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Omega Fatty Acids Treatment Report
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See also: Fish Oil Supplements, Krill, Lovaza
What is Omega Fatty Acids? Omega Fatty Acids include omega-3, an essential fatty acid (EFA) found in certain fish, walnuts, flaxseed and green leafy vegetables; omega-6, an EFA found in soybean oil, sunflower oil, canola oil and corn oil; and omega-9, a non-EFA found in animal fats and vegetable oils, most notably olive oil.
See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.
Reasons Taken
44 patients in the community are taking or have taken Omega Fatty Acids.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| General health | 18 | 40% |
| Slow my MS progress | 8 | 18% |
| Other | 5 | 11% |
| Pain | 1 | 2% |
| Cognition | 1 | 2% |
| Don't know | 1 | 2% |
Dosages
Based on the patients currently taking Omega Fatty Acids.
Duration
How long current patients have been taking Omega Fatty Acids or how long patients were taking Omega Fatty Acids before stopping.
Currently taking Omega Fatty Acids
Stopped taking Omega Fatty Acids
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal research | 2 | 100% |  |
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 4 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Slight | 25% | 1 |
|---|---|---|
| None | 25% | 1 |
| Can't tell | 50% | 2 |
General health
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 0% | 0 |
| Mild | 25% | 1 |
| None | 75% | 3 |
Top reported side-effects include: fishy taste
Summary results are based on 4 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 4)
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- penny81
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: None
- Cognition: mild
- Vision: none
- Speech: none
- Swallowing: none
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: none
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by penny81
Sep 22, 2008
- EfficacySlight
- Side-effectsNone
- General health
- See full evaluation
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- WysWoman
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Mild
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: mild
- Speech: none
- Swallowing: moderate
- Upper limb: none
- Walking: moderate
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by WysWoman
Oct 02, 2008
- EfficacyCan't tell
- Side-effectsNone
- General health
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks