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Possible Interaction: Antidepressive Agents and Fish Oils

Research Papers that Mention the Interaction

Concurrent with the antidepressant action, FO also reduced LPS-induced oxidative reactions and neural apoptosis in the rat brain, as evidenced by decreased malondialdehyde (MDA) production, increased catalase activities and inhibited pro-apoptotic protein Bax mRNA expression.
European Journal of Nutrition  •  2017  |  View Paper
Taking nutritional supplements such as omega 3 fish oils significantly improves the effectiveness of antidepressants in people being treated for clinical depression, a systematic review has shown.1 Researchers systematically searched for clinical trials that used adjunctive nutrients for depression published before December 2015.
British Medical Journal  •  2016  |  View Paper
Although patients should … from taking fish oils as a … for antidepressants or mood stabilizers, if they wish to take fish oils as an adjunct to those treatments, they should be … of the tentative nature of the evidence for a beneficial effect on mood and inform themselves about possible contaminants.
Journal of psychiatry & neuroscience : JPN  •  2008  |  View Paper