High dose of EPA effective for positive symptoms

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I found this article about EPA (fish oil):

http://www.scielo.br/pdf/rpc/v37n5/a07v37n5.pdf

Do you guys know any other article about high dose of EPA or omega 3 fat?

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I tried it for 6 months and stupidly came off my meds but it didn’t make any difference. I was using the VegEPA brand.

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Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials on symptomatic outcome revealed no beneficial effect of EPA augmentation in established schizophrenia. However, no conclusion can be made for medium- to long-term effects of EPA in schizophrenia, in particular on relapse prevention in the early course of psychotic disorders.

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I take prescription strength EPA Fish Oil.
The brand I was prescribed is called _ Vascepa_
EPA in high doses acts like a weak Antipsychotic.

EPA is not a substitute for proper medications.

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There’s a doctor here in Brazil called Lair Ribeiro who claims that a high doses of omega 3 fat (9000 mg) and B3 vitamin (3000 mg) can be effective for schizophrenia.

But if a high doses of EPA works as a weak antipsychotic, it’s worth a try.

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Is there any article about it?

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One guy’s claims mean nothing unfortunately. Just look at Dr. Abraham Hoffer’s claims. You need research to back it all up.

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Yes. I’m looking for researches, but there’s almost no research about high doses of omega 3 fat.

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@brugluiz EPA should not be a substitute for APs.
Maybe as an add on, then yes.

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Yes. I mean using it as an add on.

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I’m taking fish oil for high cholesterol. I noticed my moods got better for the most part.

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That’s great @roxanna. I’ll ask my pdoc if it’s okay to take it in a higher doses.

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I don’t know what mg I’m taking I’ll have to look. But in general I don’t have to have a high dose. I just need to get my cholesterol down lol.

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