How many fish oil capsules do you take?

[umop3pisdn]

I'm wondering what is a normal dosage of fish oil tablets. I've been having 2 with every meal, 6 meals a day 3 hours apart.. which means I have 12 a day @ 1500mg each = 18000mg a day.

Is this too much? What do you guys reckon and what is your daily dosage? Can you overdose from fish oil?

[xxsomeone305xx]

overdosing i have no idea.
but i know we should have around 6 to 8 grams of fish oil

[eldawg]

I take 6 grams per day.

[PaidLaidMaid]

lol 18g of fish oil is kind high, usually a couple grams makes my joints feel better. Fish Oil is a natural blood thinner so i dont know how safe taking such high doses are.

[gjohnson5]

That dose shouldn't be a problem at all
Eskimo's have long histories of taking very large doses of fish oils

[mpb28]

I'm wondering what is a normal dosage of fish oil tablets. I've been having 2 with every meal, 6 meals a day 3 hours apart.. which means I have 12 a day @ 1500mg each = 18000mg a day.

Is this too much? What do you guys reckon and what is your daily dosage? Can you overdose from fish oil?

18g a day??? Haha. Wow. Just take like 1.5-2g/ a day and you'll be fine.

[Lean2Mass]

18g a day??? Haha. Wow. Just take like 1.5-2g/ a day and you'll be fine.

That's what I take. 2g.

[bigwhiteguy29]

take 6 a day. a good 3grams in the morning is good for testosterone. also if you are on cycle i would do 10g.

[umop3pisdn]

I upped my dosage after reading this article.

http://www.ironaddicts.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=14062

Yeh, I know it's from the much hated IA forums, but the article is very interesting and the guy seems to know what he's talking about.

[redmitchred]

Always take recommended dosage. Its there for a reason. I only do 3 grams a day. But I'm cheap and money doesnt grow on trees. Well it is fat that you are intaking so I'm sure there is a good amount and a bad amount to take.

[JOLLYL]

take 6 a day. a good 3grams in the morning is good for testosterone. also if you are on cycle i would do 10g.

x2.

[redmitchred]

Plus the way I see it is that these guys are gym docs. They don't have any PhD do they. So how do they know the safe amounts for your body. I could post an article say the if you intake 100 grams of corn starch a day you'll get bigger and what not. Just saying that there is always a healthy limit to every thing.

[URBANSK1]

Plus the way I see it is that these guys are gym docs. They don't have any PhD do they. So how do they know the safe amounts for your body. I could post an article say the if you intake 100 grams of corn starch a day you'll get bigger and what not. Just saying that there is always a healthy limit to every thing.

very true, i just had a full physical done and i have mild inflammation. My doctor told me to simply double by daily dosage of what I was already taking. So twice a day one pill of fish oil that includes: 1200 mg Fish Oil and 684 mg Omega-3 Fatty Acids per serving. No need to over do it. your body can only take advantage of so much.

[whitesox3223]

Plus the way I see it is that these guys are gym docs. They don't have any PhD do they. So how do they know the safe amounts for your body. I could post an article say the if you intake 100 grams of corn starch a day you'll get bigger and what not. Just saying that there is always a healthy limit to every thing.

healthy limit? Its just fat.

with that said i get 8-10g of FAT from fish oil capsules daily

[umop3pisdn]

Plus the way I see it is that these guys are gym docs. They don't have any PhD do they. So how do they know the safe amounts for your body. I could post an article say the if you intake 100 grams of corn starch a day you'll get bigger and what not. Just saying that there is always a healthy limit to every thing.

But you see if you did that you would be considered borderline retarded and no one would take you seriously.

[redmitchred]

[QUOTE=whitesox3223;393788911]healthy limit? Its just fat.

with that said i get 8-10g of FAT from fish oil capsules daily[/QUO

So what there is no danger with fat? What about the health risks of to much fat? There needs to be a balance to everything.

[redmitchred]

Exactly my point.

[lordakhenulv]

Usually take three caps of Carlson's one....1 morning, 1 lunch, 1 dinner

[umop3pisdn]

Exactly my point.

Someone writing an article claiming "100g of corn starch will get you you big" is a little different compared to a "higher than normal dose of fish oil for added benefits" article.

His article is based on decades of first hand experience and research whereas yours is obviously just bs.

[whitesox3223]

Sure. Moderation is key. But I'm pretty sure you are jumping the gun at this point. This isn't 8-10g of trans fat that we are talking about.

I used to take a 2-3 capsules a day which is probably just a couple grams of fat and what is usually recommended on a product label. Noticed nada. I increased my intake to where it is now and steadily began to notice better skin, hair, etc.

[Joe D]

shoot for 1 gram of EPA/DHA.

[Obnoxious123]

9g of total fish oil
180mg epa
120mg dha per pill


your not going to overdose on fat...lul

[AKMass]

very true, i just had a full physical done and i have mild inflammation. My doctor told me to simply double by daily dosage of what I was already taking. So twice a day one pill of fish oil that includes: 1200 mg Fish Oil and 684 mg Omega-3 Fatty Acids per serving. No need to over do it. your body can only take advantage of so much.

Turmeric is also very good for inflammation. Cheap too.

[Insight]

Sure. Moderation is key. But I'm pretty sure you are jumping the gun at this point. This isn't 8-10g of trans fat that we are talking about.

I used to take a 2-3 capsules a day which is probably just a couple grams of fat and what is usually recommended on a product label. Noticed nada. I increased my intake to where it is now and steadily began to notice better skin, hair, etc.

Where is your intake now? You're saying it's 8-10g?

[jeremyleinen]

take 6 a day. a good 3grams in the morning is good for testosterone. also if you are on cycle i would do 10g.

Have you ever taken that much on cycle? I took 6-8g's on cycle and it immediately led to BP issues, and those went away pretty quickly after lowering my dose back down. More isn't better, just because you're on cycle.

[umop3pisdn]

Have you ever taken that much on cycle? I took 6-8g's on cycle and it immediately led to BP issues, and those went away pretty quickly after lowering my dose back down. More isn't better, just because you're on cycle.

What's BP issues?

[jeremyleinen]

What's BP issues?

blood pressure.

[umop3pisdn]

blood pressure.

So you got high BP from 8gs of fish oil?

[AbuMaryam]

I just read it is optimal to have 1:1 ratio of omega 3:6, so you seem like you are good op. The recommended daily dose for fish/cod oil for a adult is one teaspoon

[acidking]

So what there is no danger with fat? What about the health risks of to much fat? There needs to be a balance to everything.

i am rather worried about the fishes.