Posted by Larry Hoover on January 6, 2005, at 11:24:58
In reply to Head zaps from fish oil??, posted by tensor on January 6, 2005, at 1:56:23
> Hi,
>
> I started taking fish-oil again yesterday after a break lasting a half year. I took a full dose, two capsules, and after an hour or so i experienced severe 'head zaps' all day, you know when it feels like an electric shock when moving the head or eyes.
> So today i only took one capsule but i still got the head zaps, it's not that it disturbs me so much and i guess it will pass, but i'm curious if anyone else has experienced something similar.
> It's supposed to be quality oil from Norway(Peter Möller) and two capsules contains:
> Omega-3 0,65g
> DHA 0,26g
> EPA 0,29g
> A-vit 250ug
> D-vit 5ug
> E-vit 10mg
>
> Larry Hoover, maybe you can sort this out :-)
>
> Kind regards,
> MattiasI've learned one thing, Mattias, anything is possible.
Are you taking anything else? Drugs? Supps?
I suspect a prostaglandin mechanism. Try taking some aspirin or ibuprofen with the fish oil, and see if that eliminates the zaps.
Lar
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