The suggested daily serving for my fish oil supplement, three 1,000 mg softgels, seems like a lot. Do I really need to take this much?

Several years ago, I worked up to 6 grams of fish oil per day, to help with depression. I used this much only once or twice, and started having nosebleeds. When I stopped taking it for a couple of days, the nosebleeds stopped. I am a male, about 150 lbs, so maybe bodyweight is a consideration.

I always see information on how good fish oil is...but, what about plants oils such as YES Ultimate EFA oils? Is there something about fish oil that I am not getting with this formula?

It is "very good" you question the suggested dose. But BE AWARE that you have to read the label because VERY few of the actual products you see on the shelves have the amount of omega-3's mentioned here. Many have 180 mg DHA and 120 mg EPA, and lots have ridiculous amounts like 60 mg and 40 mg. These are contained in 1000 mg capsules of fish oil, or even 1200/1500mg, obviously containing other oils. ConsumerLabs tests many higher-quality products, but many in the real world contain much less. Buyer beware.

These are MUCH more like foods than they are like drugs, so 1000 mg is about 1/5 tsp. You need to get over yourself thinking 3 capsules is a lot. Many of the first studies were done with people taking 10 to 20 capsules of the 180/120 size. They actually used super-concentrated oils containing 750 mg per capsule. The concentrated capsules contain much more per capsule, but often cost vastly more. So 3 1000 mg "average" capsules containing 180/120 each is surprisingly realistic, especially for brain issues like depression and ADHD, which is my specialty.

Hello:
What are the best brands of Fish oil on the market? Thank you.