CVS Fish Oil Concentrate. - ADD / ADHD Message Board

swengineer · 06-30-2003, 03:12 PM

HI, I've been reading about people's success with fish oil so I thought I would give it a try. I was at CVS the other day for a refil on my Adderall and I picked up some fish oil. I found a CVS brand "Naturnal Fish Oil Concentrate". 180 soft gels, 1000mg each (180mg EPA, 120mg DHA) for $11.29.

I'm wondering if this is good enough stuff, and if so, how many should I start taking? I'm going to try 6000mg the first day, then maybe 7000, 8000, 9000, 10000mg the next few days..

Thanks..

Markie Mark · 07-02-2003, 07:05 AM

That sounds like the same strenght that I take and I take 2 capsules per day. That is what was recomended by my vitimen Guy. Now it takes a couple of weeks for you to notice the effects. be patient.

swengineer · 07-02-2003, 09:10 AM

You only take (2) 1000mg capsules per day? I.E: 2000mg total? On my CVS Fish Oil Concentrate, the directions say take 1 1000mg capsule (3) times a day for a total of 3000mg per day. Currently I'm taking about 9 capsules per day (9000 mg per day , about 3 times the recomended dosage).

Most of the studies about ADD and Omega-3 Fatty Acids seem to be in the 10,000 (Ten Thousand mg) to 15,000 (Fifteen Thousand mg) dosages.

I'm wondering if you're seeing a benifit from only 2000mg that maybe I don't need to take so much? This is my third day taking it..

Thanks!

help · 07-02-2003, 02:40 PM

I wish I could take that little and 'see' results. I take PBL pharmaceutical grade fish oil with a dose of 8000 mg a day, anything less doesn't help. I've been taking it consistantly for about 2 years now and if I miss a day the medication is much less effective.
Yeah most studies on AD/HD are between 10000-15000mg / day.

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