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Omega 3 Fish Oil Treatment Report
Most Popular Brands: Spring Valley Omega 3 Fish Oil, Lovaza Omega 3 fish 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
Efficacy
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Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General health | 90 |
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10 | |
| Parkinson's Disease PD | 24 |
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3 | |||
| Other | 12 |
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2 | |||
| Joint pain with stiffness | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Improve brain functioning | 1 |
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1 | ||||
| Don't know | 1 | 0 |
See all 156 patients currently taking Omega 3 Fish Oil
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Side Effects
Dosages
Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Omega 3 Fish Oil. See all 26 dosages ►
| daily | 1 mg daily | 2 tbs. daily | 2 tps. daily | 4 g daily | 36 mg daily | 100 mg daily | 200 mg daily | 325 mg daily | 360 mg daily | 500 mg daily | 800 mg daily | 900 mg daily | 1000 mg daily | 1100 mg daily | 1200 mg daily | 1600 mg daily | 2000 mg daily | 2400 mg daily | 2500 mg daily | 3000 intl units daily | 3000 mg daily | 3600 mg daily | 3700 mg daily | 4000 mg daily | 4800 mg daily | ||
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85
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1
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2
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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14
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1
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9
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1
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13
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3
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1
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1
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5
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3
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1
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5
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1
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Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other
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5 | 29% |
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Expense
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3 | 18% |
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Did not seem to work
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3 | 18% |
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Not indicated
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2 | 12% |
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Course of treatment ended
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2 | 12% |
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Doctor's advice
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1 | 6% |
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Personal research
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1 | 6% |
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Side effects too severe
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1 | 6% |
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Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
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Patient Evaluations
See all 15 patient evaluations
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- EdSikov
- Sex: M
- Mouth/throat: none
- Arms: none
- Chest: none
- Legs: mild
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- EdSikov
- daily
- since Aug 21, 2008
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Efficacy
Can't tell
for Parkinson's Disease PD
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Side Effects
None
- See full evaluation
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- server
- Sex: M
- Mouth/throat: none
- Arms: mild
- Chest: none
- Legs: none
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- server
- daily
- since Oct 08, 2008
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Efficacy
Moderate
for General health
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Side Effects
None
- See full evaluation
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- gk dayton oh
- Sex: M
- Mouth/throat: mild
- Arms: mild
- Chest: none
- Legs: mild
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- gk dayton oh
- 3600 mg daily
- since Feb 08, 2009
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Efficacy
Slight
for General health
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Side Effects
None
- See full evaluation
See all 15 patient evaluations
Report created on March 21, 2010.