Posted by stephano on May 22, 2006, at 20:48:45
In reply to Re: Side effects from fish oil?, posted by sdb on March 20, 2006, at 15:04:46
Ahhhh fish oil! Yet another example of this arbitrary distinction between what is 'natural' (and thus supposedly safer) versus pharmaceutical/chemical.
Fish oil really messed with my head! (and I see that it's affected others too)
I have had ME/CFS for ten years...and there is no doubt that an effective dopamine problem plays a role in this condition. But simply "boosting" dopamine has caused some scary effects...perhaps because dopamine receptors are upregulated/overly sensitised due to such a long period of low levels. (Pure speculation)
What I do know is that taking 3 fish oil capsules (i.e following the directions!) had a noticeable positive effect on excercise tolerance/stamina, body temperature (I'm always freezing cold and it warmed me up nicely) appetite and mood...BUT (big, big BUT) it went too far and brought on symptoms which felt like the beginnings of psychosis. Distorted reality, anxiety, disassociative state....I can tell you I had to grit my teeth to hold it together. Scary...but less so once you realise what's caused it and that you're not actually developing schizophrenia. Obviously such a rection would be rare...but the label should specify starting at low doses and working upwards slowly.
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