too much vitamin A, D and E??

hunterli · 03-10-2003, 01:10 PM

Hi

My prescribed meds are

1000mg metformin
30 mg Cipramil (Celexa)

and I also take
a multi-vitamin and mineral
cod-liver oil for Omega 3
star flower oil for omega 6

But the oils also contain vitamins A, D and E.

So I am in effect taking MORE than the daily recommended amount of these vitamins .. is this a problem?

Thanks, Lis

Ajani · 03-10-2003, 01:18 PM

Of those, vitamin A is the only one that could be a real problem. Pregnant women (or those TTC) need to keep below 10,000 units of vitamin A, for the sake of the baby. I am not sure what the American RDA on vitamins D and E are, but I know that 800IU of vitamin E a day is perfectly fine (it's what I take). As for D, how much do you figure that you're getting? I doubt that you're getting too much, unless you also drink enormous amounts of fortified milk too.

I am not familliar with the meds that you're on, so perhaps someone here who is can let you know if there are any contraindications with the vitamins that you're taking.

hunterli · 03-10-2003, 01:32 PM

I forgot that important piece of information .. I am NOT TTC!

simone · 03-11-2003, 03:07 AM

Hi. I don't remeber where I read this, but I copied it off of a website (maybe it was part of a magazine article?).

The daily maximum intake for vitamin A is 10,000 IU, for vitamin D is 2000 IU, and for E is 1100 IU.

These are not necessarily therapeutic doses, they are safety limits. You need way less D, for example, even at therapeutic doses.