How to reverse the effects of a multivitamin overdose?
I have been taking recently the Centrum Performance multivitamin and I had to stop it. Though I followed the one-a-day with-food guideline I have all of the symptoms of a multivitamin overdose. Maybe it's just me. Let me give you the label information and tell me what you think:
Vitamin A 3,500 IU (29% as Beta-Carotene) 70%
Vitamin C 120 mg 200%
Vitamin D 400 IU 100%
Vitamin E 60 IU 200%
Vitamin K 25 mcg 31%
Thiamin 4.5 mg 300%
Riboflavin 5.1 mg 300%
Niacin 40 mg 200%
Vitamin B6 6 mg 300%
Folic Acid 400 mcg 100%
Vitamin B12 18 mcg 300%
Biotin 50 mcg 17%
Pantothenic Acid 12 mg 120%
Calcium 100 mg 10%
Iron 18 mg 100%
Phosphorus 48 mg 5%
Iodine 150 mcg 100%
Magnesium 40 mg 10%
Zinc 11 mg 73%
Selenium 70 mcg 100%
Copper 0.9 mg 45%
Manganese 4 mg 200%
Chromium 120 mcg 100%
Molybdenum 75 mcg 100%
Chloride 72 mg 2%
Potassium 80 mg 2%
Ginseng Root (Panax ginseng) 50 mg
Standardized Extract *
Boron 60 mcg *
Nickel 5 mcg *
Silicon 4 mg *
Tin 10 mcg *
Vanadium 10 mcg *
*Daily Value not established.
Just in case I am actually right about the overdose, how can I reverse the effect?
September 11th, 2010 - 16:05
Easy. Stop taking the multivitamin.
They are really unnecessary for anybody eating a balanced diet anyway…
What overdose are you concerned with? The most dangerous overdoses are Vitamin D and Vitamin A, although it looks like those aren’t mega-doses you have right there in the pill.
September 11th, 2010 - 16:05
Generally for most people, eating a balanced diet using the Dietary Guidelines or Healthy Diet Pyramid as a guide will provide all the essential nutrients in adequate amounts.
Therefore, it is not necessary to take additional vitamin and mineral supplements.
The food we eat contains more than just nutrients and should never be replaced with supplements.
However, vitamin and mineral supplements are required for some people with increased needs namely:
* pregnant women
* elderly
* people with special medical conditions
September 11th, 2010 - 16:05
What symptoms did you have? Were you taking more than one a day?
If just taking one a day, you could not overdose. Some of the supplements like ginseng, zinc, magnesium, iodine and beta carotene can cause tummy upset in some people.
Anyway, whether you did overdose by taking too many per day or simply were having tummy upset, you will reverse the effects in a few days after you stop taking them.