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Anxiety kicked my a** today--fish oil

Posted by saturn on October 30, 2006, at 18:39:46

I'm pretty sure it was the fish oil.

I'd previously been taking 1600-2000 mg EPA/day (Carlson's brand--I don't pay attention to the DHA component) and had to stop for 10 days.

Went back to 1600 for a few days and yesterday went up to 2400 mg EPA and OMG...Hardly slept and tremendous anxiety today. I mean just awful. I can't say 100% it was the fish oil but I think it probably was.

I'm gonna stop taking it completely for a few days and then taper up to about a gram EPA/day and no more.

Any thoughts, advice or similar experiences? Peace...Saturn

Re: Anxiety kicked my a** today--fish oil

Posted by qqqsimmons on October 31, 2006, at 11:53:55

In reply to Anxiety kicked my a** today--fish oil, posted by saturn on October 30, 2006, at 18:39:46

yeah, i've had sleep problems on fish oil. i'm a chronic low doser now. enzymatic therapy sells small fish oil pills in their "eskimo" product.

fish oil increases norepinephrine, a stimulating neurotransmitter.

Re: Anxiety kicked my a** today--fish oil

Posted by Meri-Tuuli on October 31, 2006, at 12:41:39

In reply to Re: Anxiety kicked my a** today--fish oil, posted by qqqsimmons on October 31, 2006, at 11:53:55

Ditto, I had sleep problems on fish oil too. Although not too bad or anything, but noticeable.

But I have to say I slept well when trying reboxetine (a noradrenline reuptake inhibitor) but then, I guess things are so much more complicated than that..........

M

Re: Anxiety kicked my a** today--fish oil

Posted by Tom Twilight on November 2, 2006, at 16:40:20

In reply to Re: Anxiety kicked my a** today--fish oil, posted by Meri-Tuuli on October 31, 2006, at 12:41:39

Fish oil made me Way more anxious!

Which was very annoying, I guess low dosing is key!

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