RE: managing neuropathy and pain

[Guest guest]

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 will help and what it won't. He's only been using it

for less than 6 months. 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

[Guest guest]

, what is the dose you have been taking? I looked up that brand and

unless there's a different one you're using it's only got 175 mg EPA per

capsule. My doctor wants me on 2,000-3,000 mg EPA which he said is what is

needed for depression and chronic pain (I don't suffer from depression but I

gather the suggested doses are similar). Can you actually get fish oil covered

as a prescription in the US? DeeTo: tetheredspinalcord

From: lilacs007@...

Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2011 12:06:53 -0800

Subject: RE: managing neuropathy and pain

Yes, I do take fish oil, my brand is from Lessman.There is also

another one I used to take, it was scripted, but I don't remember the name

Subject: RE: managing neuropathy and pain

To: tetheredspinalcord

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

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 will

help and what it won't. He's only been using it for less than 6 months. 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

[Guest guest]

That is amazing you can get that as an RX -- have to pay for everything

" natural " here, even iron supplements that are prescribed. Just a note on what

you are taking, to get the therapeutic benefit for pain you would need at least

14 of those pills -- there are many other options for higher doses -- can give

you some info if you're interested. It is at least 2,000 mg of EPA that you

need -- not mg of fish oil combined. That seems to confuse everyone -- I hate

the way they label things. Dee

To: tetheredspinalcord

From: lilacs007@...

Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2011 12:23:26 -0800

Subject: RE: managing neuropathy and pain

I take

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

Unflavored

So 1100 X 2..

No it was something else, but the pills were a FOOD for inflammation covered by

insurance

Subject: RE: managing neuropathy and pain

To: tetheredspinalcord

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

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

will

help and what it won't. He's only been using it for less than 6 months. 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

[Guest guest]

Dee Allaert said the following on 11/25/2011 8:29 PM:

> 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).

Just out on fish oil - omega 3

http://www.naturalnews.com/034256_omega-3_inflammation.html

I take about 5000 mg fish oil a day, about 1000 mg is EPA and 1000 mg

DHA, would have to study the labels. 3 different sources per day but 5

1000 mg capsules. Just rem one has a lot of GLA in it too.

Rick