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Ginger1218
Member
08-31-2001
| Tuesday, June 12, 2007 - 4:48 am
I have been hearing incredible things about Omega Fish Oil for heart issues, joint pains, arthritis and overall health. I am going to try it. Anyone know anything about this?
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, June 12, 2007 - 7:38 am
My doctor recommends either taking 1000 mg about 3 days a week or eating salmon or tuna.
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Tuesday, June 12, 2007 - 7:47 am
Take it with food, it can upset your stomach. My brother takes about 1500 mg but then he's had 2 heart attacks and 1 stroke by the time he was 45. He started out slow, just one pill in the morning for a few days, then added one pill at night for a few days, then the 2nd in the morning, then the 2nd in the night, just to get his stomach and internals used to it.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Tuesday, June 12, 2007 - 7:48 am
Ginger, I take 1000mg of Omega-3 Fish Oil everyday. Its supposed to be VERY helpful for a lot of things.
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Tuesday, June 12, 2007 - 7:48 am
Oh I should add my brother takes his amount daily, but that was recommended by his doctor because of his health problems.
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Ginger1218
Member
08-31-2001
| Tuesday, June 12, 2007 - 8:45 am
I just want it for my joints. So, we will see.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Tuesday, June 12, 2007 - 8:57 am
I might try that. I wonder if it would take the place of some other vitamins I take? I take Magnesium, C&E, CoQ10, Potassium, St. Johns Wort, Hyaluronic acid and MSM, I think.....
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Beachcomber
Member
08-26-2003
| Tuesday, June 12, 2007 - 5:18 pm
My DH takes it and it has really helped lower his cholesterol. Make sure you buy the ENTERIC-COATED kind to avoid the aftertaste and stomach issues.
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Msbees
Member
04-13-2005
| Thursday, June 14, 2007 - 10:47 am
We take Coromega. It is an orange flavored pudding consistancy. No fishy burps etc. We take 2 packets but you are only supposed to take one packet. When we started I was doing it for my son with ADHD and you were supposed to start with a high dose for 2 weeks. My two sons and I were taking it. My older son had dandruff and what looked like pimples on his arms. The dandruff almost completely dissappeared and the pimples did disappear. My younger son had a very itchy back which no longer bothered him. And my cracked heels were really improving. Once we changed to the recomended dose out conditions started to reappear so we have continued with two packs a day 5 days a week.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, June 14, 2007 - 3:30 pm
Escapee, I'd throw everything you take into a bag and take it to your doctor. Mine has been really helpful with stuff I take like that over the counter. He pulled me off beta-carotene and vitamin E based on my bloodwork and has helped me to schedule when to take what. I take multi vitamin, 1000mg of vitamin C twice a day, 600mg of calciium with vitamin D twice a day, grapeseed twice a day, 400 mg magnesium twice a day (MagOx, which he recommended), for twitchy muscles, Potassium once a day (with food, that tears up the stomach( for cramps. (also take singulair once a day, lipitor for cholesterol, a very low dose of bp med and weekly fosamax for bone loss (with that and exercise my bone density has improved instead of getting worse). I definitely have considered fish oil; think I'll ask him about that when I see him next. Anyway, I did bring in everything I took when I first went to him several years ago.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, June 15, 2007 - 6:35 am
I just had my 6th month check up with my endocrinologist. I love him! He manages all my hormones, not just my thyroid but estrogen too. He also treats ME not just my levels! Here is his vitamin recommendation list. grr...having trouble posting it. i had to scan it and it's either too big or unreadable!
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Sunday, June 17, 2007 - 1:54 pm
I take it. I don't like fish or seafood except for tuna from the can mixed with mayo. I take one gel cap three times per day. I have never had it upset my stomach or cause fishy burps. I do take it with a meal always. I want to do further research to see if I am actually getting enough of what I need. I also take one multivitamin in the morning. I don't know if it's the vit. or the fish oil or both, but if I skip it, I get very low energy in the afternoon. I read or saw (probably on a pbs or Oprah show) (which makes me think it was Dr. Oz or Roizen) that you should eat a serving of fish (like salmon, mahimahi, tilapia, catfish, or flounder) three times a week. If you don't eat fish you should have daily an omega-3 supplement that contains 2 grams of omega 3. I jotted that info down with the following because it is very quick and easy to remember when I see the little note on my counter: Daily: 9 handfuls of fruits and veg 1 oz. nuts whole-grain breads and cereals 64 oz. of water 2 glasses skim milk glass of wine Weekly: at least 10 Tablespoons of cooked tomato products Daily: 800 micrograms folate 400 IU vit. D 1200 milligrams calcium 400 milligrams magnesium (I just make sure this is in my multivitamin or I'm getting it in food every day) This is a general guideline for people in general, not for those with special needs.
