Posted by KaraS on December 11, 2004, at 20:39:42
In reply to Fish Oil for depression - How long waiting period?, posted by SLS on December 11, 2004, at 10:51:17
Isn't DHA important as well? Are most of you taking other things besides fish oil? If so, how do you know how much of your good effect is attributable to the fish oil?
Years ago a holistic doctor prescribed large doses of Omega-3 for me to treat a skin condition. It was way before I knew anything about its efficacy in treating depression. It didn't help my skin condition so I stopped the fish oil. Around the same time I starting taking Prozac. I had what I thought was a month long robust antidepressant effect from the Prozac. Recently I've been wondering if that antidepressant effect was more a result of the fish oil than the Prozac.
I have tried taking large amounts of fish oil since then but it gave me terrible problems with acne so I didn't stay on it long enough to get a good response. Now I'm taking 1 gram of fish oil and I seem to be tolerating this brand. I think I'll try increasing it gradually and see what happens.
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