I had to take large amounts of Centrum for
a certain reason.
Yesterday i took 3
Then today i took 5
when i took them i felt like i was going
to puke for a short period of a time
i know taking vitamins in excess is bad
but i had to..
has this done any damage to my body?
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huffster
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Centrum OD Posted: 05-04-08 01:03am
Taking vitamins in excess is not going to
harm your body. In fact, taking large
dosages of high quality vitamins is
recommended per several studies to help
ward of degenerative diseases. Because
Centrum isn't very high on the quality
scale, your body was most likely just
having a bad reaction. The best type of
supplement to take is one which is
pharmaceutical grade and NSF certified.
Those are the best products to take and
are usually guaranteed to break down in
the body, unlike most over-the-counter
supplements.
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Mikolas
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Posted: 05-13-08 03:26am
Huffster is right in SOME cases.
You can overdose on nutrients and
vitamins. Taking some in large doses can
actually be fatal or can cause damage.
One such case is iron intake in males,
which I believe daily intake should be 8
milligrams. Overdose can cause death
within a week apparently (of continuous
overdose).
Some vitamins however, are fine no matter
how much you take in, Vitamin C is one
such example.
If you are concerned, you should look for
some approved websites and see what are
the Recommended Daily Values for each
vitamin, check and see which of them in
excess is harmful, calculate the amount
you are intaking total for that specific
nutrient, and judge yourself if that
exceeds the limit.
Not to scare you or anything, but I don't
want you to leave here with the impression
of "more is good for every case", remember
the cliche quote that "too much of
anything (including the good) is bad for
you".
Lastly, no, you just started on these
vitamins correct, if there was any damage
done to your body, it should not be
permanent.
P.S. If I'm in the mood, when I get back
to my apartments (currently visiting the
fam), I'll take a look into my nutrition
book and do all the RDV findings for you,
just give me a list of the vitamins you
wish to know more about. I could tell you
what they do and the like as well.
Take care
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huffster
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Posted: 05-14-08 21:05pm
Good point Mikolas. You can "OD" on iron
and some types of Vitamin A. As for the
RDV's, those do not indicate the MAX
amount of a vitamin or mineral you should
be taking. Rather, those were designed to
fight off such diseases as scurvy or
beri-beri. Classic deficiency diseases.
For instance, researchers discovered that
60mg of Vitamin C would prevent people
from getting scurvy, so 60mg became the
RDV (or RDI). You can get 60mg of Vitamin
C in 1 orange, lemon, or lime just to name
a few.
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eeyore46
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Posted: 05-14-08 21:17pm
Some vitamins are hard on your stomach and
digestive system, always eat when you take
them. Your body will absorb the vitamins
you need and get rid of the excess through
urination. You are okay and haven't
harmed your body, just eat and take the
correct dosage usage on the directions.
Also, I have found a lot of vitamins to be
very constipating, just take a stool
softener daily and it will help.
