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New update on my progress with fish oil etc....

Posted by LOOPS on June 6, 2005, at 13:03:50

Hi people -

just thought I'd keep you all informed on a regular basis on my progress - don't mean to rant on - just thought my own experiences might prove useful to people in the future.

So I've been continuing with a relatively high dose of mixed fish oil - I'm afraid I'm not too regular with the dose, although it is always 3g + of EPA/DHA - with more EPA.

I'm also taking wheatgerm oil for vitamin E, lecithin (1-2 caps a day) and various other things, including spirulina, brewer's yeast, kelp, siberian ginseng and occasional zinc/EPO. Also I take a hangover formula which includes NAC, thiamin and vit C for those excessive weekend nights of drinking I'm still trying to eliminate (and which works surprisingly well!).

Anyway, recent things I've noticed (I went away on *holiday* to see my family in England for a month recently - so coming back I am noticing changes) - are, my weight, which originally went up after first going on the fish oil, for some reason has at last come down again. My appetite seems to be normal - even slightly less than before, although I eat frequent meals and with plenty of protein. Note I have suffered from an off-and-on bulimia problem, and before that anorexia - recently my obsession with food has become much less. Actually the last couple of months have been so smooth and food-obsession free I have only had 2 problematic days when I forgot to eat for a long time and suffered low blood sugar. This particular improvement gives me a tremendous sense of freedom - I hope this continues.

I feel more flexible mentally than ever before. My mood is certainly more stable; no more crying fits over little things, but also no euphoric highs - which I do miss a little; one big difference is in my reaction to alchohol - I don't get the good feeling rush when I drink it on an empty stomach that I used to (even one beer). This is very helpful in abstaining/cutting down on alchohol.

However I still feel capable of feeling both relaxed/happy and also motivated/alert, which is also good.

I still feel on some days a smallish amount of anxiety, and my sleeping patterns are still a bit hit and miss. However I don't panic if I don't get enough sleep, because these days I am not thrown into feeling emotionally awful if I don't get enough sleep. I feel then that I can cope with less sleep, although would rather have more.

My eczema is much, much improved. This effect did take quite awhile to kick in; but it has been a fair few weeks that I have not had to take antihistamines at night or apply lots of creams during the day. Skin is basically less dry and irritable. I still have a slight problem with rosacea around my eyes, but that seems to come and go very quickly depending on what I've eaten (discovered spinach is very bad).

So I am looking forward to this good reaction continuing. I was quite surprised at how I reacted to my family when visiting them. Usually it takes a day or so for me to withdraw /become argumentative, as they are very highly strung and we have a lot of communication problems. HOwever I was very patient and didn't get at all upset, despite the usual triggers coming up.

Well there we go - if anything major happens I will post - if it stops working etc. However I have a feeling this is good stuff for me and something my body/brain is finally happy with.

Take care

Loops


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