Question 1

i was wondering what are the adverse effects of taking excess dosages of vitamins and calcium?

Accepted Answer

Confused question: No toxicity from water soluble vitamins. Toxicity from fat-soluble vitamins. Toxicity from calcium.

Question 2

are there any adverse effects of coming into contact with sunlight when taking vitamin b tablets?

Accepted Answer

NO: B vitamins do not have significant interactions with sunlight.  Vitamin a is a different story, as it can increase sensitivity to sunlight.

Question 3

i want to know about vitamins and minerals that can help me to counter the adverse effects (diabetes risk) of aripiprazole 15 mg.  i'm doing excercise

Accepted Answer

Preventative diet.: Evidence for vitamins and minerals reducing diabetes risks evidence is not strong. A  better bet is to adapt a preventative diet to lower risks.

Question 4

children up to 4 years old we have to give 10 g of vitamin d3 daily, but we still give this to our 5 year old son every day. could this have adverse effects? could we better stop to give it? we also give him vitamin c supplement daily, is this ok?

Accepted Answer

: Vitamin C &amp; D are often added or already present in food in our regular diet (i.e. cereal, milk, orange juice). The Vitamin D recommended dietary allowance (RDA) for children 4-8 years old is 600 IU/day (15µg). The upper limit is 3000 IU/day. For Vitamin C the RDA is 25 mg/day, the upper limit is 650 mg/day.

Question 5

my vitamin d level is 19ng/ml the lab reference is 30-100. nih website says 20ng/ml is adequate, and above 50 has adverse effects, but md says above 30 is optimal. do i need to supplement and how much? md advised 5000 iu/day, i think it's excessive?

Accepted Answer

: Levels of 50 nmol/L (20 ng/mL) or above are adequate for bone and overall health. Levels below 30 nmol/L (12 ng/mL) are too low &amp; might weaken your bones &amp; affect your health. Levels above 125 nmol/L (50 ng/mL) are too high and can cause health problems.For you, the 19 is too low and should be increased and initially increasing with 5000 IU per day for about a month, then 1000 IU per day usually.

Question 6

what's the function of vitamin b9?

Accepted Answer

See below: Vitamin b9, also called folate or folic acid, is one of 8 b vitamins. All b vitamins help the body convert food (carbohydrates) into fuel (glucose), which is used to produce energy

source: http://www.Umm.Edu/altmed/articles/vitamin-b9-000338.Htm#ixzz2fpehjxsv.

Question 7

is it safe to take vitamin b9 while pregnant or breastfeeding?

Accepted Answer

Yes: This is just another name for folic acid, which is a recommended supplement in pregnancy to prevent neural tube defects.

Question 8

does vitamin b9 /folic acid/ needs gastric intrinsic factor to be absorbed like the b12 vitamin ?

Accepted Answer

No: It's absorbed readily as long as the small intestine is basically intact.  Here's a recent scientific review.  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmc3573592/.

Question 9

i have chemotherapy , if it is possible to get a vitamin supplement which does not contain vitamin b9 / folic acid, any suggestions?

Accepted Answer

You should get folic: Some chimo drugs are against of Folic Acid . So this kind of patient needs extra folic acid.

Question 10

16weeks pregnant im taking 3 vitamins is there any possibilities to get a side effects while taking 3 vitamins? calcium+ / iron 27mg/ folic acid? tnx!

Accepted Answer

No: You are doing good. There should not be any side effects.

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A member asked:

I was wondering what are the adverse effects of taking excess dosages of vitamins and calcium?

A member asked:

Are there any adverse effects of coming into contact with sunlight when taking vitamin b tablets?

A member asked:

I want to know about vitamins and minerals that can help me to counter the adverse effects (diabetes risk) of aripiprazole 15 mg. i'm doing excercise

A member asked:

Children up to 4 years old we have to give 10 g of vitamin d3 daily, but we still give this to our 5 year old son every day. could this have adverse effects? could we better stop to give it? we also give him vitamin c supplement daily, is this ok?

A member asked:

My vitamin d level is 19ng/ml the lab reference is 30-100. nih website says 20ng/ml is adequate, and above 50 has adverse effects, but md says above 30 is optimal. do i need to supplement and how much? md advised 5000 iu/day, i think it's excessive?

A member asked:

What's the function of vitamin b9?

A member asked:

Is it safe to take vitamin b9 while pregnant or breastfeeding?

A member asked:

Does vitamin b9 /folic acid/ needs gastric intrinsic factor to be absorbed like the b12 vitamin ?

A member asked:

I have chemotherapy , if it is possible to get a vitamin supplement which does not contain vitamin b9 / folic acid, any suggestions?

A member asked:

16weeks pregnant im taking 3 vitamins is there any possibilities to get a side effects while taking 3 vitamins? calcium+ / iron 27mg/ folic acid? tnx!

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