Omega XL Review
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By CANDICE GREY ConsumersCompare.org Update: Oct 23, 2024 |
Omega XL is a pain and inflammation supplement said to be 22x more potent than a regular omega 3 fish capsule without the side effects. The company touts that the special ingredient that sets it apart from a plain old Omega 3 capsule is the ingredient called Perna Canalicilus, otherwise known as PCSO-524.
Within this ingredient, there are over 30 fatty acids found just from the lipped mussel extract out of New Zealand. [1] The company that creates this product is called Great HealthWorks, and they are located out of Fort Lauderdale, FL. The return policy for all of their products including Omega XL says,
You have thirty (30) days from the date you receive your product to request a refund of the purchase price. If you purchased a bottle of OmegaXL® on the Great HealthWorks’ online store, Great HealthWorks’ will honor the OmegaXL® 90 day money back guarantee.”
How Does Omega XL Work?
In each bottle, you will find a total of 60 soft gel capsules, and the instructions for taking those capsules is as follows: “Take 2 soft gel capsules 1-3 times per day, preferably with food.” [3] There is said to be no fishy aftertaste when taking the small capsules, and they claim the product is 89% more effective than standard fish oil capsules at reducing joint pain in the body.
Other than just taking the capsule as directed there is nothing more to this supplement. It is not marketed for weight loss of any kind, but rather just for reducing inflammation in the body more effectively than your normal omega 3 capsules. For one bottle which lasts anywhere from 1-2 months depending on how frequently you take it, it will cost $79.99 plus shipping costs.
Is Omega XL Safe?
This is one question that might be persistent when looking at this product because it is different from just a normal fish oil pill. Green-lipped mussels are high in Boron if they are gathered from the right area. According to a study,
“The NZ green lipped mussel extract that is claimed to relieve arthritis was originally gathered from White Island, a volcanic island with vents under the sea. The mussels absorbed boron from the sea in this way and this was the secret to their success. Mussels gathered from other areas do not have the same effect as they lack the boron.”
The key here is the source is extremely important when looking at the effectiveness or lack thereof of Boron which is supposed to relieve inflammation and pain in joints. Without it, there is little success. Boron in large quantities is not safe, so be mindful of that. There is no boron present in this supplement, which makes me question its overall effectiveness.
Pros and Cons of Omega XL
The pros are slim, but the ingredient list is clean so that is a positive. It is also sold on many different channels, making it easily accessible if you like the product. Other than that, there is no tried and true evidence that it really does work and many of the reviews state otherwise. As mentioned above, boron is an important ingredient that is missing in this product. It is also very costly, at $79.99 for barely 1-2 months depending. It might be a better idea to just go out and buy some ionic boron for much less!
Conclusion
This product is okay, but it is not worth $79.99 that is for sure! If a product claims to be over 22 times more effective than an omega-3 capsule it better not disappoint! From what I have seen, this product hasn’t had the results it claims, and it lacks a very important ingredient: boron. There was said to be no fishy aftertaste, but overall it does not do its job of taking away inflammation. Some people say the product has helped, but not enough to really make it worth the large cost!
Omega XL is not for people that have Gout and they should have a WARNING about this
The first thing is that this product did not work for me after 60 days of daily doses.
I have no problem with a product not working for me, tried it, did not work.
My issue was that when I called to discontinue the subscription, the customer service person put me on hold after taking my name, came back took my phone number, put me on hold again, by this time I had my customer number, and still put me on hold, in the end ended up hanging up on me and when I called the same number again I got no answer.
I finally had to cancel my subscription through my bank.
as far as I’m concerned this is a scam.
I need to stop any further orders of Omega XL.
It has not helped my arthritis
Thank you
This is a scam. The company takes advantage of seniors that do not have the money and have to go through a major process to just cancel and get them out of their pocket books.
For years my husband has suffered from pain due to arthritis and gout. The pain was so unbearable he was taking high doses of NSAIDs just to get through the day. I saw the add for Omega XL and ordered after seeing the guarantee of satisfaction or your money refunded. Within 4-6 weeks of use, he was so much better. He rarely uses pain medication today. I wish we’d found this product earlier. He maintains with 2 per day. Thank you for such an excellent product!
I’ve only taken this for about 2 weeks or so, so I cannot yet speak to its potential benefits. It may well do all the good things it claims to do, but it DOES have a terrible fishy after taste – so bad that I just spent the last hour throwing up oily fishy tasting goo. It upset my tummy terribly. This has happened more than once. So I have unfortunately decided to discontinue taking it.
I’ve been using this product approx. 6yrs. It really works for my knee pain from osteoarthritis. I take 4 pills once a day. When my knees don’t hurt then I reduce to 2 pills a day. The secret is bumping it up to 4 then it really works and well worth the price to be pain free.
This product has changed my Life. I would never have thought this would help and purchased just thinking it would be good for me. But after 4 weeks of taking 2 in am and 2 in pm, I have not had muscle spasms or pain running down my legs or the neuropathy type symptoms in my feet. I used to wake up every night in terrible cramps and pain. Now I am sleeping through the night and the only change in my intake is the Omega XL. It’s Awesome.