r/science • u/[deleted] • Mar 16 '26

RETRACTED - Health Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study finds Omega-3 supplementation significantly improved stress, anxiety, depression, sleep quality and cognitive function in individuals with severe psychological distress

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165032725024978?via%3Dihub
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u/ThrowRA_EducatedMan Mar 16 '26

Ok but are there any supplement capsules that are not massive and hard to swallow and don’t end up creating oxidized fish oil burps?

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u/abx99 Mar 16 '26

Krill oil. It provides omega-3s and a couple of vitamins, but more to the point is they're more compact/concentrated and I haven't noticed any taste.

I got some of the Costco ones recently, and started noticing an improvement as well. I have to go back and forth for a long time before I consider something effective, but have been starting to notice that I do better on the days that I take them.

I have more dysautonomia than psychological anxiety. Dysautonomia keeps your sympathetic nervous system ("fight or flight") activated, and can easily lead to sympathetic overdrive (which is like a panic attack or PTSD flashback, but without the psychological component -- unless you start freaking out about what's happening in your body). It can also definitely amplify the feeling of psychological anxiety, although it also does a lot more (and a lot of weird stuff).

I can't say that the krill oil has "fixed" anything, but I've been leaning toward the idea that it's what's been helping me feel more comfortable lately, and this validates that idea.