Can too much vitamin E hurt you? - Alternative Medicine Message Board

princesspixie · 06-28-2006, 08:19 AM

A natural doctor recommended that I take a vitamin E supplement, but my husband is concerned that it may be too much (the %DV is 3,333%). Do I have anything to worry about if I take it?

AFH · 06-28-2006, 09:28 AM

Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) is a great help in fighting effects of Heart Disease, Cataracts, Cystic Fibrosis, Crohns Disease and beneficial in treatment of most Cancers.

Dosage of up to 1,000mg (1,500IU) per day is safe. Anything more then that should be monitored because Vitamin E act's as an anticoagulant and can cause bleeding.

Other supplements have the same blood thinning effect so you have to be aware when taking all together.

Good Luck!

Misty800 · 06-28-2006, 01:47 PM

I took Vitamin E 800 IU for several years, then, it apparently built up in my system and caused restless leg syndrome. Stopped the Vitamin E and legs settled down and have had no problem for a few years now.

Jennita · 07-01-2006, 12:57 AM

Get some wheat germ oil which has naturally occuring vitamin e. Anything that is naturally occuring is less likely to become toxic. Of course, foods are the best as far as safety. Almonds are very high in vitamin e.

princesspixie · 07-03-2006, 11:46 AM

I like the idea of getting the vitamin e from my diet. Thanks for the suggestion. I didn't know that about almonds, but I do like almonds so I will have to try it out. Anything natural is better, IMO.

I also ended up getting the vitabase multivitamin with a low dosage of vitamin e. We'll see how that works for now. It should be better than no vitamin e.

Thanks again.