Psychological distress and depression are common in western countries during menopausal transition.  A new study supplemented menopausal women with moderate-to-severe psychological distress with 1.05 grams of EPA--an omega-3 found in fish oil (read more about EPA and fish oil here ).  The researchers found that after 8 weeks of supplementation, women with psychological distress significantly improved.  Women who had had Major Depressive Episodes, however, did not improve.

This is in-line with what I have seen clinically.  For "routine depression" low doses of omega-3's can work wonders.  The dosage in this study, 1.05 grams is low dose.  In his book The Omega-3 Connection, Harvard psychiatrist Stahl demonstrated great benefits treating people with bipolar disorder with a high dose of Omega-3's--10 grams per day.

If you suffer from depression consider trying a high dose of omega-3's.  You can read more on alternative treatments for depression here, and more on omega-3's here.  I have an excellent omega-3 product in my store.

Read the study here.