Does Omega-3 help with anxiety?
Often, yes. 74% of 84 people who reported on Omega-3 for anxiety say it improved. 6% noticed no change and 20% say it got worse. That is below the typical result for anxiety (85% across 95 options).
Anxiety: what users report
74%better84 reports · medium confidence
62 better5 no change17 worse
Ranked #63 of 95 for anxiety.
What people say about Omega-3 and anxiety
“I do supplement a lot of fish oil and vitamin A as retinyl palmitate though. It has really helped my depression, anxiety and ADHD and has enabled me to stop using more serious psychiatric drugs for those things.”
“I would also highly recommend taking 2,500 mg of high quality fish oil a day. It completely changed my stress levels.”
“Fish oil+Berries+daily running were the cure for my depression, adhd and anxiety.”
“Yesterday was day 5 of taking the fish oil and that terrible feeling in my neck and shoulders re appeared as did the terrible mood.”
What the research says
AResearch: Strong1,341 meta-analyses · 3,093 trials on PubMed
None of the top reviews we found look specifically at anxiety. See all research on Omega-3.
Side effects people mention
fish burps 11stomach issues 9vivid dreams 6fishy burps 5heart palpitations 3
What else is Omega-3 used for?
Information only — not medical advice. How we count