Posted by jedi on February 26, 2006, at 22:42:12
In reply to Re: Fish Oil:need cheap high potency --Jedi, posted by sdb on February 26, 2006, at 20:11:37
sdb,
When I first started taking high doses of EPA and DHA I was still taking 70 to 90mg daily of phenelzine. The omega-3s combined with phenelzine caused some pretty severe insomnia at first. As I weaned off and quit the phenelzine, the insomnia abated. Nardil disrupts REM sleep in almost everybody and really disturbs the sleep architecture. When mixed with the high dose of omega-3 fatty acids my insomnia was compounded. I spread the ten grams of fish oil out during the day. Usually in about three or four doses. For me it was about two months at the high dosage of 2400mg EPA and 2000mg DHA before I could start dropping the Nardil 15mg per week and not have the symptoms of depression return. I still take 1mg of clonazepam daily for the social and generalized anxiety. I have been taking this amount daily for years as it really seems to help me. I may try to wean off this in the near future to see if the fatty acids have helped me in the area of anxiety. It is a little strange being off of Nardil after so many years. I find myself tearing up at emotional things on TV, etc. It is not a depressive sadness, just feeling the emotions that had been cut off for so long. I have taken off ten pounds or so since quitting phenelzine. It is a small start, but it is a start. That med can really pack on the pounds- but for some people, me included, it is a wonder drug. Phenelzine saved my life more than once.
Take care,
Jedi> Jedi,
> Do you have any side effects with the ten Fish Oil capsules daily?
> Do you take the Fish Oil distributed?
> How long did you wait until the Fish Oil "kicked" in?
> Does the Fish Oil primarely work against depression or/and anxiety for you?
>
> I think it's a very good result for you no more having the phenelzine sideeffects :-)
>
> sdb
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