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Head zaps from fish oil??

Posted by tensor on January 6, 2005, at 1:56:23

Hi,

I started taking fish-oil again yesterday after a break lasting a half year. I took a full dose, two capsules, and after an hour or so i experienced severe 'head zaps' all day, you know when it feels like an electric shock when moving the head or eyes.
So today i only took one capsule but i still got the head zaps, it's not that it disturbs me so much and i guess it will pass, but i'm curious if anyone else has experienced something similar.
It's supposed to be quality oil from Norway(Peter Möller) and two capsules contains:
Omega-3 0,65g
DHA 0,26g
EPA 0,29g
A-vit 250ug
D-vit 5ug
E-vit 10mg

Larry Hoover, maybe you can sort this out :-)

Kind regards,
Mattias

Re: Head zaps from fish oil?? » tensor

Posted by Larry Hoover on January 6, 2005, at 11:24:58

In reply to Head zaps from fish oil??, posted by tensor on January 6, 2005, at 1:56:23

> Hi,
>
> I started taking fish-oil again yesterday after a break lasting a half year. I took a full dose, two capsules, and after an hour or so i experienced severe 'head zaps' all day, you know when it feels like an electric shock when moving the head or eyes.
> So today i only took one capsule but i still got the head zaps, it's not that it disturbs me so much and i guess it will pass, but i'm curious if anyone else has experienced something similar.
> It's supposed to be quality oil from Norway(Peter Möller) and two capsules contains:
> Omega-3 0,65g
> DHA 0,26g
> EPA 0,29g
> A-vit 250ug
> D-vit 5ug
> E-vit 10mg
>
> Larry Hoover, maybe you can sort this out :-)
>
> Kind regards,
> Mattias

I've learned one thing, Mattias, anything is possible.

Are you taking anything else? Drugs? Supps?

I suspect a prostaglandin mechanism. Try taking some aspirin or ibuprofen with the fish oil, and see if that eliminates the zaps.

Lar

Re: Head zaps from fish oil?? » Larry Hoover

Posted by tensor on January 6, 2005, at 13:42:50

In reply to Re: Head zaps from fish oil?? » tensor, posted by Larry Hoover on January 6, 2005, at 11:24:58

Hi Larry,

> Are you taking anything else? Drugs? Supps?

remeron 30mg, zoloft 50mg, klonopin 2-4mg. No supps, except that the juice i drink is added with vitamins, pretty small amounts though.

> I suspect a prostaglandin mechanism. Try taking some aspirin or ibuprofen with the fish oil, and see if that eliminates the zaps.

I actually took 400mg ibuprofen before i read your post because of head ache but it did nothing for my head zaps. Is there a clinical explanation for the mechanism behind the head zaps? What causes them? I get them pretty easily, when i have fever or if i'm totally exhausted after exercising.

Kind regards,
Mattias

Re: Head zaps from fish oil?? » tensor

Posted by zmg on January 6, 2005, at 17:53:16

In reply to Re: Head zaps from fish oil?? » Larry Hoover, posted by tensor on January 6, 2005, at 13:42:50

Probably a stupid question, but have you discontinued any AD medication recently?

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