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Fish Oil & ADHD

august06momaugust06mom member
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Has anyone used fish oil for reducing ADHD symptoms? DS1 was prescribed 600MG of EPA by his behavioral pedi. He's supposed to take it daily for two months to see if it possibly has a positive effect on his hyperactivity. I found some fish oil at GNC that has it (we mix it into a smoothie), and I also learned that those Omega 3 gummies are basically just candy! Has anyone else had any experience with this? It's only been a week, so it's still too early to tell if this is a waste of time and money.
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  • Assembly_ReqdAssembly_Reqd member
    We use Barcleans fish oil that we get in the refrigerated supplement area at the grocery store. It is lemonaide smoothie flavor already so we just give it on a spoon.

    The only problem we had was fish oil is an anticoagulant. Nate had shitTon of nosebleeds so we had to quit. We were taking it just for general health and brain development....
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    Good to know on the anticoagulants -- something to look out for. DS won't take pills, so we've been limited in our choices of a liquid with the right amount of EPA. He hasn't minded the taste in the smoothies thankfully. Thanks for the other brand info.
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  • nfrtnynfrtny member
    DS's new pedi recommended blue ice fermented cod liver oil, because of speech delays and autism concerns. I can't comment on whether or not its worth it, because I've been really procrastinating ordering it. Heh, woops! I think it really depends on each individual person what works and what doesn't work.
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  • august06momaugust06mom member
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    Using Nordic Naturals which the kids love!

    Noticed Total Omega-3s is 82mg (for 2 gummies)

    Where does your pedi recommend finding these dosages?

    He directed me to a nearby pharmacy, or he also said I could try GNC. He said the EPA dosage was the most important factor, not the Omega 3.

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  • august06momaugust06mom member
    That article rec's even a higher amount that his pedi did. Interesting. In order to get that much EPA from gummies, he'd have to eat 10 or more a day. I wish he could just take a pill.
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  • mommytoconnormommytoconnor member

    My devel peds also recommended this, she said it can help to reduce the "hyperactivity", so I use Omega gummies, which are like candies and he takes 2 a day every day.  Just be careful to stay away from Mercury containing things.  Also she said that things that have red food dye in them can increase hyperactivity in kids, so I try to steer clear of red food dyes.

     

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