Fish oil and bipolar disorder
As you may know, fish oil looks like a good candidate for a natural mood stabilizer. Let’s hope it gets studied more with more conclusive results.
I’ve been taking 4-5 grams of fish oil in capsule form per day, and though I am keeping some momentum, it doesn’t seem to work as well as Lamictal did. I’ve still had some low swings, but at least I don’t stay there. Haven’t had any up swings.
It’s unfortunate that I can’t take Lamictal anymore. I think lithium is next on the doctor’s list, and I’m looking forward to it. I can’t believe I just said that…
In the Harvard bipolar fish oil study, the test subjects took as much as 9g of fish oil. That’s a lot of fish oil, and if you’re going to take that much, you’d better trust the source.
Carlson’s fish oil has been recommended over and over, and I finally found a source that sells it at a decent price: Vitacost.
Vitacost is selling Carlson’s fish oil below anybody else’s prices that I can find.
The lemon-flavored liquid form is more cost-effective than taking capsules.
Vitacost is also selling NSI fish oil that’s concentrated as well as molecularly distilled, so it’s mercury-free. It’s a little bit cheaper than the Carlson’s brand.
After I report on Carlson’s fish oil, I’ll review NSI fish oil for you.
