Posted by noa on January 25, 2003, at 9:56:58
In reply to Re: Confusion about fish-oil dosage. » yeltom, posted by freedom2001 on January 25, 2003, at 8:48:18
The study I read about seemed to show patients' depression improved with 1 gram of EPA/day, and that taking 2 grams/day did not significantly increase the benefit.
But another study at Mclean Hospital gave patients with bipolar a lot of EPA
If you do a babble search of "fish oil", you'll find the posts where these articles are cited by various posters.
I have depression. I take effexor xr, adderall xr, serzone, thyroid meds, and ativan. I added fish oil recently, and noticed an improvement at about 5-6 days.
I take Carlson's fish oil (liquid). One teaspoon contains 800 mg. of EPA (I don't remember the amount of DHA exactly, but it is probably about 2/3 the amount of EPA). I take 1-2 teaspoons/day, either with dinner, or right before bed.
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