Posted by shar on August 17, 2002, at 0:43:58
In reply to Re: well, hell, mood worsening, you say....sssiiiggghh » shar, posted by Randal on August 16, 2002, at 16:56:27
Randal,
No, I haven't experienced worsening due to omega 3. However, I am the proud owner of a great big tub of "super DHA".....oh, the irony...And, then, there is the awful fact that Phil told me a long time ago his fish oil was better'n mine, and HE WAS RIGHT....now that really tears it!! I'll probly never hear the end of it!
8-)
Thanks for the info. I did go back, by the way, to the few bookmarks I had from when I did my research, but those sites were more general or for manufacturers of omega 3 supplements for when I ordered it, so no good info there.
Shar
> Hi Shar,
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> I hope the "wrong" ratio didn't make things worse--that would really suck. If so, I'm very sorry to hear that. It's unclear to me what the whole story is with this ratio business. Anyone out there know?
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> Of course that is one of the big problems with using supplements as "medication", even if there is evidence that they might actually work. Who knows what the best dose is? How do we know if what we are buying actually contains what it claims to?? Thank god for prescription drug regulations and the FDA.
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> I noticed that the earlier post where I mentioned Stoll's book has since been "magically" linked to a list of recommended books. I guess someone must go through these posts and do such things--wow! Thanks to whoever does this!
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> I mention this because the person who recommended the book is Sulpicia. I remember that Sulpicia was the one who was so vehement about the 2:1 ratio. I found a post by Sulpicia from June 25th 200l:
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> "The real problem is that essential fatty acid metabolism is extremely complex.
> To start with: people with bipolar disorder should consult Stoll's 1999 paper [sorry no citation, wrong computer tonigh] -- research has clearly demonstrated that bipolars must take EPA in dosages AT LEAST TWICE AS HIGH as the dose of DHA. They learned very early in the study that DHA alone or in ratios of less than 2:1 pitches bipolars into severe depression. And nobody stopped or lowered meds -- the study showed that the bipolars on supplements and meds had fewer incidences of destabilization."
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> I'd be interested in hearing the source of this--this is certainly a stronger statement than anything from Stoll's book--does Sulpicia know more than this???
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> Is Sulpicia still reading the posts?
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> Randal
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