Fish oil - can it really help ADD?

Posted by cindy lou on April 8, 2007, at 14:41:38

I know there are MANY threads out there on this topic, but I haven't been able to pinpoint the information I'm looking for. I have a few questions about fish oil:
1. Can it really help ADD -- in addition to the fatigue, overwhelm, stress, etc. that the ADD causes?
2. If so, would the DHA and EPA work the same? I have seen some posts out there that the DHA causes anxiety and agitation, which I am prone to ... would straight EPA fish oil help with ADD symptoms?
I greatly appreciate any help you can give me. I currently take stimulants for ADD (Adderall now), but it basically works like Speed for me, and I crash and burn when it wears off, feeling sick and fluish. However, it does help boost the antidepressant effect of the Prozac I am on, and gives me energy I desparately need to get through the day.
Could fish oil somehow help in those ways?
Thank you in advance for your help -- I would GREATLY APPRECIATE any input!
Cindy

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Fish oil - can it really help ADD? cindy lou 4/8/07
Re: Fish oil - can it really help ADD? » cindy lou sregan 4/8/07
Re: Fish oil - can it really help ADD? » sregan cindy lou 4/8/07
Re: Fish oil - can it really help ADD? Tom Twilight 4/9/07
Re: Fish oil - can it really help ADD? » Tom Twilight cindy lou 4/9/07
Yes, but... » cindy lou saturn 4/9/07
Maybe a sweeping statement Tom Twilight 4/10/07
Re: Maybe a sweeping statement » Tom Twilight cindy lou 4/10/07
Re: Maybe a sweeping statement Declan 4/10/07
Pro-Fish Oil Post. Edwin Ransom 4/12/07
Re: Pro-Fish Oil Post. » Edwin Ransom cindy lou 4/12/07

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