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Vitamin Overdoses.

ok, the odd couple of extra vitamins isn't bad.

but how damaging is something like 15 times the reccomended amount of vitamin a, c, d & e in one day?

granted, it was only one day. but i don't know if it will have an effect or anything?

thanks any help most appreciated - and i don't really want to call up nhs direct, i have a real phobia of phones.

thank you. x

Reply 1

3

you excrete the excess. i.e. it won't do you any damage, but might give you the skitters :p:

:p:

Reply 2

OP

i thought that but i was reading something, and it said that vitamins a, d & e are fat-soluble, so they won't be crapped/peed out, instead it could cause damage...but it didn't go into detail

Reply 3

17

One day won't really do you any harm, but chornic over dose will be bad. Vitamin A can be fatal if OD'd on, and Vit C can cause kidney stones (although it is very hard to OD on Vit C). Don't do it agian! Lol.

Reply 4

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Toy Soldier

you excrete the excess. i.e. it won't do you any damage, but might give you the skitters :p:

:p:

A, D and E are fat soluble.

Reply 5

14

C gives you the ****s if you OD

Reply 6

I'm testing out the effect of paracetamol overdose mate. Good luck x

Reply 7

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Anonymous

I'm testing out the effect of paracetamol overdose mate. Good luck x

Nice idea there.

Reply 8

OP

Anonymous

I'm testing out the effect of paracetamol overdose mate. Good luck x

Um, I don't think its a competition.

Reply 9

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Anonymous

I'm testing out the effect of paracetamol overdose mate. Good luck x

You're an idiot. If you've OD'd on paracetamol get yourself to an A&E department very quickly and tell them exactly how many you've taken and you might spare yourself the possibility of long term liver damage.

Reply 10

2

Anonymous

I'm testing out the effect of paracetamol overdose mate. Good luck x

Overdoes or not, I think you've pulled. :biggrin:

:biggrin:

Reply 11

3

Vit A will damage your liver if overdosed. Some evidence shows that large intake of vit A will increase the chance of getting cancer, tho it has not been provened as a statement

Reply 12

1

if you look yellow, go to the doctor. as in, a+e. its a sign that your liver has been damaged. but only if you're yellow, you'll probably be ok.

Reply 13

RetiredAccount89

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Revd. Mike

You're an idiot. If you've OD'd on paracetamol get yourself to an A&E department very quickly and tell them exactly how many you've taken and you might spare yourself the possibility of long term liver damage.

also spare yourself of that other OD poroblem - death...

i don't know why some people think vitamins are so benign. they are obscure chemicals that we need in smallish amounts to survive. Ergo you give massive doses and you're in trouble. same thing with most things in life that we only NEED in small amounts.

Reply 14

OP

I know. I took them for a reason. Its not like I just thought "heh, I'm bored, why not od?"

So vit a is a bit damaging, maybe i took too much of that. but not to worry if i'm not yellow

Reply 15

Vitamin C makes you poo, and vitamin B makes your pee bright yellow.

Reply 16

I love my fruit juices so I am always over dosing the vit C, it just means I need to go to the toilet a lot :biggrin:

:biggrin:

Reply 17

high priestess fnord

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Anonymous

I'm testing out the effect of paracetamol overdose mate. Good luck x

:rofl:

yeh slight over reaction sweetie. vitamins arent fatal unless you eat **** loads of them XD

Reply 18

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high priestess fnord

:rofl:

yeh slight over reaction sweetie. vitamins arent fatal unless you eat **** loads of them XD

Not necessarily.

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