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Posted by G-man885858 on March 28, 2009, at 15:57:36
Hey everyone,
Has anyone else got a severe intolerance to fish oil? Whenever I take it I feel severely paranoid, and very high anxiety! I know that its very good brain food, but I also read that many people get unbearable anxiety from this stuff.
Posted by myco on March 28, 2009, at 16:08:19
In reply to Severe anxiety from Fish oil, posted by G-man885858 on March 28, 2009, at 15:57:36
Me too
Suggestions (because It didnt always do this to me): - lower dosage or take less often
- *change brand - important believe it or not
- take with food only and only in morn/aftI gave up on this sup years ago but it did help anxiety to some degree at a smaller sustained dose but some brands drove me up the wall...seems weird since salmon is salmon.
Try Mucuna pruriens ("velvet bean") instead. Much better anxiolytic in my opinion but I can't take much since it doesnt get along with Nardil. Needs a week or two to build in system...start slow and work up dose.
myco
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> Hey everyone,
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> Has anyone else got a severe intolerance to fish oil? Whenever I take it I feel severely paranoid, and very high anxiety! I know that its very good brain food, but I also read that many people get unbearable anxiety from this stuff.
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Posted by Phillipa on March 28, 2009, at 17:25:01
In reply to Re: Severe anxiety from Fish oil » G-man885858, posted by myco on March 28, 2009, at 16:08:19
I never even associated fish oil with any psych problems. Used to just take it. But expensive. Phillipa
Posted by jedi on March 28, 2009, at 20:18:55
In reply to Severe anxiety from Fish oil, posted by G-man885858 on March 28, 2009, at 15:57:36
> Hey everyone,
>
> Has anyone else got a severe intolerance to fish oil? Whenever I take it I feel severely paranoid, and very high anxiety! I know that its very good brain food, but I also read that many people get unbearable anxiety from this stuff.
>Hi,
I've been taking high doses of fish oil for several years. I take it mainly for the cardiovascular benefits, which have been well documented. My 10 grams daily delivers 1800mg of EPA and 1200mg of DHA. When I first started taking high doses I did have some anxiety from it, but this went away shortly. I use the Costco(Kirkland) brand, which is fairly inexpensive. Even at my high doses, a 40 day supply is only 7 or 8 bucks.
http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11072245
Be well,
Jedi
Posted by desolationrower on March 28, 2009, at 20:50:34
In reply to Re: Severe anxiety from Fish oil » G-man885858, posted by jedi on March 28, 2009, at 20:18:55
can't think of why this would happen.
try taking just a small amount for a few weeks at first
even .5 g or so has significant health benefits
-d/r
Posted by Maria3667 on March 30, 2009, at 4:54:18
In reply to Severe anxiety from Fish oil, posted by G-man885858 on March 28, 2009, at 15:57:36
Hi Gman,
Never heard of this happening to anyone before.
How long have you been taking this?
And do the capsules also contain Vit. E?
Love,
Maria> Hey everyone,
>
> Has anyone else got a severe intolerance to fish oil? Whenever I take it I feel severely paranoid, and very high anxiety! I know that its very good brain food, but I also read that many people get unbearable anxiety from this stuff.
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Posted by metric on March 30, 2009, at 11:26:19
In reply to Severe anxiety from Fish oil, posted by G-man885858 on March 28, 2009, at 15:57:36
> Hey everyone,
>
> Has anyone else got a severe intolerance to fish oil? Whenever I take it I feel severely paranoid, and very high anxiety! I know that its very good brain food, but I also read that many people get unbearable anxiety from this stuff.
>
>You're almost certainly experiencing a placebo effect.
You could always do some experimentation under blnided conditions. Ask a friend to help.
Posted by G-man885858 on March 30, 2009, at 13:14:43
In reply to Re: Severe anxiety from Fish oil » G-man885858, posted by Maria3667 on March 30, 2009, at 4:54:18
Dear Maria,
Yes, my formula includes Vitamin E on the label.
It is Carlsson's Norwegian Salmon oil.
I read on some other post (maybe another website) how a person was severely intolerant to fish oil UNLESS he took it CONCURRENTLY with a large dose of Omega-6 (like evening primrose oil, Borage oil, GLA, etc.) Maybe that's what I should try - taking a high dose of Omega-6 WITH the fish oil.
Posted by Maria3667 on April 3, 2009, at 7:30:45
In reply to Re: Severe anxiety from Fish oil » Maria3667, posted by G-man885858 on March 30, 2009, at 13:14:43
Dear GM,
Yes I believe this theory holds ground.
However, do you also know you need to take fish oil longer than 6 months before it will become really effective?
I read a study on this whether fish oil would help people with depression. Several studies were done. Some of only a few months - finding no improvement. Another of 6 months - finding no improvement. But when they studied the effects for longer than 6 months, they found much improved depressed people. The latter was a Swedish study (if my memory serves me right).
Fish oil is beneficially for me too - I take 6 grams daily (but a blend of fish oils - not just salmon). And the relation EPA/DHA needs to be right. The capsules include Vit. E. too. Besides that I, indeed, do take omega 6 (evening primrose oil), only 500 mg/day.
Why don't you take high dose magnesium with the fish oil? I find this works instantly against anxiety. For this purpose I take 1000 grams/day (and ofcourse 75 mg Seroquel + 1 or 2 Ativan to help me sleep).
Hope this info is of help to you.
Love,
Maria
> Dear Maria,
>
> Yes, my formula includes Vitamin E on the label.
>
> It is Carlsson's Norwegian Salmon oil.
>
> I read on some other post (maybe another website) how a person was severely intolerant to fish oil UNLESS he took it CONCURRENTLY with a large dose of Omega-6 (like evening primrose oil, Borage oil, GLA, etc.) Maybe that's what I should try - taking a high dose of Omega-6 WITH the fish oil.
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