Posted by KaraS on January 29, 2005, at 4:01:47
In reply to Re: Fish Oil message for gardenergirl » KaraS, posted by tealady on January 29, 2005, at 2:28:13
> Kara,
> I tried a few brands (5?) of fish oil and all gave me noticeable large acne.I couldn't get past one capsule a day, and even with that I had some acne.
> I'm taking flaxseed now and I only have a few spots on my body.
> I read somewhere that lack of VitB5 can cause the acne reaction with fish oil. I haven't tried large doses of B5 as yet with the fish oil to test it..just thought maybe it might help someone elso.
> What do you mean by less hormonal now?
> And by any chance did you start a multiB or more B5 when the acne disappeared? Just wondering if it would work or not.
>
> Best wishes, Jan
>Hi Jan,
It's amazing that you've been able to find some a possible explanation for the acne from fish oil. There have been several posts about it but no ideas of possible cause.I do take a B-complex capsule now. I've been wracking my brain trying to think of when I started taking it but I can't remember. Maybe that is the difference for me with the fish oil. I am not having acne from it now at 2 grams a day. I thought it might have been the brand. I've recently decreased from a B-100 complex to a B-50 so I'll see if that makes a difference at all.
I had the worst acne from flax seed oil. I remember my face looked like it had these marble sized welts all over it. It was bizarre.
Less hormonal was my inept way of saying menopausal - so probably less estrogen, progesterone, testosterone and DHEA.
Kara
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