Posted by orthomole on May 27, 2010, at 22:56:34
In reply to Re: Garlic for mood)))orthomolecular, posted by Lao Tzu on May 27, 2010, at 14:16:55
I'm told fish oil plays a role in the generation of catecholamines such as dopamine and norepinephrine. I know it has other benefits as well. Lately, i've been suicidally depressed, on and off by the day. Less so these last two days.
The 8-16 grams fish oil was prescribed by my self-proclaimed orthomolecular nurse practitioner in addition to 500 mg niacin t.i.d., 50 mg P-5-P, B complex, 3 g vitamin C, 400 mcg folinic acid, 50 mg zinc (as picolinate), 2 mg copper, and 1.5 g l-tyrosine t.i.d.. Relatively standard Hoffer (Abram, M.D.) protocol.
As an aside, the fish oil I'm taking is GNC Triple Strength with around 650 mg EPA and 250 mg DHA per capsule. I was prescribed Nordic Naturals Ultimate Omega (which has more DHA than the GNC brand) but haven't been able to get my hands on any yet. I believe the important thing is that the EPA and DHA are at concentrated amounts per capsule. Many one-gram fish oil capsules hover around 180 mg EPA and 120 mg DHA.
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