Thursday, October 18, 2007

Vitamin E, Vitamin A, and Selenium

About vitamin A overdose, taken from Wikipedia:
"As vitamin A is fat-soluble, disposing of any excesses taken in through diet is a lot harder than with water-soluble vitamins B and C. As such, vitamin A toxicity can result. This can lead to nausea, jaundice, irritability, anorexia (not to be confused with anorexia nervosa, the eating disorder), vomiting, blurry vision, headaches, muscle and abdominal pain and weakness, drowsiness and altered mentality.In chronic cases, hair loss, drying of the mucous membranes, fever, insomnia, fatigue, weight loss, bone fractures, anemia, and diarrhea can all be evident on top of the symptoms associated with less serious toxicity."

About vitamin E overdose, from Drugs.com:
"Symptoms of a vitamin E overdose may include fatigue, weakness, nausea, headache, blurred vision, flatulence, and diarrhea."

About selenium overdose, from Wikipedia:
Exceeding the Tolerable Upper Intake Level of 400 micrograms per day can lead to selenosis. Symptoms of selenosis include a garlic odour on the breath, gastrointestinal disorders, hair loss, sloughing of nails, fatigue, irritability and neurological damage. Extreme cases of selenosis can result in cirrhosis of the liver, pulmonary edema and death.


Right now, based on the fact that I'm having the worst headache I've ever had, having diarrhea, constantly on and off disillusioned, tired, and just really not feeling good, I thing I need to lay off on all those nutrient filled drinks. Yeah I'm not too hot right now. I just hope I don't die.

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