It helps me a LOT with depression, with no side effects!

I take fish oil everyday and I notice a difference. It helps me a lot.

Its not really harmful- My fiance takes it but for immunity, but it may be worth a try, my doctor told me to try it but I always forget it, I took it in the past, when I was unmediated ( Not for my depression) but it did make me feel stronger. Again- Do your own research and decide for yourself. Never take anything you don't feel comfort about. :D

Hope this helps.

Make sure the oil you take if indeed you take it is of good quality, ie- tested and cleared for mercury among other contaminants. Often these types of supplements have little in terms of regulation or quality control.

I don't know for sure but when I take it regularly I'd say it help with my moods a bit. I think taking it consitently is the key. I'm not sure if I ever take enough of it though I have finally settle on a brand that has a good amount of EPA in it though. When I started my Topamax it helped me greatly in combating the 'mental' side effects of the drug like memory problems and such that so many people get. I really feel like it helped me adapt as the drug 'rewired' my brain a bit lol.

I take it ad Omega Oils every day and they are one of the things that has helped me the most. I also give them to my husband for depression and they have helped him, too.

I have read a lot of research that shows that especially in treatment resistant bipolar. What have you got to lose? It is also indicated for heart, and other things.

There have been 9 studies done on fish oil for bp. Some have produced good results supporting it's efficacy and some weren't so successful. I take 6.6g every day. Sometimes it does seem to help fight the depression, but like any treatment it's not always effective. It is also quite good when used to help keep triglycerides in the normal range so it will help with that at the very least. Walgreen's is where I get mine. They run a buy one get one free very often so I stock up. Even if it only helps part of the time is enough for me.

i take omega 3-6-9 everyday.
it must help, because i've been pretty stable.

Fairy12~~ Sorry ... this is a little OT, but when I read your response, I thought it said "My fiance takes it for immaturity." That led to an explosion of ideas involving my new son-in-law. Then I re-read your post and my fairytale came crashing to an end. :)

I'm a fish oil fan ... but capsules -- not the nasty oil itself.

Yes fish oil is the new snake oil.

It might help with omegas but I don't think it's going to make a huge impact other wise.

Give it a try though and then I'd consider whether you need a new pdoc because yours sounds like a quack.

I take fish oil everyday and in my mind it helps. But then again it could be the placebo effect. It's such a habit that I just haven't stopped and I feel like it improves my mood which is good enough for me!