How much fish oil is okay?

[mlift11]

I have lots of joint pain, mostly knee pain because I am taking accutane at 80 mg a day. Yes, I am drinking lots of water. However, I play football, basketball, and I lift. I've been taking 1000 mg of fish oil. Can I double this? What else could help?

[bobdole12]

I'm sure you could double it.

As long as you think it is merely side effects from Isotretinoin, then take some painkillers when it's particularly painful. That's what I would do.....

[esgibson]

treat fish oil like food brotha. i've gone as high as 35g/day for weeks during prep and honestly i felt better when it was that high. the isn't going to be any side effects from the fish oil unless you take it too high too fast then it'll just some straight out of you haha yes you'll chit fish oil

[weknow24]

you're not going to get any adverse affects with fish oil. You should have minimum 3-4 tablets imo. I have a 6 a day

[jimsmith9999]

treat fish oil like food brotha. i've gone as high as 35g/day for weeks during prep and honestly i felt better when it was that high. the isn't going to be any side effects from the fish oil unless you take it too high too fast then it'll just some straight out of you haha yes you'll chit fish oil

you're not going to get any adverse affects with fish oil. You should have minimum 3-4 tablets imo. I have a 6 a day

http://alanaragon.com/fish-oil.html
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/nutrition/qa-2.html

Potential side effects with higher doses of fish oil potential for decreased clotting/excess bleeding, can impair the immune system and can impair insulin release.

Alan specifically advises against taking more that 3g combined EPA/DHA outside of a physicians care.

[rmaini]

2-3g combined EPA/DHA.

[starbucksbrah]

been listening to iron radio podcasts (reps if youre aware) and the dr/bodybuilder states you wanna get 3-4000mg of EPA/DHA. thats basically when the health benefits kick in. anything less than that is like irrelevant sorta. dont look at it at how much fish oil per se cuz that **** aint always concentrated the same. for instance my two pills have 450/350. i take 8 of mine but that wont necessarily be the same that you might need.


edit- oh and they are all older guys and they take it for their joint pain/ pre-arthritic joints. so yes id say adding more of that would help

[ExDubio11]

treat fish oil like food brotha. i've gone as high as 35g/day for weeks during prep and honestly i felt better when it was that high. the isn't going to be any side effects from the fish oil unless you take it too high too fast then it'll just some straight out of you haha yes you'll chit fish oil

wow, you are retarded. first, plasma saturation occurs at a hair below 3g/day for epa/dha. second, there are horrible side effects from megadosing fish oil and shifting plasma membrane lipid status. not the least of which is internal bleeding and death.

[transformerchad]

wow, you are retarded. first, plasma saturation occurs at a hair below 3g/day for epa/dha. second, there are horrible side effects from megadosing fish oil and shifting plasma membrane lipid status. not the least of which is internal bleeding and death.

what internal bleeding and death from fish oil? i doubt that , unless u taking a whole bottle every day for a long period of time , still doubt u would die from it ...

i take up to 8grams/caps a day during a cut ... id take more but each pill only contains 1gram of fat, i eat 80g-100g fat a day

[jimsmith9999]

what internal bleeding and death from fish oil? i doubt that , unless u taking a whole bottle every day for a long period of time , still doubt u would die from it ...

i take up to 8grams/caps a day during a cut ... id take more but each pill only contains 1gram of fat, i eat 80g-100g fat a day

It's the combined amount of EPH/DHA, not the total grams of fish oil. 6-10 pills per day is a pretty standard amount to hit that number (obviously depends on EPA/DHA content). Read the links I posted above from Alan Aragon and Lyle Mcdonald - two highly respected folks. Alan's in particular is backed by science, not speculation.

[rand18m]

http://alanaragon.com/fish-oil.html
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/nutrition/qa-2.html

Potential side effects with higher doses of fish oil potential for decreased clotting/excess bleeding, can impair the immune system and can impair insulin release.

Alan specifically advises against taking more that 3g combined EPA/DHA outside of a physicians care.

Op listen to this^^^ and

wow, you are retarded. first, plasma saturation occurs at a hair below 3g/day for epa/dha. second, there are horrible side effects from megadosing fish oil and shifting plasma membrane lipid status. not the least of which is internal bleeding and death.

