Hi all,

I hope I am posting in the right section.

I am on a part time drafting position and I was miserable. Mostly because the work was simple and repetitive and I was BORED out of my mind.

I started taking flaxseed oil twice a day and what a difference it has made. I read that if you are bi-polar and take too much you can become manic. Of course I had to test this theory and they were right. I was a little manic for a while. I decreased the dosage.

I can't believe the difference. I don't have ADD that makes me unorganized or become distracted easily but I have a REAL problem doing tasks that don't stimulate or interest me.

Yesterday I was doing the most simple tasks, e.g. drawing a route on a map with a computer. It didn't bother me a bit. I went on to making simple modifications on an electrical drawing and all I could think of was how great I had it. The flaxseed oil even improved my mood.

I wanted to share this with the hope of helping out someone else.

Be well

Ernie

So how much do you take?

Hi,

There is 1000mg per capsule. I take 3 capsules at night when I go to bed. Three before I leave for work. At 10:00 A.M. I take two more. During the day I take 2 more. Once or twice. And then 3 at bedtime again. Keep the bottle in the refrigerator.

Regards

EBJ

Fish oil is better. Flax oil is a plant oil, the most beneficial being its ALA constituent, which technically being omega 3 is still very difficult for the body to convert to an omega 3 fatty acid that animals can use, EPA & DHA. You are best off taking fish oil as you lose much of your ALA conversation capacity after infancy IIRC. Fish oil contains EPA & DHA omega 3 fat already instead of relying upon your internal conversation capacity.

Hi,



Actually, I tried both. The fish oil made my ears ring. The same thing happened that seems to always happen when I start a new medication. I was feeling much better, typically routine, boring tasks seemed like a pleasure. The “automatic” negative thoughts about how much I hated my job went away, or their impact was drastically reduced.



I find this happens with all new medication that I have tried. Great for a couple of days but then back to the same old same old.



I am doing better though on the flaxseed oil. Like right now I would prefer a more challenging work position but I feel I can cope with it. Before the flaxseed oil every day was an awful struggle. I also started taking zinc with the flaxseed yesterday. I read that it helps the flaxseed to do its job.



Regards



Ernie

How about a combination of teh two?

Damn that's a lot of caps though. Like 12 isn't it?

glad it helped someone, never did anything for me though. Must be my messy chemistry or sumin.