Fish oil Causing more fatigue?
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Published
- Jun 2016
Summary
EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) was taken as part of a combined EPA/DHA fish-oil supplement, with no specific dose or duration stated. No detail is given on how long the person had been ill or how severe their ME/CFS was. While the combination gave some cognitive and mood benefit, they specifically suspected the EPA component was responsible for a "sluggish feeling, like it's impairing mitochondrial activity," and for disrupting their neurochemistry. They planned to switch to a DHA-only supplement to avoid the EPA-linked side effect, but no follow-up on that switch is given.
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