Posted by g_g_g_unit on October 7, 2011, at 7:58:47
In reply to Re: fish oil - do side-effects pass? » g_g_g_unit, posted by SLS on October 6, 2011, at 15:22:55
> What side effects?
um, on a DHA-heavy formulation, i experienced an increase in anxiety and an uncomfortable kind of inner tension that i get on a lot of norepinephrine-type drugs.
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> I forget - are you bipolar?i might be. my psychiatrist said he doesn't think so (my official dx. is inattentive-ADD, OCD and atypical depression), but i'm seeing a professor who specializes in anxiety disorders as well as bipolar for an assessment soon.
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> Some people experience a manic reaction to fish oil. Perhaps this manifests as anxiety in some cases. Fish oil made my depression substantially worse. I tried taking it on three separate occasions; each with the same result.
>i tried an EPA-only formulation which produced a genuine manic reaction in me after about a week of taking it .. racing thoughts, insomnia, etc. i've never really experienced anything like that otherwise though (meds included).
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