Vitamin A??

Question

Im taking around 5000 iu everyday. is that too much?? what happens if i take too much vitamin A ?? is it good or bad?
Help??

Answer 1

5000 IU of Vitamin A is not too much. Vitamin A supplement sold in stores are normally 10,000 IU.

However, an intake of 25,000IU per days is considered nutritionally high and conveys some risk of toxicity. Similarly, currently available data are not sufficient to determine the limit that can be considered safe. Although an intake of 10,000IU per day is considered low enough to avoid toxicity in most people, it cannot be guaranteed to be safe for all individuals in a large population. In general, chronic intake of 3,000IU per kg per day can produce clinical signs of toxicity.

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Vitamin A overdose includes the 9 symptoms listed below:

1. Nausea
2. Loss of appetite
3. Headache
4. Peeling skin
5. Hair loss
6. Tiredness
7. Menstrual irregularity
8. Enlarged liver
9. Enlarged spleen

it is not good to take too much vitamin A or the above symptoms will appear.

Answer 2

He is lying those information is not from his doctor
http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/v/vitamin_a_overdose/symptoms.htm

it is taken from this link

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Vitamin A overdose includes the 9 symptoms listed below:

* Nausea
* Loss of appetite
* Headache
* Peeling skin
* Hair loss
* Tiredness
* Menstrual irregularity
* Enlarged liver
* Enlarged spleen

Note that Vitamin A overdose symptoms usually refers to various symptoms known to a patient, but the phrase Vitamin A overdose signs may refer to those signs only noticable by a doctor:

Answer 3

No, 5000 IU is not too much. I know too much can make you sick, but I'm not sure what the symptoms are. A lot of vitamin supplements contain that much vit. A.