After experiencing worse anxiety with Fish Oil, I'm beginning to suspect that Evening Primrose Oil and Borage Oil are not so harmless.
High doses of Borage Oil (with Sunflower Lecithin for absorption) are really effective for acne. I've been taking about 1 gram GLA from Borage Oil on and off for the past two years, which is just one method I have of tackling acne.
However, since I've changed to taking it more regularly, there have been certain symptoms which I need to pinpoint.
My mind finds it difficult to stay focused on one point. Especially in class, too much stimuli can be overwhelming. I've been feeling irritable and restless as well. When I'm in a conversation, I'm not really listening to what the other person is saying but preformulating what I'm going to say next, so I end up interrupting them. I'd describe it as a state of jumpiness, but otherwise, I feel great. (I posted this in a few Sarcosine threads recently because I'm so unsure whats causing what. I'm sorry if all these factors complicate things)
Gamma Linolenic Acid (GLA) metabolizes into DGLA and then into Arachidonic Acid (AA) which could lead to excess inflammation, but I don't know where to go from there.
Scary:
https://umm.edu/heal...alinolenic-acid
"DO NOT take omega-6 fatty acids if you have a seizure disorder. Several reports describe seizures in people taking EPO. Some of these seizures developed in people with a previous seizure disorder, or in people taking epoin combination with anesthetics."
http://www.wincheste...rticle?id=38390
"Early reports suggested the possibility that the supplement gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) might worsen temporal lobe epilepsy. 66 However, there has been no later confirmation of this."
Also, I'm well aware that Borage Oil may contain harmful pyrrolizidine alkaloids though I do try to buy reputable brands which avoid this problem.
Unexpected reactions to Fish Oil:
http://omcr.oxfordjo...2015/3/244.full
"On both nights, the patient reported nighttime awakening similar to the previous episodes, followed by daytime agitation. Since halting the fish oil supplements, the anxiety and insomnia have not returned and his depression remains in remission."
http://www.curezone....m.asp?i=1065417
"Yesterday I was feeling a little better, so I took a few fish oil caps - and was awake nearly all night, in a state of agitation, it was awful."
Edited by Furniture, 04 February 2016 - 03:49 AM.