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[usria]

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[das_uber]

If you don't mind considering this question: are there any notable dangers to me taking an Omega-3/-6 supplement daily and, if not, are 1200 mg b.i.d. reasonable? Alternatively, I could attempt to research this myself. I do feel certain that the suggesion on the bottle that someone might take two caplets twice daily is ridiculous...

No problem. The recommended dose is really high, actually, but it works. 1200mg BID would be perfectly fine. I have patients on as much as 2000mg TID.

[wanderyng1]

Does Omega 3 have an established toxicity level? I know many of the other supplements on the market do, but I don't ever remember coming across one for the fish-based fatty acids.

[das_uber]

Not that I'm aware of, but I'll look it up. I ought to know if it has one and what that level might be given its usefullness. In a patient with marked hypertriglyceridemia, it wouldn't be my first agent, though.

On an entirely unrelated note, you seem resonably well-versed in physiology and pharmacology. What do you do for a living, anyway? :-)

[wanderyng1]

In a patient with marked hypertriglyceridemia, it wouldn't be my first agent, though.Interesting...is that because of the possibility you're dealing with someone who has Type V Hypertriglyceridemia? I've no clue how high levels of Omega 3 fatty acids would effect someone with LPL or apo-C deficiency, which is I ask

[amalthea12]

are you double-clicking the mouse again?