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Posted by Dr. Bob on March 4, 2004, at 10:38:40
In reply to Re: omega 3 and 6 » dave1, posted by snarley on March 3, 2004, at 16:37:32
> I'm a big fish-hater too. From what i understand, supplements (if you find a good one--a lot of drugstore brands are crummy) work better than trying to just eat a lot of stuff with omega-3's in it. Who would want to eat that much fish anyway?
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> In the past (for a few years) i took a therapeutic dose of 10 softgels of OmegaBrite (the best brand i'd found) omega-3 supplement a day and it helped me a lot with mood/depression/anxiety. However, i'm in college now and without my mom to put out tons of vitamins for me every morning i've been slacking on taking them (plus it's fairly expensive). Since i stopped taking them i saw a rebound of my depression and am now on effexor (sigh). If i could remember to take all the vitamins every day i probably wouldnt need the prescription drugs (when i was taking the fish oil i wasnt on any psych meds and did fine moodwise). Even at smaller doses than the 10 gels a day i was on you'd probably see improvements. Their website is:
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> http://www.omegabrite.com
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> also that andrew stoll book mentioned by someone else in this thread is a great resource.
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> "The Omega-3 Connection"
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> If you decide to take the fish oil, supplementing yourself additionally with some B, E, and CoQ10 couldnt hurt, and some of those help the omega-3 work better in your system.
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> Good luck!
> Snar
Posted by T-rotten on March 6, 2004, at 19:51:54
In reply to Re: omega 3 and 6 « snarley, posted by Dr. Bob on March 4, 2004, at 10:38:40
When you take omega3, isnt necessary to use omega 6 at same time? I read it somewhere that one needs each other tu work properly. So?
Posted by joebob on March 6, 2004, at 21:13:09
In reply to Re: omega 3 and 6, posted by T-rotten on March 6, 2004, at 19:51:54
Posted by platinumbride on March 7, 2004, at 12:47:43
In reply to Re: omega 3 and 6, posted by T-rotten on March 6, 2004, at 19:51:54
I don't know anythign about omega-6, but I have been urged by my doc to use fish oils for years now.
I finally relented,partially because he mentioned a product called "The Very Finest Fish Oil" put out by Carlson. No capsules and no fish taste. It tastes like lemon (OK, really more like it has a hint of lemon flavored Pine Sol in it, but it beats fish in my book).I don't know how long it will take to do anything (been on it for like 3 days) or even if it will do anything, but it wasn't too expensive, and I figured it could be worth a shot.....
BTW: How long, in general, does it take before one feels the wonderful mood stablizing effects of fish oil? <giggle>?
Diane
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