Posted by anony on September 11, 2004, at 19:35:09
In reply to Re: Dosage of Fish Oil Seal Oil question ?anony, posted by SFY on September 11, 2004, at 17:19:57
The Fish oil I'm taking is 400:200 EPA:DHA.
Then, I think I should take only 3 capsules/day, and see how it goes.I used to take 6/day.
I felt a little lessened anti-depression effect after starting this 400:200 product. Maybe this is the case for me.
> > Hi.
> >
> > I'm taking Fish Oil for depression.
> > I've been taking 3 capsules 2x a day for more than one month, and it really helps!
> >
> > I wonder if I can increase the dosage to see if it helps more. However, I'm worried about adverse effects that may result from high dos.
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> Take a look at this double-blind study of EPA efficacy in treating depression:
> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&list_uids=12365878&dopt=Abstract
>
> It shows that 1 gram per day of EPA was more effective than either 2 grams or 4 grams per day. Since a standard fish oil capsule contains 180 mg of EPA then 6 capsules a day would give you the recommended dosage (6 x 180 = 1080 mg = 1.08 grams).
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