Vitamin overdose?

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Chris

Chris

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Is it possible to overdose on vitamins? A buddy of mine and his wife came over for Christmas dinner with a nasty cold (I don't really know why) but they sat next to me drooling and dripping nasty snot and sneezing on me all night. I immediately started taking vitamin C but when I woke up Sunday I didn't feel so hot so I started taking Centrium as well (Just the daily vitamin). Well I am up to 3,000 mg of Vitamin C and four Daily vitamins a day (4 times the recommended dose) I can feel the cold but I think I am doing ok in keeping it from taking over. So my question is? Is there anything wrong with taking too much vitamins? I was always told your body will get rid of what you don't need.
 
I have always heard what you have... anything your body is unable to absorb, will just get passed through...

HOpe you feel better soon... My wife has the sinus-y crap right now...
 
I have always heard that your body will for the most part get rid of extra C. The others, though, not so much. But remember, I didn't stay in a motel last night, so what do I know?
 
Vitamin C and a few other water soluable vitamins are Ok to over do, but be careful with some of the others like Iron, Mag, E and A. They are not water soluable and can be bad in high doses.
 
Can your equipment dig a 6' deep hole? Start digging! No, it may take a few days to be eliminated from your body, but constant, mega doses for a considerable time can cause permanent damage to your kidneys and liver.
 
I need those. well at least the liver I guess. I am back down to a normal dose of the multi vitamin but I am still over doing the vitamin C.

I think I am fairing pretty well my buddy and a few others have it bad but for me it is tolerable.
 
You can overdose on vitamins, it is called hypervitaminosis. Of course, it usually takes weeks to develop (or super-extreme overdosing on supplements). I wouldn't worry too much about the C count which will most likely just act as a laxative, but watch things like B and D (one of the Bs can cause stroke like symptoms)
 
Come to think of it my eyes were really sensitive to light yesterday when I had taken way to much of the daily vitamin.
 
Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you that too many vitamins makes your eyes pop out. A quick solution would be to staple your eyelids shut right now. :cool:
 
Meh... probably... but later and not from vitamins.
 
Austin, work with us....You ever see the jeep he is going to give me when he dies? Chris, keep digging!
 
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Did I tell you that when I am at putting in the D60's and 5.9 I am going to toss on the front clip of a TJ just to screw with people? I picked up the grill tonight now I just need the hood.
 
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