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I'm allergic to fish, but i still need omega-3. what should i eat?

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Dr. Luis Villaplana answered

OMEGA 3-6-9: Capsules. Won't cause an allergic reaction.

Answered 10/4/2016

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I think i'm allergic to theratears supplement (fish oil and omega-3) it says swelling if the eyelid is a side effect and that's what happend to me !?

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I had a mild allergic reaction to Fexofenadine a couple of weeks ago. It interacted with risperidone. Face tingling. Im having that same issue with Omega 3 fish oil. I take sertraline and a low dose aspirin. Is one of those medications interacting?

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Doc wants me to take three 300mg of krill oil daily after my omega 3 test came back. I had been taking 1 krill plus a fish oil daily. Is this unusual?

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