Anybody take fish oil?

[Antonia]

I had my lab work done and it was excellent!! My cholesterol and triglycerides were so good, I thought about putting them in an ad in the paper!!! I am 48.

Anyway, then the doctor called and said to take fish oil! Apparently it helps to maintain good triglyceride and cholesterol levels.

Anyone else take fish oil? Any good or bad effects?? I took my first two capsules today after lunch.

 

[momrek06]

YUP, I do, have for years. I take 1, 1200mg of fish oil daily. Always after I have eaten either my lunch or dinner. OP, some brands have a fishy after-taste. I always go for NATURE'S BOUNTY. It states that right on the bottle, no fish burps.

 

[BunsenH]

I take one 1000mg capsule a day. They are made by Puritan's Pride. I find no side effects. The capsules are large.

 

[Antonia]

I think mine are Nature's Bounty also. They say no fish burps. Glad to know no one has had after effects.

 

[John VN]

Depending on tablets we buy, we take 4200mg to 5000mg per day.

 

[JR6ooo4]

our dogs do, no itching for freddy anymore.

Mikeeee

 

[PrincessKitty1]

I'm vegetarian, so I take an omega 3 fatty acid made from algae that has one of the components of fish oil in it (fish oil is EPA and DHA, this is DHA).

I think it helps with my dry eyes. It has not helped with my cholesterol, which I believe has gone up because I stopped exercising when I developed plantar fasciitis a little over a year ago.

 

[Breezie]

I'm vegetarian, so I take an omega 3 fatty acid made from algae that has one of the components of fish oil in it (fish oil is EPA and DHA, this is DHA).

I think it helps with my dry eyes. It has not helped with my cholesterol, which I believe has gone up because I stopped exercising when I developed plantar fasciitis a little over a year ago.

What brand do you use, PrincessKitty? I'm in the process of becoming a vegetarian again (I know that sounds silly) and I'm trying to switch as much as I can over to vegetarian options.

 

[mrsstats]

Yes, I do. I buy them at Costo or Sams. No side effects for me at all.

 

[PrincessKitty1]

What brand do you use, PrincessKitty? I'm in the process of becoming a vegetarian again (I know that sounds silly) and I'm trying to switch as much as I can over to vegetarian options.

I use Omega-Zen-3 and I buy it from veganessentails.com. They say the dose is one capsule/day but I take 2 and am thinking about upping it to 3 a day, based ondosage recommendations I've seen online for omega-3 fatty acids.

I have been doing some googling and have found some information that the oil is extracted from algae using a neurotoxin called hexane, which is then removed. However, some people feel there have not been adequate testing of these oils post-hexane removal. There is controversy over adding these oils to baby formula.

So I guess this just proves once again that everything will kill you.

Edited to add: the company that makes Omega-Zen-3 just responded to an email I sent them re: hexane, and they do NOT use hexane in processing.

 

[HighClass]

I started taking fish oil & flaxseed oil combo pill and my Cholestrol dropped 25 points!



It was better than the $$ drug Doctor " threatened" me with if my numbers didn't get better.

 

[cruisnfamily]

I started taking fish oil & flax seed oil combo pill and my Cholesterol dropped 25 points!

What pill is this? We were doing flax seed oil for a while but stopped.

 

[qtwns]

You can also freeze them and that is supposed to help alleviate the fishy after effects.

 

[PrincessKitty1]

I emailed NuTru, the company that makes Omega-Zen-3 to ask if hexane is used in processing, and I just received an email back (at 110:30 PM on a Sunday night!) stating they do not use hexane.

 

[missypie]

I have severely dry eyes. My eye doctor said to take fish oil. I took pills for about 4 months...they made my hair shiney, but did nothing for my eyes.

 

[PatsMom]

DH and I both take fish oil every day. His cardiologist recommended it and my endo recommended it for me. We use the Nature's Bounty and have not noticed any side effects.

 

[Mrs.Reese]

We both take it. My hair is now very shiny and certain things come out softer. It's also supposed to help kids with ADD/ADHD.