Posted by honeybee on March 6, 2006, at 12:53:11
In reply to Re: increasing fish oil dosage, posted by mike99 on March 6, 2006, at 10:33:03
Well, I think it's helpful to bear in mind that that was *one* study that hasn't been replicated and somewhat contradicts Stoll's initial study in which 9 grams of EPA was used (important caveat: his initial study was used in bipolar depression, not unipolar). So, he himself says that he starts off with a smaller dose than he used to, beginning at about 1 or 2 grams of EPA per day and then increasing the EPA dose by 1 gram per week until an effect is achieved, with 9 grams EPA the upper limit. Most other studies have used much more modest doses of EPA per day (in the 1-2 gram range), but I think Stoll's initial study is suggestive that high doses may be useful, as well.
Anecdotally, a good friend of mine just upped her dose from 1 gram to 2 and she thinks that it's helped her a lot. I can't speak for myself (I've been on 1.5 g EPA for just over two months now and haven't noticed much difference) but I bet there are others on the board who may be able to weigh in. And my friend really did notice an effect from going up a gram a day, perhaps because it also seems to affect neurotransmitters, aside from improving the composition of the neurons.
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