What are the different forms of SAM-e and how do they differ in stability, absorption properties, and side effects?
Also, I heard about a product called Sametrex, sold in the Channel Islands. I wanted to find out more about this product, but I could not get a reply from the company. Is the product any good?
Answered by:Philip Muskin
There is one form of SAMe available. The question of stability is most important as SAMe oxidizes rapidly and becomes inactive. A review such as the one done by Consumer Labs is worth reading as it provides a guide to the various products.
I do not know what Sametrex is but would suggest not using it until reviews appear in reputable places.
Philip Muskin, M.D.
Chief: Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
Dr. Muskin’s research and publications include mood disorders and AIDS, the psychodynamics of the failure of empathy towards patients with AIDS, panic disorder, treatment of anxiety and depression in medically ill patients, maladaptive denial of physical illness, personality disorders in the primary care setting, the role of religiosity in patients’ decisions regarding do-not-resuscitate status, the psychodynamics of physician-assisted suicide, and the impact of intercessory prayer on medical outcomes.
He is the editor of Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Psychiatry, published...
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