Posted on 02/02/2010 12:32:31 PM PST by JoeProBono
Taking a daily fish oil capsule can stave off mental illness in those at highest risk, trial findings suggest.
A three-month course of the supplement appeared to be as effective as drugs, cutting the rate of psychotic illness like schizophrenia by a quarter.
The researchers believe it is the omega-3 in fish oil - already hailed for promoting healthy hearts - that has beneficial effects in the brain.
A "natural" remedy would be welcomed, Archives of General Psychiatry says.
"The finding that treatment with a natural substance may prevent, or at least delay, the onset of psychotic disorder gives hope that there may be alternatives to antipsychotic drugs," the study authors said.
If young people can be treated successfully with fish oils, this is hugely preferable to treating them with antipsychotics
Antipsychotic drugs are potent and can have serious side effects, which puts some people off taking them.
Fish oil supplements, on the other hand, are generally well tolerated and easy to take, say the scientists.
The international team from Austria, Australia and Switzerland tested the treatment in 81 people deemed to be at particularly high risk of developing psychosis.....
(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...
Need to send this article to my ex. . . .
I’m doomed.
ping
Where did you get pictures of my ex???!!!
Would it be in poor taste to give a three-month supply of fish oil to someone for Christmas, birthdays, anniversaries, or as a just-because-you’ve-had-enough-of-their-insanity gift to those you know that need it but who are in denial?
Wish the Omega-3 Fish Oil benefit stories would stop. The cost of my supplements are going to through the roof, if everyone starts doing this.
I wonder if it can help me get through to Nov 2010 and 2012?
I feel like we are living in Berlin at the end of WW2 and Hitler is giving speeches with his teleprompter.
Get ‘em at Costco, and wait for the monthly Costco coupons.
Haha. Poorly phrased headline. Fish oil pills beat psychosis every time.
“If you had to choose between being the top scientist in your field or getting mad cow disease, what would it be?”
SnakeDoc
See, and just this morning you thought you were completely doomed. Well, in your case, ingesting it and using it as a bath oil may be necessary.
interesting.
mad cow (creepy old woman) disease
Even SnakeDoctor knows about you, Sis.
Very poorly run study. No way can you double blind ( or even just single) with fish oils. The ‘dummy pill’ would taste nor look anything like a fish oil filled gel cap. Can omega-3 help? I am willing to believe so but this tudy of 81 does not overwhelm me
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