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Subject:
SAMe used for joint pain, depression etc.
Category: Health > Medicine Asked by: giga39-ga List Price: $2.00 |
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27 Sep 2002 17:41 PDT
Expires: 27 Oct 2002 16:41 PST Question ID: 69894 |
what is there to explain. My question was is SAMe an anticoagulant. I am taking it, and now bruise very easily. |
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Re: SAMe used for joint pain, depression etc.
Answered By: synarchy-ga on 27 Sep 2002 19:17 PDT Rated: |
Hi - While there are no studies showing that SAMe (otherwise known as S-adenosyl-L-methionine, or s-adenosyl-methionine) works as an anticoagulant, there are two studies that suggest that it can interfere with platelet aggregation (platelets are a particulate substance in blood that glom together to form a 'patch' over holes in blood vessels; they also play a role in clotting blood and can pathologically be involved in atherosclerosis and other blood clot disorders). Thus, by disrupting platelet aggregation, SAMe could potentially cause easy bruising. This study reports that administration of SAMe inhibits platelet aggregation in rats: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=9352317&dopt=Abstract This study shows that SAMe can interfere with the ability of platelets to produce substance invovlved in inflammation and clotting: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=9264331&dopt=Abstract Easy bruising can be a symptom of many other medical disorders, some of them serious. It might be worth your time to consult with a licenced medical practitioner to discuss all of your medications and health conditions to determine the cause of your easy bruising. |
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