Posted by Lao Tzu on March 15, 2011, at 1:54:54
In reply to Re: High potentcy vites for Schizophrenia, posted by Lao Tzu on March 14, 2011, at 16:56:25
I do like fish oil for the omega 3s, and I also use borage oil to balance the omega 3s with omega 6s. I read somewhere that said that giving a couple grams of fish oil per day to children may avert psychotic symptoms later in life. I thought this was interesting, but of course, there's no scientific evidence to back up this statement. However, I've seen many sources that say fish oil, especially the EPA content, is absolutely essential for schizophrenics because of altered fatty acid metabolism in the illness. I think the brain is about 30% fat. I may be mistaken about this figure; it may be a little higher than that. Have you ever used borage oil, or evening primrose oil? I found that adding the borage oil to the fish oil improved my depression as opposed to using either one alone. I take about 1,500mg of fish oil and one 1,300mg capsule of Borage oil. When I first started taking the borage oil, I had to take more, about 2 capsules per day. As it started to build in my system, after a few months, I realized I could get by with just one capsule per day. With the fish oil, I found my optimum dosage rather quickly and have stayed on three 500mg capsules per day. I can't take anymore than this because it gives me too much energy, a kind of irritating energy, so I listen to my body and just limit the dosage.
The thing I love about the fish oil is that after several months of usage, my triglyceride levels were back to normal and have stayed normal. The antipsychotic I take can raise triglyceride levels. In fact, there is a new drug on the market made with fish oil that lowers high triglycerides. Interesting.Lao
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