Social Anxiety Support

emj1995 · 07-02-2009, 01:32 PM

I'm trying Fish Oil with a high EPA, and I was just wondering if anyone had had any luck with it, because I have to take it for a few months before it starts working, and it tastes horrible. lol Anyone had any luck?

-Emj

Some Russian Guy · 07-02-2009, 01:53 PM

Why do you take it ?

emj1995 · 07-02-2009, 02:06 PM

It's for my anxiety and depression. It's supposed to help your brain function better. My mom thought it would be good for me to try.

robertz · 07-02-2009, 03:08 PM

I'm trying OMEGA3 MOOD by Country Life, and so far it seems to help.

shyshisho · 07-02-2009, 03:08 PM

I tried it for a few months. Didn't do anything for me, unfortuately.

2Talkative · 07-02-2009, 10:34 PM

Don't get sucked into this garbage.... it's a healthy fat not a miracle.

Toad Licker · 07-03-2009, 11:27 AM

I was taking GNC Fish Oil gel caps but right now I'm trying out Nature Made Triple Omega gel caps. I don't know if it's doing anything but then I have troubles sleeping which makes it harder to tell.

rawrboy64 · 07-03-2009, 08:55 PM

I got this big generic kirkland-brand Omega 3 with fish oil from costco...I think it's helping a little bit but it's hard to tell...if anything I guess it'll improve my health...

CircularThinking · 07-04-2009, 04:52 AM

I take fish oil daily for its other benefits besides anxiety relief and from an anxiety standpoint it seems to do nothing for me.

I'd suggest getting capsules and taking it before a meal so that you dont have to deal with the taste. If its unbearable you can get flaxseed oil instead which has kind of a nutty taste. It (supposedly) isn't as great as fish oil but it's still omega 3.

Unfortunately with all supplements, just because it may help with something doesn't mean it will.

Crystalline · 07-04-2009, 10:01 AM

I've had pretty good results with taking supps + better diet over the past year, fish oil included, but as the above posters have said it's tough to attribute it to just that one supplement. If anything it may have helped improve my mood, but not SA.

cosmikdebris · 07-05-2009, 09:43 PM

I take 2, 1000 milligram capsuls of omega 3 fish oil every day. I notice that my overall memory has increased signifiantly.

UltraShy · 07-05-2009, 10:06 PM

I've been taking 3 capsules a day for over 3 months. Fine if you're looking to control triglyceride levels (a concern of old guys like me), but sure doesn't do anything for mental health.

Taking fish oil for SA would be like taking Xanax to reduce cholesterol.

UltraShy · 07-05-2009, 10:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by emj1995

and it tastes horrible.

Taste? I assume you're taking it in the very common gel cap form? If so, they should have no taste if you consume it with a meal or at least a full glass of some liquid.

Helen · 07-06-2009, 08:33 AM

never
due i do not need
but you should insist though it sound not good

LostPancake · 07-06-2009, 01:32 PM

I think the effects are pretty subtle, if they're there at all. But it's also supposed to be good for your heart, so I keep taking it.

PickleNose · 07-12-2009, 06:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rawrboy64

I got this big generic kirkland-brand Omega 3 with fish oil from costco...I think it's helping a little bit but it's hard to tell...if anything I guess it'll improve my health...

I saw those last time I was there. I'm thinking of getting some.

carambola · 07-12-2009, 07:17 AM

I take DHA, but irregularly and not specifically for anxiety and depression. I can't say if it makes a difference.

homer · 07-12-2009, 10:34 AM

I'm taking omega-3 either the caplets or I eat salmon. I think it helps.

PickleNose · 07-12-2009, 11:46 AM

I noticed that I feel a little more alert and coherent when I eat fish. Herring, especially. It's not a major difference but every little bit helps if you're willing to settle for a subtle effect.

07-02-2009, 01:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
emj1995 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Gender: Female Posts: 8	Anyone Tried Omega-3 I'm trying Fish Oil with a high EPA, and I was just wondering if anyone had had any luck with it, because I have to take it for a few months before it starts working, and it tastes horrible. lol Anyone had any luck? -Emj

07-02-2009, 01:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
Some Russian Guy Status: Beta(tester) Male... Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Brooklyn, NY, USA, Earth, Solar System, Milky Way Galaxy, Local group, Local Supercluster, Universe Gender: Male Posts: 576	Why do you take it ? __________________ "Every Day Is Exactly The Same"

