Posted by LOOPS on March 29, 2006, at 17:40:13
In reply to Re: Side effects from fish oil? - anxiety » Terry, posted by jedi on March 22, 2006, at 22:27:56
Hi -
fish oil supposedly raises dopamine, just look up fish oil and dopamine on google. I found the following article -
http://www.nutrition.org/cgi/content/abstract/128/12/2512
I've been supplementing fish oil for over a year now, and recently have been trying to lower my dose considerably. Initially fish oil did help with depression, but looking over the past year I have had various problems with anxiety that weren't there that much before. I have to say it has really helped with various aches and pains, but I think it's powerful stuff. I'm going to try a lower dose, as also over the past year I've had pretty bad insomnia and agitation and although it could be due to a number of things, it seems to tie in with fish oil consumption.
I tried a few days off and I was considerably more relaxed (although that could all be in my mind) - I even fell asleep really early for once. Note that I am on a low carbohydrate high fat diet so I'm probably getting enough fatty acids anyway (all the meat here is grass-fed). However this morning I did have a few aches and pains from sports training that I don't usually have. Could be anything.
I have read from numerous people that they initially feel better from fish oil then feel more anxious. Others feel more calm YMMV. I feel I suppose more dopamine going on with fish oil. Another thing I have noticed on fish oil is I'm actually smoking more rollups than before. I initially took it to help with my nicotine addiction but low and behold, it seems to stimulate my desire.
I must add that I had added in GLA before, and this seemed to take away the anxiety that the fish oil induced/exacerbated. However, after awhile, I noticed I was more depressed and eating a lot and had no motivation on the GLA + fish oil. I've heard one other person reporting this. Could be the ratio of GLA:fish oil is off.
Right now I will take a small amount of fish oil before my training and no more. Anyway I believe saturated fat is more important right now (makes me thinner!).
I would like to hear other people's experiences.
Take care
Loops
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