Posted by stephano on May 25, 2006, at 18:08:03
In reply to Re: Side effects from fish oil? » stephano, posted by Larry Hoover on May 24, 2006, at 8:34:41
> > Obviously such a rection would be rare...but the label should specify starting at low doses and working upwards slowly.
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> I don't think that fish oil is very far removed from the fish, so as to move it into a different realm than any other nutrient. If fish oil is a problem, why not just eat more fish?
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> Idiosyncratic reactions, i.e. those limited to your personal experience which fall outside typical response, are yours to discover. It's your duty, to yourself, to figure it out. If 3 g/day fish oil is too much, don't swallow so much of it. Ya know?
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> Lar
>Wow- I am bowled over by the wisdom in this response. "Don't take so much of it!" Spectacular- why didn't I think of that!
The point (consistent with the point of the posts on this topic, which you seem to be ignoring) is that people can have bad reactions to fish oil- Perhaps you might have noted that others have also had some negative responses, such as anxiety? Taking three capsules a day is the recommended dosage on the bottle; I didn't roll dice to come up with this figure. I am saying that it, like anything else that can have a quite significant effect on neurotransmitters, should be used with care. The fact that there is a (sometimes) arbitrary distinction between drugs and "supplements" means that something like fish oil might be used with less care than a drug. So- I'm saying labels should say to start off low and build up once you've registered your response.
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