Posted by macfishy on September 1, 2008, at 20:56:18
In reply to Supplements for Bipolar Depression, posted by Lao Tzu on August 1, 2008, at 4:58:01
Thanks LaoTzu for all of you fish/gla posts
I am one who does really well with fish oil initially, but after a few days I start to feel worse.
If I use High EPA concentrated fish oil, I get very anxious and start to get more muscle aches etc.
If I use standard ratio DHA/EPA fish oil (180EPA/12-DHA), the DHA makes me more depressed.
I have tried every imaginable dosage of each, combinations, all DHA, all EPA, etc etc.
I keep trying because of how good I initially feel the first few days...free of depression and anxiety!
But i have never tried combining GLA with my fish oil experiments. I will try that now in hopes of finding THE solution.
I have read in my research that GLA and EPA both produce beneficial prostaglandin, and I have read in Dr Sears books that too much EPA can overpower the positive effects of GLA in your body, but Dr Sears only recommendeed tiny tiny amounts of GLA to counteract the EPA.
So maybe I am one who needs more GLA than EPA.
I will keep you updated. Thanks!
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