Omega-3 reviews: what real users say
We read 3,026 first-hand mentions of Omega-3 from health and supplement communities. 968 of them say clearly how it went — and 69% of those say it helped.
Where people say it works: mood (86% of 289), focus (85% of 172), pain & inflammation (93% of 112), heart & lipids (83% of 108).
Where it disappoints: digestion (only 22% of 9 say better).
Most common complaints: fish burps, stomach issues, vivid dreams, fishy burps, heart palpitations. All side effects →
Positive experiences
“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.”
“Over 2 years everyday. And honestly the only thing I noticed like physically speaking was better skin.”
“I also noticed a great improvement in skin quality after swapping out many of protein sources with sardines. Less inflammation and my lipid markers are better!”
“I started taking fish oil (with 1000mg epa+dha this time, means 4-6 pills of 1gm a day). Though it can be the placebo but my sleep is improved now, I can sleep for 5-6 hours now.”
“I would also highly recommend taking 2,500 mg of high quality fish oil a day. It completely changed my stress levels.”
“I would take all of those before bed and my sleep evened out pretty quickly.”
Negative and mixed experiences
“I started high EPA fish oil daily, definitely think it made some kind of difference.”
“I take a therapeutic dose everyday to help with chronic pain from bulging discs. The difference is stark when i skip a day.”
“I’ve tried physical therapy, swimming, exercises, omega-3, turmeric, and other anti-inflammatory stuff—nothing seems to help.”
“I take high quality fish oil supplements and eat a lot of fish too. I recently began drinking pure beet juice and that seems to have helped more than anything.”
“I added fish oil...my head feels cloudy...Yes I have. 2g a day. It got better, I'm about a month in myself.”
“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.”
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