bjl218
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Hi all,
I have now had two separate occasions during which I've developed panic attacks. A year ago, I started having panic attacks that were near completely debilitating. They would last for a few hours (sometimes shorter) and then disappear. This happened almost every day for months. I originally thought they might be due to ramping up on B vitamins. Then they just completely disappeared.
This started happening again recently although the level of anxiety was not quite as bad as last year. Looking at my journal, the only commonality I've found is taking high-dose fish oil. This time around, I've been taking a high DHA fish oil--Nordic Naturals DHA Xtra. Last year, I was taking Nordic Naturals Ultimate Omega which is high EPA. In both cases, I was taking fairly high doses.
I started the high DHA fish oil after reading a bit about the Nemechek protocol which uses high dose DHA fish oil to address inflammation.
Most references I've seen specifically tout fish oil's benefits for inflammation, anxiety, and depression. However, I've seen a few references for it having the opposite affect in some people. The theories on why this happens vary.
I can't say for sure that this flare up is due to the fish oil (there are other variables in my life), but it does seem like a smoking gun right now. Has anyone else had this reaction to fish oil or can offer an explanation as to why this might be happening? I had high hopes for fish oil and so it's really to bad if this is the actual cause of my panic attacks.
Thanks!
I have now had two separate occasions during which I've developed panic attacks. A year ago, I started having panic attacks that were near completely debilitating. They would last for a few hours (sometimes shorter) and then disappear. This happened almost every day for months. I originally thought they might be due to ramping up on B vitamins. Then they just completely disappeared.
This started happening again recently although the level of anxiety was not quite as bad as last year. Looking at my journal, the only commonality I've found is taking high-dose fish oil. This time around, I've been taking a high DHA fish oil--Nordic Naturals DHA Xtra. Last year, I was taking Nordic Naturals Ultimate Omega which is high EPA. In both cases, I was taking fairly high doses.
I started the high DHA fish oil after reading a bit about the Nemechek protocol which uses high dose DHA fish oil to address inflammation.
Most references I've seen specifically tout fish oil's benefits for inflammation, anxiety, and depression. However, I've seen a few references for it having the opposite affect in some people. The theories on why this happens vary.
I can't say for sure that this flare up is due to the fish oil (there are other variables in my life), but it does seem like a smoking gun right now. Has anyone else had this reaction to fish oil or can offer an explanation as to why this might be happening? I had high hopes for fish oil and so it's really to bad if this is the actual cause of my panic attacks.
Thanks!