07-02-2009, 10:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
2Talkative Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Vancouver BC Gender: Male Posts: 470	Don't get sucked into this garbage.... it's a healthy fat not a miracle. __________________ "I have found the Iron to be my greatest friend. It never freaks out on me, never runs. Friends may come and go. But two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds." - Henry Rollins

07-03-2009, 11:27 AM	#7 (permalink)
Toad Licker Status: Broken Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: A Fruitloop Daydream Gender: Male Age: 44 Posts: 29,022	I was taking GNC Fish Oil gel caps but right now I'm trying out Nature Made Triple Omega gel caps. I don't know if it's doing anything but then I have troubles sleeping which makes it harder to tell. __________________ All will wither, go to sleep The ones you love you may not keep All you touch will fall apart The dreams you kill will break your heart There's no mercy, there's no rest The void will scream within your chest No one knows and no one will So leave this place that makes you Ill - Madder Mortem

07-05-2009, 10:06 PM	#12 (permalink)
UltraShy Status: Accident of Birth Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Milwaukee, WI (Atheist, Libertarian) Gender: Male Age: 36 Posts: 24,485	I've been taking 3 capsules a day for over 3 months. Fine if you're looking to control triglyceride levels (a concern of old guys like me), but sure doesn't do anything for mental health. Taking fish oil for SA would be like taking Xanax to reduce cholesterol. __________________ Nothing is ever the way it should be What we deserve we just don't get you see http://www.insureyourgunrights.com/

07-02-2009, 02:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
emj1995 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Gender: Female Posts: 8	It's for my anxiety and depression. It's supposed to help your brain function better. My mom thought it would be good for me to try.

07-02-2009, 03:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
robertz Status: SAS Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 31	I'm trying OMEGA3 MOOD by Country Life, and so far it seems to help.

07-02-2009, 03:08 PM	#5 (permalink)
shyshisho Status: SAS Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Arizona Gender: Male Posts: 18	I tried it for a few months. Didn't do anything for me, unfortuately.

07-03-2009, 08:55 PM	#8 (permalink)
rawrboy64 Status: trying to survive college Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: la la land, CA Gender: Male Age: 19 Posts: 141	I got this big generic kirkland-brand Omega 3 with fish oil from costco...I think it's helping a little bit but it's hard to tell...if anything I guess it'll improve my health...

07-04-2009, 04:52 AM	#9 (permalink)
CircularThinking Status: SAS Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: California Gender: Male Age: 25 Posts: 189	I take fish oil daily for its other benefits besides anxiety relief and from an anxiety standpoint it seems to do nothing for me. I'd suggest getting capsules and taking it before a meal so that you dont have to deal with the taste. If its unbearable you can get flaxseed oil instead which has kind of a nutty taste. It (supposedly) isn't as great as fish oil but it's still omega 3. Unfortunately with all supplements, just because it may help with something doesn't mean it will.

07-04-2009, 10:01 AM	#10 (permalink)
Crystalline Status: Tempestade Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Manila, Philippines Gender: Female Posts: 130	I've had pretty good results with taking supps + better diet over the past year, fish oil included, but as the above posters have said it's tough to attribute it to just that one supplement. If anything it may have helped improve my mood, but not SA.

07-05-2009, 09:43 PM	#11 (permalink)
cosmikdebris Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Gender: Male Posts: 22	I take 2, 1000 milligram capsuls of omega 3 fish oil every day. I notice that my overall memory has increased signifiantly.

07-06-2009, 08:33 AM	#14 (permalink)
Helen Status: SAS Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 38	never due i do not need but you should insist though it sound not good

07-06-2009, 01:32 PM	#15 (permalink)
LostPancake Status: ghostly Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: an endless labyrinth Gender: Male Age: 40 Posts: 761	I think the effects are pretty subtle, if they're there at all. But it's also supposed to be good for your heart, so I keep taking it.

07-12-2009, 07:17 AM	#17 (permalink)
carambola Status: SAS Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: California Age: 24 Posts: 713	I take DHA, but irregularly and not specifically for anxiety and depression. I can't say if it makes a difference.

07-12-2009, 10:34 AM	#18 (permalink)
homer Status: mmm... donuts Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: sf bay area Gender: Male Posts: 145	I'm taking omega-3 either the caplets or I eat salmon. I think it helps.

07-12-2009, 11:46 AM	#19 (permalink)
PickleNose Status: Too shy to be here Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: USA Gender: Male Age: 36 Posts: 573	I noticed that I feel a little more alert and coherent when I eat fish. Herring, especially. It's not a major difference but every little bit helps if you're willing to settle for a subtle effect.