Alright, IDK if this is a side effect or what but. I can remember last year starting to take fish oil and noticing that for a given RPE (at the time no power meter) that my heart rate would sky rocket. For example… Riding at 145 and then going up a small hill and would instantly climb to 165+ with the same effort. And it was not normal for my heart rate to do that. Might climb to 150-155 but 165 was very high. I have compared rides all with in the time frame of taking Fish oil. Similar rides/similar workouts. With that being said I finished the bottle stopped taking them…
About 6 weeks ago I started taking them again, I was just building for Timberman 70.3. When I began to notice that again, with a given power my heart rate would again sky rocket. For example a power of 220 would usually put me in around 150-155 HR. And while taking them it was up to like 160-165. So I stopped taking them and alas, my heart rate settled back down. My FTP is 250W I am 125 LBS.
Can people taking fish oil experience a reverse effect? I know that they are suppose to lower your heart rate. But It seems to correlate when I take them… I don’t think I was over trained. I PR’d and I exceed expectations at the race and that was after about 2 weeks without taking them and my HR seemed to be right while racing and never really spiked like it had been. The only other thing I could come up with is my HR battery is dying? Would that cause this? Let me hear it!
Thanks, I just wanted to see if that might have been the case. Diet is pretty normal. Have a plan from the Core Diet that I follow pretty much to a T. I usually eat the same things so there was no other changes in my diet except for that. I will look into it and see if the brand is reputable.
With that said, does anyone know of a good brand of fish oil? I take fish oil daily and buy them Walmart, so it wouldn’t be a huge surprise if I was buying glorified water pills.
With that said, does anyone know of a good brand of fish oil? I take fish oil daily and buy them Walmart, so it wouldn’t be a huge surprise if I was buying glorified water pills.
I take Carlsons Fish Oil daily, one large serving spoon every morning.
Fish oil and fish in general can cause heart palpitations. I was struggling with heart palpitions last year it scared me do much I saw a cardiologist and had tests run. Tests came back fine but palpitations continued. I tried cutting out caffeine and alcohol which had no effect. Then I read an article on how fish can cause palpitions. I was taking fish oil daily and eating salmon probably 3-4 times a week. I cut both of them out and palpitions stopped almost immediately.
I believe I’ve had some issues with it as well. Its been a few months since I was taking it on a regular basis and looking at my heart rate data a few weeks back I noticed far fewer spikes. When i was having some real issues with it it was to the point id get dizzy from my rate spiking, even the dr was confused. Might have to add it back in temporarily to test this after my next few races.
You are very likely getting more than adequate amounts of healthy oils in your diet, especially if eating cold water, oily fish 3 times per week. High fish oil intake has been linked to increased risk of prostate cancer, but not in your age group so far. However, fish oil is associated with blood thinning (i.e., decreased blood coagulation) and atrial arrhythmias (as mentioned by other posters). Rethink your need for fish oil.
However, fish oil is associated with blood thinning (i.e., decreased blood coagulation) and atrial arrhythmias (as mentioned by other posters). Rethink your need for fish oil.
I’ve never heard of any evidence that fish oil caused atrial fib., just that it hasn’t been shown to prevent it as many had hoped it might. see http://www.nature.com/nrcardio/journal/v10/n1/full/nrcardio.2012.172.html
There does seem to be an association with increased frequency of prostate cancer as you mentioned and that’s worth following.
Right, no hard evidence linking fish oils to chronic atrial fibrillation in the elderly or patients with pacemakers. But there is some chatter in cardiology meetings that fish oils may be a risk factor for paroxysmal atrial tachycardia in younger adults.
However, fish oil is associated with blood thinning (i.e., decreased blood coagulation) and atrial arrhythmias (as mentioned by other posters). Rethink your need for fish oil.
I’ve never heard of any evidence that fish oil caused atrial fib., just that it hasn’t been shown to prevent it as many had hoped it might. see http://www.nature.com/...cardio.2012.172.html
There does seem to be an association with increased frequency of prostate cancer as you mentioned and that’s worth following.
Not sure on the spike in HR due to Fish Oil, but you might look into trying Udo’s Oil (Whole Foods carries it). It’s plant based (mix of nut oils) but covers Omega 3, 6, and 9. Might be worth a shot to do a little testing.
Considering the audience here of endurance sport participants, I would thing that the anti-inlfmatory properties of fish oil would be far more desirable then other risk factors. I’m not sure I can think of anything more unhealthy then living in a state of chronic inflammation and fish oil provides a natural anit-inflamatory supplement well worth incorporating into one’s diet. I would be curious as always to see the lifestyle choices of those cited n the prostate cancer research. I bet it would be a very different demographic.
Yes, a healthy lifestyle is always the optimal choice, but then why the need for supplements… natural or otherwise? IMO, biochemical individuality complicates knowing when you are over supplementing. Not so much with a healthy diet.
Considering the audience here of endurance sport participants, I would thing that the anti-inlfmatory properties of fish oil would be far more desirable then other risk factors. I’m not sure I can think of anything more unhealthy then living in a state of chronic inflammation and fish oil provides a natural anit-inflamatory supplement well worth incorporating into one’s diet. I would be curious as always to see the lifestyle choices of those cited n the prostate cancer research. I bet it would be a very different demographic.
Bioavailability is different among preparations but for the most part is not bad. Certainly the issue is complicated. How much fish oil is needed to suppress arterial inflammation without suppressing the immune system in other diseases?
I think it also begs the question the bio-availabilty of fish oil capsules. People are likely actually getting a lot less then they think.
Age, gender, and main reason for taking fish oil, please?
Age 53, female, and last August’s total cholesterol reading of 271, LDL of 172, and non-HDL of 182. By December of 2012, it dropped to 169, 82, and 91 respectively. The only change in 120 days was 4,800 mg of peppermint-flavored fish oil (in-house branded from Life Time Fitness.)
I figured that my cholesterol would simply continue to climb as I aged, until I was prescribed statins. As all of my family has passed due to heart disease, this is not an idle concern for me. So far, I am pleased with the results I have achieved. Having said that, I always train with my heart rate monitor on and am cognizant of any spikes, which haven’t happened yet…
Your impressive improvement in LDL cholesterol puts you on my leaderboard for benefits from fish oil! Typically, weight loss (often secondary to increased exercise) helps promote such a major improvement. Also, you have done well keeping your HDL fraction high and VLDL fraction low. (Age-related increases in total cholesterol result more from lifestyle than age per se.)
Age, gender, and main reason for taking fish oil, please?
Age 53, female, and last August’s total cholesterol reading of 271, LDL of 172, and non-HDL of 182. By December of 2012, it dropped to 169, 82, and 91 respectively. The only change in 120 days was 4,800 mg of peppermint-flavored fish oil (in-house branded from Life Time Fitness.)
I figured that my cholesterol would simply continue to climb as I aged, until I was prescribed statins. As all of my family has passed due to heart disease, this is not an idle concern for me. So far, I am pleased with the results I have achieved. Having said that, I always train with my heart rate monitor on and am cognizant of any spikes, which haven’t happened yet…