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Friday, July 27, 2007 - 12:34 pm
Colossus took this and a vitamin-store triglyceride remedy after he tested 475 for triglycerides (he flat refused to take pharmaceutical niacin). It made no difference in his triglycerides, but it made him lose his willingness to eat fish of any kind. Now it makes him throw up. But then again, he is hyper-sensitive to any kind of medicine and always has the strongest reactions and side-effects. Colossus was prescribed TriCor, which is NOT niacin based and has none of the side-effects, for his hypertriglyceride. He has take it religiously for about 6 months and his triglycerides have dropped to 200 with no side effects.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Friday, July 27, 2007 - 5:32 pm
GAL, that's what I take also and mine has gone way down. It works. Tricor, that is.
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Jagger
Member
08-07-2002
| Wednesday, August 01, 2007 - 11:19 pm
I also take fish oil with Omega 3 for high colesterol. Not sure if it's working or not, I don't go back and have it retested for a few months.
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Dolphinschild
Member
06-22-2006
| Thursday, August 02, 2007 - 7:49 am
It is a natural Anti-inflammitory. My doctor put me on it for my joints and mainly for my IBS. It brings down the Inflammation you have through out your body.
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Ginger1218
Member
08-31-2001
| Monday, October 08, 2007 - 6:17 am
I have been taking this for 3 months now, and I also have been taking Celebrex. I am happy to say that I have not taken a vicodin for over 3 weeks. I still have a lot of pain in my neck (which I can live with because I don't need it to be ambulatory) and knee, and assorted aches and pains. But (knock on wood) my back is good, and the pain is livable. Not terrible.
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Monday, October 08, 2007 - 4:56 pm
My doctor recommends it for lowering cholesterol. I bought it and will start taking it tomorrow. I bought a formula that says odor-free. I had tried it once before but couldn't tolerate the odor and taste, so I have high hopes for this type. It's great to read that it is also an anti-inflammatory.
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Ginger1218
Member
08-31-2001
| Tuesday, October 09, 2007 - 4:15 am
Mak, I got mine in Costco. They are very easy to tolerate. My friend lowered her triglicerides from 496 to 215 by taking the fish oil
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Tuesday, October 09, 2007 - 5:43 pm
That's wonderful, Ginger! I took one tonight. It was odorless and tasteless. My triglycerides are normal, but LDL is too high.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, October 09, 2007 - 10:06 pm
I just started taking fish oil but I would love for it to help my neck pain... I need to get bloodwork done, I'm overdue, but the lipitor had been keeping my HDL and LDL at very good levels (formerly my total was 365 
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Ginger1218
Member
08-31-2001
| Wednesday, October 10, 2007 - 4:27 am
They say to take 2 or 3 a day. I take one at night and one in the morning. But if you can just get one down, that will help Sea, let me know if it helps, it is a natural anti-inflamamtory. My sister was in agony with her knee, she has meniscus stuff and bad arthritis. She could hardly walk, now she takes it and feels so much better. It is a wonder pill. LOL
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Wednesday, October 10, 2007 - 4:32 am
I'll be taking 2 or 3 a day. I just wanted to take one first and see if it had any side effects.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-31-2000
| Wednesday, October 10, 2007 - 6:41 am
If you want to avoid fishy taste and burping, you should buy the pricier "enteric-coated" fish oil. That means it will digest in your gut instead of starting to digest in your stomach.
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Wednesday, October 10, 2007 - 1:09 pm
If that is so Kar, then does it also help with "the vapors"? I haven't been using Omega Fish Oil, because it caused me a lot of grief in social situations!
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