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What is Omega 3-6-9 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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
General health 80 12 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
MS (Multiple Sclerosis) 27 3 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 11 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Support heart health 9 3 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 7 1 Efficacy_moderate
Parkinson's Disease 7 1 Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 205 patients currently taking Omega 3-6-9 Fatty Acids

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 2
Mild
 3
None
 18

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Omega 3-6-9 Fatty Acids

Heartburn 1
Shortness of breath (dyspnea) 1
Stomach upset 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Omega 3-6-9 Fatty Acids. See all 32 dosages ►

  daily - as needed weekly 1 cap(s) daily 2 mg daily 800 mg daily 1,000 mg daily 1,200 mg daily 2,000 mg daily 3,000 mg daily
  141 Number of Patients: 141 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 6 Number of Patients: 6 5 Number of Patients: 5 14 Number of Patients: 14 4 Number of Patients: 4  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Omega 3-6-9 Fatty Acids (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 13   Other: 41%
Did not seem to work 7   Did not seem to work: 22%
Personal research 5   Personal research: 16%
Expense 3   Expense: 9%
Side effects too severe 3   Side effects too severe: 9%
Not indicated 2   Not indicated: 6%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 3%

See all 29 patients who’ve stopped taking Omega 3-6-9 Fatty Acids

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Omega 3-6-9 Fatty Acids

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Stopped Taking Omega 3-6-9 Fatty Acids

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Omega 3-6-9 Fatty Acids

Always
 13 57%
Usually
 8 35%
Sometimes
 2 9%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Omega 3-6-9 Fatty Acids

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 4%
A little
 4 17%
Not at all
 18 78%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Omega 3-6-9 Fatty Acids

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 3 20%
< $25
 12 80%

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Report created on February 12, 2012.