Posted by Larry Hoover on August 29, 2004, at 13:37:55
In reply to fish oil sensitivity, posted by qqqsimmons on August 28, 2004, at 16:37:33
> i can't seem to handle 1 g (1 geltab) of fish oil per day. any more seems to screw with my sleep, dreams and make me a bit manic. the only stable dosage pattern i've found is 1g every other day. i've been taking fish oil for about a year now and do notice positive results.
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> anyone else have this problem? or do i just have to force 1g a day on myself until my body adjusts?
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> i don't see why all dosages are 1g/day minimum if there were people out there who couldn't handle it.
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> note: i never ate fish foods, in my life, except for a bite here and there.I just came across this, which suggests that flax oil is more likely to induce mania.....that could just be an artefact (more history of using flax oil supplements, compared to fish oil).
http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/p021028.html
"Anecdotal reports of a possible correlation between high doses of omega-3 fatty acids and hypomania or mania have been reported (Stoll et al., 2000; Su et al., 2000). Stoll et al. (2000) reported fewer than 10 cases of apparent omega-3-induced hypomania or mania in a series of more than 300 patients treated with various open-label preparations of flaxseed oil or fish oil. Almost all cases of apparent hypomania induction were associated with flaxseed oil. This effect was first noticed more than 20 years ago (Rudin, 1981) and was also associated with high doses of flaxseed oil, but not fish oil products. This effect is still under investigation."
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