know this to be very helpful