Can Fish Oil Make You Sleepy?

SassyDevil · 09-16-2007, 04:02 AM

I'm interested in trying fish oil, and actually have bought GNC's fish oil (1000mg capsules, although I'm now seeing posts that suggest maybe liquid would have been better--I didn't even know you could get fish oil in liquid form!), but the way my panic is, I'm worried it will make me sleepy. I know many thing it's great if something helps you sleep, as I've heard fish oil does, but I have been feeling panicky sometimes upon drifting off to sleep (and therefore, waking up and feeling awful until I could calm down), or waking up panicky, and feeling sleepy makes me anxious), so I don't want something that will cause me to become sleepy. Thank you.

elisa · 09-16-2007, 09:10 AM

Fish Oil never made me sleepy. Actually it would make me feel more alert. So that's why I would take it mostly in the morning with breakfast. (in liquid form)

Chrysalis · 09-16-2007, 10:12 AM

Fish oil doesn't make me sleepy, and I'd never heard that as an effect of it.

I take a 1000 mg capsule (only contains 130 mg EPA) with my morning supplements, and a tsp of the liquid (800 mg EPA) and sometimes another capsule with my evening supplements. The only real reason I'm mixing caps and liquid is to use up my capsules as I only recently bought the liquid.

Magnesium on the other hand, which is another highly-recommended supplement, can be relaxing.

Margaret

LCrawford67 · 09-16-2007, 01:00 PM

Fish oil doesn't make you sleepy. And, a good brand of capsules is just as effective as the liquid.

Scott · 09-16-2007, 02:37 PM

it shouldn't make you sleepy but the kind you got at gnc probably isn't a good quality version. You don't measure it by the 1000mg label on the front of the bottle. Add up the dha and efa on the back label and divide it from the 1000mg pill. Most will be around 180/120 = 300 = 30% quality. Scientific grades can be around 70% pure. Your efa should be around 1000mg.

SassyDevil · 09-17-2007, 02:21 AM

Thank you!

Songbird · 09-17-2007, 11:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scott

Your efa should be around 1000mg.

Do you mean EPA?

09-16-2007, 04:02 AM	#1
SassyDevil Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: South Jersey, USA Posts: 21	Can Fish Oil Make You Sleepy? I'm interested in trying fish oil, and actually have bought GNC's fish oil (1000mg capsules, although I'm now seeing posts that suggest maybe liquid would have been better--I didn't even know you could get fish oil in liquid form!), but the way my panic is, I'm worried it will make me sleepy. I know many thing it's great if something helps you sleep, as I've heard fish oil does, but I have been feeling panicky sometimes upon drifting off to sleep (and therefore, waking up and feeling awful until I could calm down), or waking up panicky, and feeling sleepy makes me anxious), so I don't want something that will cause me to become sleepy. Thank you. __________________ Jen http://www.SassyDevil.com/

09-16-2007, 09:10 AM	#2
elisa Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 11,473	Re: Can Fish Oil Make You Sleepy? Fish Oil never made me sleepy. Actually it would make me feel more alert. So that's why I would take it mostly in the morning with breakfast. (in liquid form) __________________ On A/D's since 1995, switching due to side-effects on 30 different brands of TCA's, SSRI's, SNRI's, Antipsychotics, Benzo's & Imovane. 6 ECT's. Tapering from 225 mg Effexor XR May 17, 2004. (Equiv. to 60 mg Paxil) Last taper Effexor XR Jan 17, 2006 down to ZERO. Currently protracted withdrawal. Sept 2006: 25 mg Doxepin. March 13/09: 10 mg Desipramine

09-16-2007, 10:12 AM	#3
Chrysalis Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,057	Re: Can Fish Oil Make You Sleepy? Fish oil doesn't make me sleepy, and I'd never heard that as an effect of it. I take a 1000 mg capsule (only contains 130 mg EPA) with my morning supplements, and a tsp of the liquid (800 mg EPA) and sometimes another capsule with my evening supplements. The only real reason I'm mixing caps and liquid is to use up my capsules as I only recently bought the liquid. Magnesium on the other hand, which is another highly-recommended supplement, can be relaxing. Margaret __________________ 6/97 Paxil 20 mg daily 1/06 -5/06 20 mg to 10, then 10 mg to 5 (NOT recommended!) 8/5/06 switched to liquid Paxil, 5 mg Slow taper with last dose on 8/18/07 Toprol XL 25 mg daily for cardiac arrhythmia Trazodone, 25 mg, tapered, last dose on 12/12/07 Tart cherry, Magnesium Citrate, Salmon oil, Glucosamine and MSM, Multivitamin w/iron Zinc (23 mg) & Echinacea lozenge - 1 daily Activia yogurt

09-16-2007, 01:00 PM	#5
LCrawford67 Moderator "Everybody poops" Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 34,484	Re: Can Fish Oil Make You Sleepy? Fish oil doesn't make you sleepy. And, a good brand of capsules is just as effective as the liquid. __________________ aka LC aka Laurie C. Paxil, 20 mg since 1997, for IBS Two unsuccessful attempts to quit. Started tapering 11/27/06 PAXIL FREE 12/29/07 Today is the best day, EVER!

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Scott Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: somewhere in between Posts: 11,591	Re: Can Fish Oil Make You Sleepy? it shouldn't make you sleepy but the kind you got at gnc probably isn't a good quality version. You don't measure it by the 1000mg label on the front of the bottle. Add up the dha and efa on the back label and divide it from the 1000mg pill. Most will be around 180/120 = 300 = 30% quality. Scientific grades can be around 70% pure. Your efa should be around 1000mg. __________________ Scott aka Scott What has happened to it all? Crazy, some are saying Where is the life that I recognize? Gone away But I won't cry for yesterday There's an ordinary world Somehow I have to find And as I try to make my way To the ordinary world I will learn to survive surviving an ssri reaction alternative anxiety treatments

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