Omega-3 fatty acids are healthy unsaturated fats that include docosahexaenoic acid, or DHA, and eicosapentaenoic acid, or EPA. DHA and EPA make up the majority of fat found in your brain. Fish oil, which is a rich source of omega-3 fatty acids, might help the withdrawal symptoms of the antidepressants Pristiq and Symbyax. However, further research is needed.
Symbyax
Symbyax is a drug that is widely used to treat depression, especially bipolar disorder. It contains the two medicines olanzapine and fluoxetine hydrochloride. Symbyax works by inhibiting the breakdown of serotonin, which allows you to have higher serotonin levels for a longer period of time, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. This helps improve mood and mental balance. Withdrawal symptoms of Symbyax include the return of depressive symptoms, tiredness, headaches and dizziness.
Pristiq
Pristiq, also known as desvenlafaxine, is an antidepressant that works like Symbyax by increasing serotonin levels in your brain. It has several side effects, including loss of appetite, sweating, blurred vision and enlarged pupils. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, discontinuation of Pristiq might produce depressive symptoms, irritability, nausea, insomnia and anxiety.
Fish Oil
Depressive symptoms are the most common and serious withdrawal effect of both Pristiq and Symbyax. Fish oil might help depressive symptoms, according to researchers at Centre Hospitalier de I’Universite de Montreal in Canada. They observed that patients with major depression taking 1,050 mg of EPA and 150 mg of DHA daily for eight weeks experienced a reduction in depressive symptoms compared with those who had a placebo. The findings were published in the February 2010 issue of the “Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.”
Interactions
Fish oil might interfere with medications, including blood thinners, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center. Consult your health care provider before taking fish oil products.
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