RE: managing neuropathy and pain- fish oil

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Dee,

I use Nordic Naturals Ultimate Omega. It has 650 mg EPA per capsule. I try to

take 2 to 4 per day, but as you advise I would really need the 4 to total 2600mg

EPA. It has 450 DHA,180 of other omega 3's and oleic acid 56 mg. Does that sound

right? I think maybe I'm taking too much when I take 4 a day?

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> Date: Friday, November 25, 2011, 9:29 PM

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> Has anyone tried high doses of fish oil for pain?  My doctor has recommended

that I take 2,000 - 3,000 mg of EPA (in addition to the DHA in the fish oil

pills).  I have avoided this for years due to a suspected fish allergy but after

recent testing have been cleared to go ahead and so far no reactions.  I will

report back in a few months and let you know if it makes any difference in my

pain levels.  For me, inflammation really feels like the trigger for my back

pain as I wake up relatively pain free til I start moving around.  I'm also

curious to see if it helps my headaches. Interestingly, my doctor is also using

intravenous curcumin to treat many pain conditions, as well as an adjunct to

cancer patient's treatments and other inflammatory disorders.  So far he has had

amazing results with some arthritis patients who are now completely off their

meds -- this treatment is brand new to the clinic so still in the early stages

of understanding what it

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That is another option I could try down the road to see if it made a difference.

Anyways, something to think about for those who cannot tolerate many of the

drugs. Here's an article I found:

http://ezinearticles.com/?Fish-Oil-for-Natural-Pain-Relief & id=5947681    

                     

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[Guest guest]

Yup, 4 is what you would want according to my MD who specializes in nutritional

medicine, as well as my naturopath who I just consulted on this topic. A

cheaper way to get this high dose is with the liquids -- reputable brands for

liquid oils include Carlson's, Nordic Naturals and Genestra. It also sounds

like it can take months to reap the full benefits of this dose. I myself didn't

realize I needed such a high dose for the therapeutic benefits. If you didn't

catch the article I included in my first post here it is again:

http://ezinearticles.com/?Fish-Oil-for-Natural-Pain-Relief & id=5947681 DeeTo:

tetheredspinalcord

From: stvtm@...

Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2011 01:06:19 +0000

Subject: Re: managing neuropathy and pain- fish oil

Dee,

I use Nordic Naturals Ultimate Omega. It has 650 mg EPA per capsule. I try to

take 2 to 4 per day, but as you advise I would really need the 4 to total 2600mg

EPA. It has 450 DHA,180 of other omega 3's and oleic acid 56 mg. Does that sound

right? I think maybe I'm taking too much when I take 4 a day?

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this:http://www.procapslabs.com/Products/details.aspx?Essential+Omega-3%u2122+-+\

Unflavored

Here's an article I found:

http://ezinearticles.com/?Fish-Oil-for-Natural-Pain-Relief & id=5947681

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This is good information. I have only been taking 1000mg. I will try to upping

the dosage and see if the improves my pain management. FYI- I had a massage

Monday and feel great! Completely worth the money. I am going to start bring

my lunch to work and save money so I can have more massages!

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this:http://www.procapslabs.com/Products/details.aspx?Essential+Omega-3%u2122+-+\

Unflavored

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> Here's an article I found:

http://ezinearticles.com/?Fish-Oil-for-Natural-Pain-Relief & id=5947681

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