is iron chloride poisonous?

Question

is overdose of iron chloride in vitamin tablets poisonous or harmful in any way to the body? if so, what is the percentage of overdose?

Answer 1

Iron in vitamins is possibly one of the most dangerous ingerdients, simply because the body can't cope with too much of it.

Iron is a heavy metal, like mercury and lead, which can build up in the body and cause problems. ODing on iron from vitamin tablets is acutaly a big statistic in USA kids.

Still, it's hard to take too many {unless you think the tablets are sweets}.

Answer 2

It's the iron which is the toxin here rather than the chloride ion.
Iron causes loads of poisoning events.
When ingested it first would make you very sick but then you would suddenly seem OK. However, within a short period after, your bloodstream would be carrying the absorbed iron around & this would cause imbalances & damage to the organs.
There was even an episode of ER with an iron poisoning storyline.
Good info below.

Answer 3

It's hard to OD on anything inside a multivitamin. The body naturally sorts out what it needs and doesn't need and gets rid of most unwanted minerals through urination. An overabundance of iron will not really hurt the body in any way. There are other minerals that could be in the vitamin that might be a bit more of a concern, but in general, you can't really OD on things the body needs in doses in the first place.