Study with 22 people with major depression: "Treatment with both omega-3s was associated with a significant improvement in depression, with an average 64% drop in symptoms for the EPA group and 71% in the DHA group."
https://www.webmd.com/depression/news/20210618/fish-oil-supp....
i.e. worthless. DHA is being studied and has massive effects on inflammation but the science is definitely not there for depression. You need to adjust your epistemology if you are making decisions based on tiny studies like that.
1. https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD...
Certainly not and considering the almost non-existent side effects, it is at least worth a try since it looks very promising. You are right that it is a tiny study but it doesn't mean that it has no value.
I have to say that I know people like you very well, I almost can hear the "go see a therapist and take your meds" or better "don't try and certainly don't think you can solve this on your own". A positive force first and foremost acknowledge people's potential and doesn't put roadblocks everywhere.
Obviously people do that and it works for a handful, but rather ineffective in general.
> willing to suffer a little bit.
Yeah, no. That's definitely not something a seriously depressed person can do, I say as someone doing that now. People who suggest these things are completely out of touch with what depression means. You'd be lucky if they were taking shows at all.