Flax seed/ fish oil. How much are you apose to take?

[TRiBaL]

I been taking like 1000mg of flax seed and 600mg of fish oil for 4 months.

I am about 145 pounds so how much should I take?

It hasn't been effective for me and is it a big deal to take it after you eat or not?

[jack_bristow]

In my experience its NOT a good idea to take fish oil _before_ you eat. Also, excessive quantities of fish oil (over 3mg) supposedly branch into the dangerous territory of being a blood thinner, so I stay safe and take 1mg, in the morning, after breakfast. I'm 200lbs by the way.

[Eli]

Did you mean grams (g) and not milligrams (mg)? I have heard of people taking 2000mg (or 2g) of fish oil (apparently safely). I can tell you guys that an eye doctor told me that his current reccomendation for flax oil is 1 tablespoon/day/100lbs. of body weight. Like Jack, I am around 200lbs, so I take 2 tablespoons. I honestly don't know anymore than that. Aside from any safety issues with consuming too much, I imagine there is a point after which you end up spending more money without any further benefit. If any one comes up with an answer please let me know. Also, I usually take mine with meals as sometimes the flax oil makes me a little queasy. I have not seen anything negative about taking omega-3's with food, so I'm hoping it's okay to do.

[TRiBaL]

In my experience its NOT a good idea to take fish oil _before_ you eat. Also, excessive quantities of fish oil (over 3mg) supposedly branch into the dangerous territory of being a blood thinner, so I stay safe and take 1mg, in the morning, after breakfast. I'm 200lbs by the way.

you mean 1000 mg, 1 mg would be nothing

[kitty]

My doc told me to take one fish oil cap (500 mg) twice a day. It did nothing for my DES but it has many great cardiovascular effects.

[TRiBaL]

If the bottle says 1000mg in it and on the back part where says EPA 360mg and DHA 240mg hows can that equal up to 1000mg?

[Eli]

Because fish oil has other stuff in it besides EPA and DHA, it's just that those two things are the most beneficial.

[jack_bristow]

Yes I meant 1000mg.

[TRiBaL]

Because fish oil has other stuff in it besides EPA and DHA, it's just that those two things are the most beneficial.

Oh okay. hmm

[Dot]

flax and fishoil

I use the maximum recommended on the bottle. I take 1000mg of each 3 times per day. It has worked for me so far.