How many mg of ascorbic acid should i take to help me heal?i have chickenpox and currently taking 500mg vit c twice a day + 50mg. a total of 1050mg.

Up to 20,000 mg/day!: The sicker you are the more vitamin c you need. A common concept by nutritionally-oriented docs is to take as much vit c as your body can absorb- you know you are at the limit when you get loose stools (this is called bowel tolerance). Try 2000 mg every 1-2 hours until you get loose stools to find out how much your body needs- see http://bit.Ly/1dml8dy for details!