Did You Know That Fish Oil Reduces Seizure Frequency

Low doses of fish oil were helpful in a recent study on reducing seizure activity in people with epilepsy after drug treatment becomes ineffective.

Scientists at the UCLA School of Medicine recruited 24 people with drug-resistant epilepsy and gave them either high-dose fish oil, a low-dose supplement or a placebo during three 10-week treatment periods separated by six-week washout periods.

Low-dose fish oil was linked to a 33.6% reducing in seizure frequency compared with placebo and high-dose fish oil.

Low doses of fish oil were also associated with a “mild but significant” reduction in blood pressure, according to results published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry.

While the researchers cautioned that larger studies were needed to confirm their findings, they did write, “Low-dose fish oil is a safe and low-cost intervention that may reduce seizures and improve cardiovascular health in people with epilepsy.”