I don’t understand the link. It doesn’t mention fish oil
Ah, sorry, I should have checked. (I guess it seemed an important enough detail that I just assumed it would be mentioned.)
Here (18:20 in the video) is an explicit mention of the fish oil, by her mother; apparently she was taking 12 tablets daily.
The way I had interpreted it, which prompted my caution above, was as a case of replacing antidepressants with fish oil, which seems unwise. Looking at it again now reveals there was in fact a plan to continue with antidepressants. It’s unclear, however, how far along she was with this plan.
In any case, you’re right that fish oil may not necessarily have been to blame as the trigger for suicide; but at the very least, it certainly didn’t work here, and to the extent that it may have replaced the regular antidepressant treatment...that would seem a rather dubious decision.
Ah, sorry, I should have checked. (I guess it seemed an important enough detail that I just assumed it would be mentioned.)
Here (18:20 in the video) is an explicit mention of the fish oil, by her mother; apparently she was taking 12 tablets daily.
The way I had interpreted it, which prompted my caution above, was as a case of replacing antidepressants with fish oil, which seems unwise. Looking at it again now reveals there was in fact a plan to continue with antidepressants. It’s unclear, however, how far along she was with this plan.
In any case, you’re right that fish oil may not necessarily have been to blame as the trigger for suicide; but at the very least, it certainly didn’t work here, and to the extent that it may have replaced the regular antidepressant treatment...that would seem a rather dubious decision.