Posted by Chris O on March 5, 2005, at 19:50:09
In reply to Re: Fish oil definitely has paradoxical affects » Chris O, posted by MM on March 5, 2005, at 18:25:31
I don't think I'm bipolar. I consider myself way on the GAD, OCD, panic, agoraphobic side. Which leads to depression. But I don't think I've ever felt "manic" before. The way I felt on the fish oil is...just that, at the 6 gram/day dosage, at least, it removed my "physicalized anxiety," which is like pain/tension in my body. However, at the same time, I felt very panicky, as if I were going to have a panic attack, and always thinking, like, "What is wrong? What is wrong?" That seems to have gone away now that I've stopped taking the fish oil. I just felt, especially at night on the fish oil, like I was going to, um, "lose it." Just kind of like, spaz out, go crazy, lose my mind, which I believe, is just panic attack. I'm okay now, no problem. I feel better without the fish oil, my "normal" anxious self. I don't know.
Your "emotion/panic attack" sounds kind like what I was getting on the fish oil. Jan (tealady) mentioned it might be due to fish oil depleting B- vitamins, so that might be worth a try, taking a B-vitamin while on fish oil to see if the feeling goes away.Good luck
Chris
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