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Posted by Noa on January 14, 2003, at 19:42:12
It seems a bit too good to be true, but I've been on fish oil supplement for almost 2 weeks and have been feeling much better for a few days already. I am always leary of the cause-effect thing, but maybe it really is the fish oil.
Today I went to the store to see if they had the oil that the pharmacist had originally recommended (but was out of stock). They did. It is called Carlson's and it is made in Norway. It is rather bland except for a hint of lemon that they added. I have burped a couple of times today and the only effect was that of lemon, so that is good.
The other good thing is that it has much more EPA packed into one dose. One teaspoon contains 800 mg. of EPA. That is a lot easier than taking 6 pills through out the day. I want to get at least 1000 mg, so I'll need to take slightly more than a teaspoon.
Some other things I've learned in my reading is that it is good to take vitamin E with the fish oil. Many of the supplements seem to have vitamin E in them, but some do not. Also, someone else had mentioned the vitamin A issue with the fish liver oils--that should be looked at. And, I learned today that sometimes the cod-liver oil type products are preferable if you want similar amounts of EPA and DHA, whereas most of the prepared supplements of fish oil contain about 3:2 EPA:DHA.
How are others feeling on their fish oil?
Posted by Creaky_Neurons on January 15, 2003, at 11:59:30
In reply to More Fish Tales, posted by Noa on January 14, 2003, at 19:42:12
I have noticed an effect, though it is subtle compared to the sledgehammer of meds. but i think it's real and i plan to take fish oils for the rest of my life.
interestingly, i also have a heart arrhythmia which it helps with. could it be that there is some common conductance pathway here?
i think we're all waiting for the large-scale NIH study to wrap up. there still isn't truly good science on this supplement, though it certainly has a rational basis.
creaky.
Posted by Caleb462 on January 15, 2003, at 15:57:48
In reply to Re: More Fish Tales, posted by Creaky_Neurons on January 15, 2003, at 11:59:30
What IS the basis? I still haven't been able to find that out. Just scattered things about dopamine function, etc. Can someone explain this to me?
Posted by Ed O`Flaherty on January 15, 2003, at 17:12:53
In reply to Re: More Fish Tales, posted by Creaky_Neurons on January 15, 2003, at 11:59:30
Omega-3 does have an effect on the heart.It has a beneficial effect on heart rhythm and some reports suggest that it is particularly valuable soon after a heart attack,a time of maximal danger to life.
Posted by Ritch on January 16, 2003, at 9:39:52
In reply to More Fish Tales, posted by Noa on January 14, 2003, at 19:42:12
> It seems a bit too good to be true, but I've been on fish oil supplement for almost 2 weeks and have been feeling much better for a few days already. I am always leary of the cause-effect thing, but maybe it really is the fish oil.
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> Today I went to the store to see if they had the oil that the pharmacist had originally recommended (but was out of stock). They did. It is called Carlson's and it is made in Norway. It is rather bland except for a hint of lemon that they added. I have burped a couple of times today and the only effect was that of lemon, so that is good.
>
> The other good thing is that it has much more EPA packed into one dose. One teaspoon contains 800 mg. of EPA. That is a lot easier than taking 6 pills through out the day. I want to get at least 1000 mg, so I'll need to take slightly more than a teaspoon.
>
> Some other things I've learned in my reading is that it is good to take vitamin E with the fish oil. Many of the supplements seem to have vitamin E in them, but some do not. Also, someone else had mentioned the vitamin A issue with the fish liver oils--that should be looked at. And, I learned today that sometimes the cod-liver oil type products are preferable if you want similar amounts of EPA and DHA, whereas most of the prepared supplements of fish oil contain about 3:2 EPA:DHA.
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> How are others feeling on their fish oil?Hi, I'm taking some stuff from WalMart right now that is 240mg EPA; 200mg DHA. I take two of those a day, so I am getting about half a gram of EPA. It does seem to help. I'm also getting less of a hypertensive response from the little bit of Effexor I take as well.
Posted by Noa on January 16, 2003, at 16:04:19
In reply to Re: More Fish Tales, posted by Ritch on January 16, 2003, at 9:39:52
Great. It is good to hear this helps not only with the depression, but also with SEs from the ADs.
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