Guest guest Posted April 25, 2002 Report Share Posted April 25, 2002 I recently asked the manufacturer of eye q about seizures for a friend of mine and this is the reponse from their Managing Director which I repost with his permission. I am not connected to this product in any way, just happy to use it. London UK In a message dated 4/17/2002 10:15:19 AM GMT Daylight Time, adam@... writes: > Dear > > Thanks for your support. You will appreciate that as a nutritional > supplement manufacturer, we cannot offer anything that constitutes > specific medical advice. Thus if your friend's son is on any medication, > she would really need to speak to the health care professional who has > prescribed the treatment. > > However, I can make some general comments on whether taking eye q could > be problematic for anyone diagnosed as epileptic. We have looked very > closely at this issue and found no evidence of either the Omega-3 or > Omega-6 components of eye q being in any way responsible for seizures. > > About 80 percent of the capsules are Omega-3 fish oil, for which there > is clearly no linkage because of our understanding of how this functions > physiologically. The Omega-3 elements generally have a calming effect, > attributed mainly to the role of anti-inflammatory prostaglandins. In > fact, we do get reports from parents of epileptic children who say there > have been no seizures since taking eye q. But this information remains > anecdotal and is not supported by any trial data. > > The main area of concern has come from queries about the lesser Omega-6 > component, evening primrose oil, which comprises about 20 percent of the > capsule. We have looked extensively at all available trial data, and > cannot find any evidence to support warnings about epilepsy still seen > on many packs of evening primrose oil. This assertion appears to be > based on a 1988 FDA directive that was based on concerns about a trial > in Sweden in which EPO was used on a group of 24 psychiatric patients, > of whom three had seizures. A closer evaluation of the trial results > indicated that EPO had been wrongly attributed for causing these > seizures. (two subjects were on neuroleptic drugs, which can trigger > seizures, and one had a history of epilepsy). In fact, I have contacted > the author of this trial, Dr Krishnan Vidaddi, and he believes that > there is no linkage between EPO and epilepsy. Outside of this one trial, > subsequently discounted, we have found no other supporting information. > > Hence the FDA, as do all medical authorities, regard EPO as a safe > dietary supplement. But this fact seems to have been missed by those > manufacturers that still carry the warning. I would hazard to say that > perhaps other companies do not have as much concern on this issue as > Equazen does, and still carry the warning on the advice of their > lawyers! It certainly is not rooted in any medical fact. As a speciality > supplier of omega-3 and -6 oils, we are confident on of our position. > Hundreds of tons of EPO are consumed around the world and we have found > no evidence that this mass OTC product has caused seizures. Indeed, none > of our customers have ever contacted us with this complaint. > > I am sure these assertions are supported by your friend's doctor. Please > be in contact if you need any more advice or information. > > Kind regards > > Adam Kelliher > > --------------------------------------------------- > > Equazen: the science of natural equlilbrium > > Full details on: www.equazen.com > > Adam can be found on: > > T: +44 (0) 20 7616 8448 > > F: +44 (0) 20 7616 8449 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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