Comments on: Fish Oil Side Effects

By: Dane from Milwaukee

Dane from Milwaukee — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:09:11 +0000

I started taking Omega 3 fish oil recently and the side effect that I noticed, is that I’m extremely flatulant of late. The pills make me very “gaseous!!!” I’ve also experienced mood differences. I’m still investigating and will probably stop taking the pills. It has gotten so bad that the people at work call me “Ode (as in odor) of environment!”

By: Karen from Michigan

Karen from Michigan — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:39:50 +0000

We started taking Omega 3 hoping it would help with ADD tendencies. Both of my kids experienced side effects…depression and irritability. I experienced joint pain.

By: KANIKA

KANIKA — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:01:07 +0000

I JUST DONT UNDERSTAND WHY WOULD YOU ALL MEANING, THE PEOPLE AT SPRING VALLEY PUT PROPYLENE GLYCOL-AN INGREDIENT THATS FOUND IN AUTOMATIC BRAKE FLUID AND PAINT THINNER,INSIDE OF YALL VITAMINS.DO YOU ALL KNOW PROPYLENE GLYCOL CAN CAUSE LIVER AND KIDNEY ABNORMALTIES,AS WELL AS CANCER.THATS A SHAME BECAUSE ABVIOUSLY IF THE PERSON IS TAKING THE VITAMINS SUCH AS OMEGA 3 FISH OIL,THEY ACUALLY WANT TO GET HEALTHYER NOT DEVELOPE A MORE SEREOUS HEALTH PROBLEM TO BEGANE WITH.I WILL BE ALSO GIVING YOU ALL A CALL AND CHECKING WITH SOME HELTH OFFICIALS TO SEE IF THEY CAN MAKE YALL TAKE THAT CRAP OUT OF THERE.IM WILL NO LONGER BUY YOU ALL PRODUCTS. I HAVE BEEN TAKING YOU ALLS VITAMINS FOR YEARS AND IM VERY UPSET.I JUST READ THE LABLE THIS MORNING AND FOUND OUT.

By: lisa

lisa — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:56:16 +0000

Alright, i have nothing wrong with me, but i have used the omega 3 fish oil supplement to make m breast larger. i take it 3 times a day. no symptoms so far, ( i have been taking it for a week now.) but i was wondering if its alright to take it even though i have nothing wrong within my body?

By: edg

edg — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:23:40 +0000

In my post just above, I meant to say that I’ve been taking 1,000 mg/day, not 10,000. I was using Carlson’s caplets. Anyone else had the sore stomach, nausea, cramps only, but no headaches, itching, or other such effects?

By: Susan from Philadelphia

Susan from Philadelphia — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:36:31 +0000

I just commented right above. If anyone would like to talk to me – maybe we could put our heads together and help each other. dougherty3413@msn.com

By: Susan from Philadelphia

Susan from Philadelphia — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:32:38 +0000

I have been taking cod liver oil on and off but more on for about 3 months. For the past few weeks I have noticed unusual hand/swollen joint pain and body aches not to mention headaches which I very rarely get. I asked my “nutritionist” who recommended this particular fish oil and his response was to stop taking the fish oil but to continue the other supplements. I wondered why the fish oil not the others so it prompted me to go on line to research the “side affects of fish oil” and it brought me here. I believe it’s the fish oil that’s making me feel generally like crap and very tired with swollen joints and headaches. I stopped today and will see what happens moving forward. My gut tells me I am on the right track. I believe the good Lord led me here. To echo one of the other believers – “Godspeed fellow cod liver oil victims”! I think we are on the path to recovery. Let’s keep in touch to prove our intuition is right!

By: edg

edg — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:35:49 +0000

I started 10000 mg/day fish oil 2 days ago. I’ve had no vomiting, no rashes, no itching, and no diarrhea, but I have had a constant sore stomach that feels like the flu. I’m trying to figure out if I should stick with the fish oil, or give it up. Someone above said that your body needs to go through a “detoxification phase” and get used to the fish oil, but I can’t find anywhere that confirms this. I’m just wondering if the only thing I’m going to get from continuing with this fish oil is endless stomach pain until I stop taking it. For those of you who experienced initial symptoms like mine (constant stomach soreness), did you find they subsided after a few days… or should I just give this stuff up?

By: fish oil user

fish oil user — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:45:37 +0000

I didnt realize fish oil increases your cholesteral. Hmmmmmm got to get the regular check up could give you a stroke or heart attack very dangerous if your taking in 8000 mg of fish oil a day. Im only started to use 2000 mg a day and the first day I took it I could feel already the effects on my brain. Lets see what happens the 2nd day of usage.

By: BudgetMaven

BudgetMaven — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:09:55 +0000

I just started on Omega 3 Fish Oil supplements – Walmart’s Spring Valley 1000 mg 3x/day – so far nothing out of the ordinary but I’ll keep an eye out for any of the symptoms mentioned here. I do want to raise a point since some of the symptoms sound allergic – Spring Valley brand label says contains *soy* which is a more common allergen – so check your list of ingredients – it may be something else you are reacting badly to, not the actual fish oil.