Omega 3 Fish Oil Treatment Report
Most Popular Brands: Nordic Naturals Ultimate Omega, Krill Oil, Pure Encapsulations EPA/DHA (Show all)
What is Omega 3 Fish Oil?
Fish oil is available in various preparations including liquid and capsules. Fish oil is recommended for a healthy diet because it contains the omega-3 fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), precursors to eicosanoids that reduce inflammation throughout the body.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
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| General health | 110 |
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| Treat my mood condition(s) | 83 |
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| Other | 23 |
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| Depression | 14 |
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| Problems concentrating | 13 |
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| Major Depressive Disorder | 11 |
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Side Effects
Dosages
Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Omega 3 Fish Oil. See all 50 dosages ►
| 2 ethylesters1000mg as needed | - as needed | daily | weekly | 1 g daily | 1 mg daily | 1 tbs. daily | 1 tps. daily | 1.5 tbs. daily | 2 g daily | 2 mg daily | 2 tps. daily | 4 mg daily | 6 mg daily | 10 mg daily | 12 mg daily | 100 mg daily | 200 mg daily | 400 mg daily | 480 mg daily | 500 mg daily | 600 mg daily | 650 mg daily | 660 mg daily | 700 mg daily | 800 mg daily | 950 mg daily | 1000 mg daily | 1100 mg daily | 1200 mg daily | 1230 mg daily | 1280 mg daily | 1500 mg daily | 1600 mg daily | 2000 intl units daily | 2000 mg daily | 2120 mg daily | 2400 mg daily | 3000 mg daily | 3600 mg daily | 4000 mg daily | 4200 mg daily | 4800 mg daily | 5000 mg daily | 6000 mg daily | 8000 mg daily | 9000 mg daily | 9800 mg daily | 20000 mg daily | 800400 mg daily | ||
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Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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Other
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13 | 46% |
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Did not seem to work
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8 | 29% |
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Expense
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7 | 25% |
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Doctor's advice
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2 | 7% |
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Side effects too severe
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2 | 7% |
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Not indicated
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1 | 4% |
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Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
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Patient Evaluations
See all 36 patient evaluations
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- searchinglikeme
- Sex: F
- Depression: 1
- Emotional: 1
- Compulsion: 0
- Anxiety: 0
- Mania: 0
- Physical: 0
- External Stress: Moderate
- 40 F
- Function: High
- Distress: Low
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- searchinglikeme
- 2400 mg daily
- since Aug 20, 2008
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Efficacy
Can't tell
for General health
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Side Effects
None
- See full evaluation
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- spriteyone
- Sex: F
- Depression: 2
- Emotional: 3
- Compulsion: 1
- Anxiety: 1
- Mania: 1
- Physical: 2
- External Stress: Moderate
- 33 F
- Function: Low
- Distress: Moderate
- See profile
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- spriteyone
- daily
- since Dec 01, 2008
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Efficacy
Can't tell
for Treat my mood condition(s)
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Side Effects
Mild
- Advice/Tips There seems to be contradicting reports on whether dha or epa is better for treating mood and exact proportions. It would be nice to have a formulary to go ... See full evaluation
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- josie-jojo
- Sex: F
- Depression: 0
- Emotional: 1
- Compulsion: 0
- Anxiety: 1
- Mania: 0
- Physical: 1
- External Stress: Severe
- 41 F
- Function: High
- Distress: Low
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- josie-jojo
- 500 mg daily
- since Dec 18, 2008
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Efficacy
Can't tell
for General health
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Side Effects
None
- See full evaluation
See all 36 patient evaluations
Report created on November 20, 2009.