Comments on: 3 Reasons to Avoid Overdosing on Vitamins

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:56:18 +0000

Wow Pam. I never realised it was that serious. Yet another reason to ditch the vitamin supplements and stick with the fruit and veg.

By: Pam

Pam — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 04:46:23 +0000

Vitamin overdose otherwise known as vitamintosis is occurring in hospital emergency rooms at an alarming rate. Whether the vitamins are synthetic or not. Many folks in the “wellness” industry want you to believe that you cannot fall victim to vitamintosis if you stay away from synthetic vitamins. This is absolutely not the case. Symptoms of vitamintosis once we see patients in the emergency room are similar to that of a stroke. The information presented in this forum should be passed along to anyone who uses vitamins on a daily basis. The best way to receive vitamins is through a healthy diet..

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 23:02:33 +0000

Thanks for the comment Malory.

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:59:35 +0000

Sorry to hear that Pam. Hope you didn’t suffer in the long term because of it.

By: Pam

Pam — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:52:15 +0000

I have witnessed vitamin overdose first hand. Very, Very Scary!!!!!

By: malory

malory — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 03:58:58 +0000

There is plenty of evidence out there that Vitamintosis (Vitamin Overdose) is real. Always use caution, especially with vitamin a and d.

By: Tom

Tom — Sun, 22 May 2011 21:23:44 +0000

Hi Chris – These overdose symptoms are not based on actual medical documents. I based them on various internet articles which discussed the symptoms of vitamin overdose.

By: chris sposeto

chris sposeto — Fri, 20 May 2011 05:46:50 +0000

Please email me an attachment of the actual medical documents you used to base these numbers that prove vitamins can cause harmful affects when taking more then the “recommended amount”.

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 19 May 2010 22:41:01 +0000

Hey Arlene – I’m not an expert on the topic but my understanding is that all vitamins are regulated under the 1994 Dietary Supplement Health & Education Act. Under this act the supplement manufacturers are responsible for ensuring their product is safe before it reaches the market and that all claims made on the label are truthful and if necessary backed up with scientific research. If any unsafe or misleading products are released the FDA will take action against the supplement manufacturers.

To answer your second question none of the vitamins cause more harm to the body than they help. All vitamins occur naturally in foods and are necessary for good health provided you stick within safe consumption limits. The problems develop when you take extremely high doses of vitamins (usually in the form of a supplement).

By: Arlene

Arlene — Tue, 18 May 2010 10:16:17 +0000

Are all these vitamins FDA regulated that you speak of? Which vitamins are not regulated that should be because they cause more harm to the body than they do help?