Posted by JLx on November 4, 2004, at 11:42:03
In reply to EPA Fish Oil - How much do you need to take?, posted by denise1904 on November 3, 2004, at 13:17:37
> Hi,
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> I think I've asked this question before but can't find the thread.
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> I purchased some expensive EPA fish oil and took about 600mg a day. I found it to be of no benefit in helping my depression should I try increasing the amount, does anyone know what's the max you can go up to? And has anyone else found any benefit with higher doses?
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> This all has also DLA and GLA in it.
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> DeniseYou might try more or else a different brand. Someone has a recent thread here saying she tried that and it made all the difference.
Here's a summary table of some of the studies and how much they used of each:
http://www.psycheducation.org/depression/meds/Omega-3.htm
You can see there are some contradictions there.
JL
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