Posted by HenryO on January 12, 2003, at 4:54:38
In reply to Fish oil links that may be appreciated, posted by henryO on December 2, 2002, at 2:49:14
See my first post in this thread for good Omega3 fish oil info.
It has been over two months now and I am certainly impressed with fish oil, that is Omega3's- that is EPA and DHA (mostly EPA). I feel distinctly undepressed. I have been using Omegabrite. It has the smallest pills, 500mg, and the highest concentration of EPA, so one need only take three a day. I have tried Carlson fish oil, lemon flavored, it has very high Omega3 fatty acid levels, if you can't take pills, but I found drinking oil not to my liking. Omegabrite is far and away the least burpy and or smelly of the four highest Omega3 containing fish oil supplements I was able to find. I have discovered however that I can tolerate the Kirkland brand from Costco. They are 1000mg size, to reach the 1gm of EPA per day dose that Dr.Stoll recommends it takes six. Unlike many people I have no problem swallowing larger pills. The bottle of 300 softgels from Costco is $6.95 You really have to read the fine print on some brands. They say "contains 180mg of EPA" but in the fine print, that refers to the serving size, which turns out to be 2 capsules. So to get 1gm of EPA you have to take twelve 1000mg capsules. You could go through a jar of those brands every 4 days. Some of the fish oil supplements out there are pretty stinking. That's the number one reason for noncompliance, don't settle for smelly fish oil. So from my experience Omegabrite it is. It is screened for mercury and other heavy metals and in the end it is a lot cheaper than most meds. It doesn't smell too fishy and I can get it sent regularly in the mail.
I have NOT ceased to need meds altogether I am currently weighing the merits of Lexapro versus Lamictal. Any ideas? I must say that getting off Prozac has done wonders for my libido and my, uhm, functioning. I still like Concerta very much. I'm keeping the Pindolol and Resperdal close by in reserve because I am always concerned that depression might return at any moment with a vengeance. But it hasn't. So there is my update for what its worth. Thank you
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