I don't know if a topic like this has been posted before but basically I'm wondering if my potentially excessive use of fish oil could have caused my depression.
It all started about 2 months ago I was attempting to do two quite difficult assessments for uni and began suffering from intense anxiety. From then on I basically started suffering from a combo of anxiety in the mornings to depression for the rest of the day. Prior to this I began taking 8 x 1000mg fish oil capsules per day for 4-5 months and had never suffered from anxiety or depression before.
After seeing a doctor and being prescribed with 20mg escitalopram my depression began to alleviate and my anxiety essentially disappeared over a few weeks. I began to get back on track and started taking my supplements again which included the fish oil this time at 4 x 1000mg.
Eventually after about 5 weeks into the medication I relapsed again and have been incredibly depressed ever since. I eventually weened off the medication at the direction of my doctor. I have not yet gotten on any other medications.
After reading this article relating depression to fish oil intake
http://mentalhealthd...-acetylcholine/
I began to do more research on high acetylcholine levels and noticed I could relate to most of the symptoms listed here. Including incredibly frequent dreaming and higher incidence of nightmares.
http://mindrenewal.us/page13.html
In the supplements listed to increase choline levels fish oil was 3rd.
I've also noticed on days after eating fish, or other foods with high choline levels such as eggs, peanuts and chicken I feel incredibly depressed and have some terrible nightmares.
Edited by Jordan23, 10 July 2016 - 07:58 AM.