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post #21 of 26
12/17/05 at 2:45am
mama for your hard day
post #22 of 26
12/17/05 at 2:47am
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dh, bless his heart, does not understand. he comes home and tells me it is just stress and i wll get over it and that it is just the boys being "bad". i KNOW that is not it, but it is like trying to reason with a brick wall with him. then it just seems to make it worse for me because i am thinking it is all in my head and if i set my mind i can make it go away.
post #23 of 26
12/18/05 at 2:26pm
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Originally Posted by sdurdin
I called my mw and she said i needed to be taking more omega 3 than I was. I was only taking 2 and needed to take 6.
It depends on the dosage in each capsule. With depression you should be taking at least 4 grams of EPA + DHA a day. Your capsules will say how many miligrams of each are in each capsule. 1000 mg = 1 gram. I use a liquid form since it's cheaper and at such high doses, I need cheap. The other thing I do is I don't take a "high vitamin" cod liver oil (what form of omega 3 are you getting?) because at such high doses, it's too much Vit A and Vit D.
post #24 of 26
12/18/05 at 11:22pm
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i don't remember the dosage. I keep them in a pill reminder type box. but i am out and getting more, so I will look and see if they have the liquid.

Thanks!!
post #25 of 26
12/20/05 at 5:00pm
Just to clarify, the liquids have different dosages too. I use Nordic Naturals because it has a fairly high dose and lower vitamins, so I am able to take a lot. It is more expensive than some of the other brands, but they have much less EPA and DHA per tbs or ts.
post #26 of 26
12/21/05 at 1:29pm


Oh, sweetie. I am so so sorry you are going through this. I know that it seems like you are a bad mother right now, but you're not, sweetie. Your depression is making you feel that way. In reality, you are a wonderful mother! And do you know why? You are willing to come here and tell us what is going on. You are willing to take the PPD quiz. You want to talk to someone about this. You want to get the help you need. You don't want to put your kids through anymore bad days. Only good moms worry about being bad moms.

I know that it is hard to ask someone to come to your house to help you out with everyday things. But your neighbor/friend will understand. Believe me, she will! That's what friends are for. It will make her feel good to know that she is able to help you out. Nobody is going to judge you.

I hope you are able to find the help that you need -- both therapy (and/or medication) and a friend to come to your house.

Please keep us updated!

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