Fish oil and Drowsiness

This is a study of Drowsiness among people who take Fish oil. The study analyzes: the time on Fish oil when people have Drowsiness, gender and age of these people, the severity of Drowsiness, how they recovered, and common conditions and drugs used besides Fish oil. In total 17,260 Fish oil users are studied. The study is created by eHealthMe based on reports from FDA and is updated regularly.

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Fish oil

Fish oil has active ingredients of fish oil. It is used in high blood cholesterol, healthy living, vitamin supplementation, general physical condition abnormal, heart injury. Commonly reported side effects of Fish oil include skin blushing/flushing, nausea, fatigue, pain, dizziness.

Drowsiness

Drowsiness has been reported by people with depression, pain, high blood pressure, multiple sclerosis, quit smoking.

On Apr, 25, 2013: 17,260 people reported to have side effects when taking Fish oil. Among them, 344 people (1.99%) have Drowsiness.

Time on Fish oil when people have Drowsiness * :

Gender of people who have Drowsiness when taking Fish oil * :

Age of people who have Drowsiness when taking Fish oil * :

Severity of Drowsiness when taking Fish oil ** :

How people recovered from Drowsiness ** :

Top conditions involved for these people * :

1. Pain (46 people, 13.37%)
2. Hypertension (37 people, 10.76%)
3. Gastrooesophageal reflux disease (28 people, 8.14%)
4. Smoking cessation therapy (27 people, 7.85%)
5. Depression (26 people, 7.56%)

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Top co-used drugs for these people * :

1. Aspirin (123 people, 35.76%)
2. Vitamin d (86 people, 25.00%)
3. Lipitor (60 people, 17.44%)
4. Lyrica (51 people, 14.83%)
5. Calcium (50 people, 14.53%)

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* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

** Reports from social media are used.

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On eHealthMe, Fish Oil (fish oil) is often used for high blood cholesterol. Find out below the conditions Fish Oil is used for, how effective it is, and any alternative drugs that you can use to treat those same conditions.

What is Fish Oil used for and how effective is it:

• Fish oil is used in:
  • High blood cholesterol
  • General physical condition abnormal
  • Heart injury
  • Arthritis
  • Depression

Other drugs that are used to treat the same conditions:

• Fish oil alternatives:
  • High blood cholesterol (85 drugs)
  • General physical condition abnormal (7 drugs)
  • Heart injury (6 drugs)
  • Arthritis (73 drugs)
  • Depression (144 drugs)

Could it be a symptom from a condition:

• Drowsiness in High Blood Cholesterol (1,354 reports)
• Drowsiness in General Physical Condition Abnormal (4 reports)
• Drowsiness in Heart Injury
• Drowsiness in Arthritis (397 reports)
• Drowsiness in Depression (4,141 reports)

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Comments from related studies:

• From this study (10 months ago):

Angie on Aug, 10, 2012:

I have to call into question the results of this 'study.' Norvasc is used for hypertension, but not high cholesterol or triglycerides. It can also be used as treatment for Raynaud's.

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Trish on Jul, 24, 2012:

Can i take biotin on the day of taking methotrexate

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• From this study (11 months ago):

Having taken CoQ10 (100mg), fish oil (1200mg; containing 360mg Omega-3) and Super B Complex (Nature Made, 460 tablets per bottle) daily, plus D3 (1000 IU) twice a week, for the past 70 days, I have been able to reduce my irregular heartbeat and day-time fatigue syndrome to almost nil, very effective indeed. I feel energetic throughout most days now. However, accompanying with the encouraging results, it comes with disturbing side effects:
(1) Shallow sleeplessness/ Initial insomnia (awakening during the sleep; having more dreams now),
(2) Often oversleeping, one to three hours, in the morning; often cannot get
up after 8 hours' sleep.
(3) Forgetfulness (light-degree memory loss),

My/User’s physical data: Born in 1951; male; Asian-American; 60kg, weight; 163cm, ht.; associate professor in engineering; eating only white-meat regularly (avoiding red meat).

My puzzle is: Why would CoQ10, and/or Fish Oil, have incurred such side effects that contradict to its/their intrinsic power/benefits?

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John on Jul, 26, 2012:

Your encountering as you described could be the side effect of CoQ10 plus fish oil (omega-3), for it agrees with my experience.
The side effect of CoQ10 accompanying Fish Oil seems not obvious or bothersome to me most of the time. But when it turns out to be obvious occasionally (once to three times a month; usually after a late sleep), I felt drowsy and tiresome.
For example, about one hour after taking CoQ10, 100mg, with Fish Oil, 600mg, this morning, I first felt hyper or overexcited, then within another two hours, I started feeling a loss of energy (with a possible low-blood pressure or nearly faint symptom) and dozed on my chair for about 1.5 to 2 hours. I lost my appetite for lunch until around 4 p.m. and felt not energetic enough to swim in the afternoon, as so planned to this morning, so I skipped the swimming activity today.
I am planning to take CoQ10 alone or at least further reduce the intake amount of fish oil (used to be 1,200mg each time) to 300mg each time if taken with CoQ10 to avoid such side effect. I have changed to taking CoQ10 every day but fish oil every other day (vs. every day too before) for three weeks, the side-effect frequency has reduced since then. The side effect usually occurred when both CoQ10 and fish oil were taken together after breakfast that day. – jc; July 26, 2012; Taiwan

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Linda on Jul, 14, 2012:

I have a history of low blood pressure. I have
been taking coQ10 for about 9 months ( to lower cholesterol)in connection with Omega 3 and Vit D and occasionally vit B. I have noticed that I want to sleep a lot. I can slep for 12 hours. recently i dozed off while driving and totaled my car.
I am 63 Female caucasian. Could this be a side effect of Co010

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• From this study (2 years ago):

Recently had IBS symptoms (diahrrhea, stomach pain, bloating, gas) for several weeks. My physician diagnosed me with IBS. He also said that Metformin can cause loose bowels. I stopped the Metformin then for a few days (on my own).
I noticed that bowel movements became more normal.

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