Omega 3 And Omega 6 Help With Ptsd/anxiety?

[K-9 Al]

I have heard rumors and have read a few articles that claim taking Omega 3 and/or Omega 6 can help reduce anxiety and PTSD symptoms. Has anyone heard of this before or even tried it? If so, what have you heard? If you've tried it, what have you experienced?

 

[Sarg]

Very, very small study, so take it with a grain of salt:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2413200/

VA wants to study it:
http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00644423

And another:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3045887/

I don't know, Al. There are so many metabolic reactions going on in the human body AND your's may be very different from mine, as well as with everyone else, ??? Do some nutritional agents help some people, of course. But it definitely needs more study.

Sarg

 

[The Hermit King]

Ive been taking two gel caps of high quality fish oil on a daily basis since 2007 or so and I have also been off all forms of SSRIs since 2007 or so. For what it's worth.

 

[Deleted member 43454]

Yea they prescribed me vitamin D, Fish oil omega 3. I take that each day. With my anxiety meds.

 

[vikingr24]

I'll go along with vitamin D3000. But this Omega fad is going to far. The biochemistry to me just does not mix. And PTSD is such a bitch that has so many colors, I don't know there is a real cure for IT, as if IT were one thing. I have to decide what the next "cure" will be after taking Lorazepam too long. I refuse to go back to any of the heavy stuff. But I have not slept well for a long time. If I did not love my wife so much, I would be gone. Find my body in shores of Indonesia, with a mask still on my face.

 

[Deleted member 43454]

Definitely no solid cure bro. Just gotta keep pushin forward. Hang in there!

 

[Sarg]

And PTSD is such a bitch that has so many colors

Ah, and therein lies the rub. They have been using the same broad brush to paint all of us, doesn't matter what age, war, one brush. Can't understand that we all don't fit the same mold.

Sarg

 

[Koala]

Sarg.... interesting.. I was having the same argument with my psychiatrist the other day. PTSD>.. lets google that.. yep cymbalta is top of the list at the moment let's start you on that... My doc did not even do the tests for high blood pressure, heart issues in the family.. etc... Oh to have a doctor who actually listened and gave a shit..

If you have a balanced diet nothing and I mean nothing natural will work, unless your body does not produce it naturally.. Example, my body like most men stores too much iron, so giving blood once every 3 months makes me feel better, clearer. Nutrition, vitamins is a marketing campaign that is worth billions world wide. Find a meal plan, eat to that meal plan for a month, if you don't feel any different you have the answer.

Me I did feel better on Omega 3 / 6 and here is why, I eat fish maybe once or twice a year. So if I ate fish once a week I would not need to take the tab..