Posted by clairey on December 28, 2003, at 5:24:28
In reply to Re: Fish oil! r there any side effects?, posted by linkadge on December 27, 2003, at 19:57:44
> Generally, 1 gram of EPA is a good dose to test if the stuff will help or not. Generally, with any brain med, you've got to give it 3-4 weeks to fully asses any benefit.
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> As far as the insomnia, and increased anxiety goes, these are pretty rare side effects.
> It is possible, although highly unlikely, that a diet that is too high in fish oil and low in omega 6,s could create imballence of fats the other way, which could cause these side effects.
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> Make sure that you include other fats in your diet, such as nuts, olive oil, etc, and this is unlikely to occur.
> Where this imballence would be likely to occur, is in people who began consuming only
> fish oil, and eliminating other oils from the diet. Just give it a try, if you get side effects then reduce the dose. I am a strong believer that the omega 3's should be added to every diet, more for some and less for others.
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>They were taking prescription drugs too!! so mabie thats it, i will carry on eating other fats, i eat plenty of mayonaise and i will add nuts.
I dont believe in side effects like that from fish!!
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