Omega 3 Fish Oil vitamins

[TheFied]

I have been taking 2 a day for the past 2 years or so. That said, could they start making them any bigger? I mean these things are so small I sometimes am not even sure if I am taking them.

 

[midtown]

I take the 1000mg ones. They are pretty damn big. Or is this sarcasm?

 

[badexcuse]

I take them, and me thinks he's joking.

 

[Anastasis]

Yeah, he's got to be joking. I am a huge proponent of fish oil supplementation, but you can't skimp on the cheap walmart/sams/costco ****. Most of that stuff has very little EPA or DHA and is mostly various other marine lipids. Artic Oils is a good brand at a reasonable price.

 

[PacSER]

He is taking the small doses. Really, any fish oil pill is too small of a dose.

 

[pmg]

The basic Nature Made ones I take are.432g EPA and .288g DHA and look substantially cheaper than the Arctic Oils you mentioned, even figuring in serving size.
The AHA recommends only 1 g per day unless you have problems..
Why more?

 

[ballrific]

are you guys pregnant? I thought extra fish oil only benfited a woman with child. are there benefits for me? I take an organic multi vitamin but that's about it.

 

[TheFied]

I was just kidding. They are friggin' horse pills. In fact, I was still half gagging when I posted it from the 2 I took after lunch.

 

[TheFied]

I take the 1000mg softgel, 600mg omega-3 fatty acid. What is in the other 400mg?

Regardless these things are huge. I buy the HEB brand but recently bought 1200mg pills from costco that say they are twice the omega-3 as regular (so 1 per day). These look to be even bigger. Good lord.

www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4632

Supposed to be very good for your heart.

 

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[SubliminalHorn]

I take around 20 fish oil pills a day. I'm hardcore

 

[orangebones]

if you take them on an empty stomach, you will get fish belch (even the pills are enteric coated).

i have to take 2 a day because my HDL levels suck like you would not believe (bad genes).

 

[midtown]

Actually i just looked at the bottle I have.
Nature Made 1200mg tablets. I take two every morning. And yes I concur with the empty stomach fish belch.

 

[7out]

I take the prescription capsules Lovaza. My insurance covers them so it is cheaper than buying the otc ones.

 

[FirstTimeLurker]

any of the "good" brands at Walmart/HEB/Kroger ? (msg primarily aimed at Anastasis)

 

[grinder]

I take 2 1200 mg fish oil pills each night with a statin, have been doing it for the past ~2 years due to low HDL levels. Unfortunately, my HDL hasn't changed at all, so I will probably stop the fish oil after my last batch runs out.

 

[killer b's]

Just take the liquid you wusses.

 

[Dogbert]

I mix ground flax seed with yogurt for my omega 3's. Throw in some nuts and/or fruit. Very tasty.

 

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[BrûléeOrange]

I take the flaxseed gel caps (horse size) to avoid the "fish blech". I don't know if it is a coincidence or not, but my psoriasis cleared up soon after I started taking them.

 

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