Posted by hok on March 14, 2003, at 11:50:17
In reply to Fish Oil causing Atrial Fibrillation, posted by Arthurgibson on March 13, 2003, at 23:41:44
I have had the same issue of rapid heart beat/tachycardia while taking 4 g of fish oil per day in the morning. I never really noticed it by itself, but I have since added a lot of other supplements that also increase my heart rate, including pregnenolone and selegiline and/or NADH...not to mention the caffeine consumption.
In the last week, I have since reduced my fish oil intake to 2 g per day and have had a noticeable reduction in heart rate.
> Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
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> I have been a great advocate of the fish oil to combat depression and mood swings, but oh dear, for the past few weeks I have been getting Atrial Fibrillation. I have stopped the fish oil and the heart palpiations stopped abruptly.
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> This could be a serious problem for us "fishies". I have read on other web sites that this is a side effect.
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> My attacks were quite serious. I fell on the floor, could only speak one word at a time and came close to passing out. Atrial fibrilation can cause fatal blood clots.
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> I had boosted my does over the past few weeks, so I shall either re-start at a lower does, or stop it altogether.
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> What do you people think about that? It's got me worried.
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