User Reviews for fish oil

first of all, why no cholesterol as category? Anyway, i have been taking fish oil for a year each day average 7 pills. My triglycerides was 260 a year ago, and now it is 137!! And it still works on joint pain as well (after a month of taking)

I have been taking fish oil supplements for many years on and off sometime. I have serious dry eyes and floaters.I have not seen any improvement so far with flax seed oil or fish oil capsules so far.

I just started this treatment. I take the theratears brand of fish oil. I hear it also helps wiht weight loss and other issues. I'm an ex-athlete who has ALOT of body aches and am trying to lose some weight I've gained from sitting all day in a desk. I have had a few burps that slid out and unfortunately have a "fish" after-scent which sucks. I will write back in a month or so to see how much this helps. I dont eat alot of fish so my body is probably soaking all the fish oil right in.

After a hip replacement, I stretched in bed one morning causing pain to the area upon every step. My doctor recommended increasing Fish Oil 1000mg daily to 1000 mg twice daily, then 2000 mg AM and 2000 mg PM It works like an NSAID without the side effects. Pain free and taking back my life!

Omega brite has made a difference

Natures Own 1500mg. Australia.I took Fish oil tablets ( 6000mg)(odourless) a day for a month. Started noticing virginal smell. No I do not have infection or am not sick. Faeces is extra smelly, I have changed to Krill & Calamari and seems to be getting worse. Just an observation, The benefit in my joints is huge, so I guess I have to put up with it.

I am a diabetic who was also taking Metformin in addition to insulin. I had a lot of issues with my GI system. My gastroentonologist suggest it was the Metformin. We ran a test and I discontinued for a week and a lot of my symptoms went away. My endocrinologist had me 1/2 my dose. I then switched to a Sam's Club fish oil with 65% more omega 3-6-9 than before(1500Mg - 2X per day or 3,000 Mg. per day) My G.I. Symptoms came back. I am going to cut the fish oil in 1/2 and see what happens. BTW, my A1C was still excellent when I went off the Metformin. It was 6.7 and has been as low as 6.2.Read More Read Less

Taking 2, 1200 mg of fish oil a day keeps the knee pain away. Also helps some with hip and back pain.

having alot of loose stool

Recommended by my primary care physician some 10 yrs ago, I've been routinely taking fish oil capsules containing Omega 3 ranging from 755 mg to 980 mg per capsule. Brand name either Nature Made or Kirkland (not seen in drop-down menu). Not sure if it is really effective against hypertension. If did not take blood pressure pill (Amlodipine) on the same day for a few days, bld pres might (not always) increase, even fish oil was taken on those days. Have recently suspended taking fish oil due to a July 2013 National Cancer Institute publication that fish oil supplement (Omega 3) can lead to prostate cancer. Shall consult with doctor in next appointment. Am surprised that WebMD does not mention and discuss this latest important finding to warn male readers. A medical doctor on eHealth Forum reported he cut down fish oil supplement himself after reading the NCI article. Also, I saw scientific articles that fish oil can lower platelet counts. Did not see this info on WebMD--whether the finding is creditable or not. Would like to see a response and discussion from WebMD. Read More Read Less

I am a 44 year old female. I have worked out lifting weights for 25 years. I am in great shape. Yet...I have been having all these symptoms. I was advised to take Krill oil for inflammation. I have low blood pressure, chlorestorel is fine. I have been taking iron, 150 mg for over two years. Everytime I stop taking it, my iron levels plummet. If fish oil prevents blood clotting, ie thickening of blood,and can cause bleeding from the liver,, would taking this krill oil be causing me to lose iron? Just wanted to chime in with my theory. I think Ill stop taking it for awhile. The body doesnt need much fat. Hormones are made from chlorestorel. But think of the body as mostly water. What happens when you put oil, in water? It floats. Think of your blood. Basically, the oil is greasing up your blood. I have read studies about vit e and estrogen that state estrogen is inactive until activated by e, e is an oil. when activated by the wrong oil, it can trigger cancer. I even wonder if the body needs ANY external oils at all. This states that the omegas are not naturally made in the body. Then why supplument them? I looked up what oil actually is, and this is really gross, but oil is decaying life, ie human, and animal remains over millions of years. I think Ill work to keep my body as watery as possible. Read More Read Less

my arthritis improves a lot when i started taking fish oil... very effective for me.... i use to eat a lot of peanuts... after my hands and legs are numbs... i take 2-capsule daily... and now i am okay... i can eat peanuts now...

I had been taking Niacin 500 mg daily and getting minimal results. When we added the fish oil 4000 mg daily, within 4 months, my total cholesterol was lowered 14 points, triglycerides 59 points, LDL 17 points and raised my HDL 15 points. My doctor is thrilled and so am I! CVS Brand.

I have taken over the counter, Source Naturals Ultra Potency, Enteric coated, Omega 3 Fish oil, for approx 3 yrs. to help control high triglycerides. Recently, my primary physician prescribed Lovaza. It is a more pure form of Omega 3 fish oil. It has worked well, in lowering triglycerides. It has also caused fewer fish burps, even though it is not enteric-coated. However, I have started developing intestinal problems, (bloating, gastritis, diarrhea, upper abdominal pain) after taking the fish oil. I always take Omega 3 with a meal, but the symptoms have become so uncomfortable, that I have stopped it. I even tried the over the counter capsules again, and I am getting the same side effects. I am sure it is the Fish oil causing stomach distress, after the process of eliminating all other possible causes. I may give myself a rest for a few weeks and try again, but intestinal problems are some of the side effects listed for all Omega 3 fish oils. *Wish I could continue taking it. It is a great product, if you can tolerate it! Read More Read Less

I reacted severely to Omega 3 supplement with nausea, dizziness, feeling sick to my stomach and my immune system crashed (cold sores and cold). I suffer from severe vertigo (had not had an attack in over a year) and taking these pills made it come back full force. Never touching this stuff ever again.

The large gel caplets are difficult to swollow, and having chronic nausea and bowel issues.

My eye doctor started me on fish oil for dry eye but when I went in for my 3 month check up with my heart doctor my blood test showed my cholesterol had dropped from 189 to 161, my triglycerides were in the normal range and my HDL was 58. All great improvement since being on the fish oil supplements which were the only change I had made. Also, my blood pressure had dropped from 139/89 to 108/68 something i hadn't seen in years. Also, my dry eye has gone away. Will definitely keep taking.

The short of it: I hate to be a party-pooper. There's no *perceptible* difference that I can feel, and the very latest research from Yale, where the scientists combed through all the studies, is that the studies just don't show a connection between ingestion of EPA/DHA and relief of bipolar or depressive symptoms. Michael Bloch's team at Yale found that there was no *meaningful* connection between use of DPA/EHA and these disorders. (The article: Mol Psychiatry. 2012 Dec;17(12):1272-82. doi: 10.1038/mp.2011.100. Epub 2011 Sep 20.). Then again, the research does indicate that omega-3s are helpful for cardiac pathology, and certainly they don't *harm* you, so I'm going to keep taking them. I'm just going to be careful not to spend a fortune on them, and not to ignore other treatment options and put all my eggs in the Omega-3 basket. SmartjanitorRead More Read Less