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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.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
0 0%
None
10 100%

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Omega 3-6-9 Fatty Acids. See all 27 dosages ►

  - as needed daily weekly 1 tbs. daily 2 mg daily 2 other daily 3 mg daily 3 tbs. daily 5 g daily 5.3 g daily 6 tbs. daily 20 mL daily 150 mg daily 800 mg daily 1000 mg daily 1200 mg daily 1250 mg daily 1500 mg daily 2000 mg daily 2200 mg daily 2400 mg daily 2500 mg daily 2600 mg daily 3000 mg daily 4000 mg daily 4800 mg daily 10800 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 89 Number of Patients: 89 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Omega 3-6-9 Fatty Acids (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
6 38% Other: 38%
Did not seem to work
5 31% Did not seem to work: 31%
Expense
3 19% Expense: 19%
Personal research
2 13% Personal research: 13%
Side effects too severe
2 13% Side effects too severe: 13%

See all 14 patients who’ve stopped taking Omega 3-6-9 Fatty Acids

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Omega 3-6-9 Fatty Acids

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
2
2
25
24
27

Stopped Taking Omega 3-6-9 Fatty Acids

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
3
0
2
3
5

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
3 30%
Usually
5 50%
Sometimes
2 20%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
2 20%
Not at all
8 80%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
1 10%
< $25
6 60%

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Report created on November 23, 2009.