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[transformerchad]

so basically 18caps+ will provide over 3g EPA/DHA which can result in many medical complications.
you only take 1gram of fish oil a day . thats nothing u can times it by 6-10

[Blacklac]

so basically 18caps+ will provide over 3g EPA/DHA which can result in many medical complications.
you only take 1gram of fish oil a day . thats nothing u can times it by 6-10

If it takes 18 caps to hit 3g EPA+DHA, you need better Fish Oil.

[transformerchad]

If it takes 18 caps to hit 3g EPA+DHA, you need better Fish Oil.

thats according to the link jimsmith9999 sent me ... the average cap of fish oil has around 120mg EPA and around 80mg DHA...

[seriouslifter]

fish oil at 2-3g a day will not help with knee pain or any joint pain. prob need to get it looked at. its not magic

[naturalguy]

You may not feel a difference in your joints.

You should find out what is causing your pain and fix that

[jimsmith9999]

thats according to the link jimsmith9999 sent me ... the average cap of fish oil has around 120mg EPA and around 80mg DHA...

and there are better than average types, such as:
http://ca.bodybuilding.com/store/now...uestid=5018589

500mgEPA/250mg DHA per cap which will take you 4 caps.

Take 18 of those and you are seriously over the recommended dosage.

EDIT: btw - care to back up your claims with actual, scientific backed evidence that taking higher amounts of fish oil has no side effects?

[MNnat]

I have lots of joint pain, mostly knee pain because I am taking accutane at 80 mg a day. Yes, I am drinking lots of water. However, I play football, basketball, and I lift. I've been taking 1000 mg of fish oil. Can I double this? What else could help?

Keep the same amount of fish oil. If you have joint pain, I would recommend having a physical therapist or trainer (certified in Corrective Exercise) take a look at your body mechanics and perform some functional tests. I had the same issues and am extremely active like you, and it turns out over the years I developed some muscle and flexibility imbalances, in which I was able to fix with a great stretching and mobility program.

[makeitright]

First off, my apologies for bumping an old thread, but I figured it'd be better to do that than make a new about a topic that is probably brought up enough already.

I've been reading around about fish oil dosages and see that most people on here are recommending 2-3 g combined epa/dha per day. I realized the fish oil I'm taking is only giving me a total of 1.2 grams per two caps and was wondering if it would be alright to double that to get a combined 2.4 grams? Wasn't sure if those suggested doses still stood as of recent. Thanks for any help in advance.

[BULLandTERRIER]

Yes, suggested dose for EPA/DHA is still the same, take as many caps as needed to get 2-3 g EPA/DHA daily. For standard 180/120 fish oil caps it is 6-10 caps daily.

[Tommy W.]

Forget the pills. Get some phamaseutical grade in a bottle and take a tablespoon a day. Carlsons has been my favorite.

[pretend]

Forget the pills. Get some phamaseutical grade in a bottle and take a tablespoon a day. Carlsons has been my favorite.

How do you stomach that? Or is it mixed in with other food?

Kirkland Super Concentrate Omega-3 has 700mg EPA+DHA per pill for a decent price per unit EFA. No fish taste, unless you get burpy shortly after.

[Tommy W.]

How do you stomach that? Or is it mixed in with other food?

Kirkland Super Concentrate Omega-3 has 700mg EPA+DHA per pill for a decent price per unit EFA. No fish taste, unless you get burpy shortly after.

Swallow it with a shot of OJ. Can't even taste it. Pure and simple.

[makeitright]

Yes, suggested dose for EPA/DHA is still the same, take as many caps as needed to get 2-3 g EPA/DHA daily. For standard 180/120 fish oil caps it is 6-10 caps daily.

Sounds good. My pills are 600 EPA/DHA so I'll up it to 4 total. I appreciate the help.

Forget the pills. Get some phamaseutical grade in a bottle and take a tablespoon a day. Carlsons has been my favorite.

I did Carlson liquid for a long time, but managed to find a different brand for a decent price. Carlson is top notch quality though.

How do you stomach that? Or is it mixed in with other food?

Kirkland Super Concentrate Omega-3 has 700mg EPA+DHA per pill for a decent price per unit EFA. No fish taste, unless you get burpy shortly after.

They make lemon and orange flavored oil that actually tastes pretty good.

[x-ray vision]

First off, my apologies for bumping an old thread, but I figured it'd be better to do that than make a new about a topic that is probably brought up enough already.

A new thread would have been better, as you have a new question and no one would have had to get through 18 posts before yours in regards to a guy that thought fish oil would make his joint pain go away. Just FYI for next time.