The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
				
			FROM
ISSUE1065
   				ISSUE1065
November 5, 1999
                		
                	SAMe For Depression
					
					
                | Subscribers: Log in to read full article. Not a subscriber? Subscribe or purchase article. | 
SAMe For Depression
November 5, 1999 (Issue: 1065)
					S-adenosyl-methionine (SAM; SAMe; ademetionine; adomet), an endogenous compound synthesized from methionine and adenosine-triphosphate (ATP), has been marketed in stores and on the internet as a dietary supplement to promote "emotional well being."
 
        			
        			
					
					
					
					The Medical Letter is a subscriber-funded nonprofit organization that publishes critical appraisals of new prescription drugs and comparative reviews of drugs for common diseases.
					

