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Prozac and Fish Oil- the perfect combo

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I have been struggling with anxiety and depression and went on prozac- the initial activation gave me heaps of nervous energy and I struggled with insomnia and after 3 weeks quit- had the worst panic attacks and felt awful. Anyway to cut a long story short I decided to go back on it. After heaps of research I found that prozac increases cortisol levels initially in the body and then I found out that fish oil blunts the effect of cortisol in the body and by golly I use the two together THANK GOODNESS it works beautifully- I feel awake, alert and energetic from the prozac but am calm and anxiety free from the fish oil- ALSO have done this for 2 days in a row and slept for the first time ALL the way through the night with no drugs for the first time in 7 weeks.  Found a study showing 81% of patients remitted from depression with a fish oil and prozac combination as oppose to 51% in prozac alone group, so looking forward to getting life back on track
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From this website I've also heard a lot good things about fish oil for depression. I am so desperate that of course I started taking them yesterday. I talked to my psychiatrist about it yesterday and he said pill needs to contain 1200mg of dha fish oil.  Is there a certain brand you take or certain amount? I am really interested? please note back. Thank you!!
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Congrats on doing the work to find this combo!  Are you eating a lot of fish?  Or taking pills?

The omega 3 capsules were recommended to me by a dietician/nutritionist @ M D Anderson after I survived anal cancer (and the treatment!).   I didn't pay much attention to them at first; had too many other supplements to add to daily diet.  Now I take them, and also am back to eating fish several times a week.  

Let us know what you are taking?  How much?
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