Can you take too many vitamins?

Answer 1

That's a good question with a complex answer.

The short answer is "It's too much when it becomes toxic for you".

The long answer is that most people think that you can take too much using FAR LESS than it REALLY takes to become toxic.

There have been NO REPORTS of vitamin D toxicity with continued usage (many years) of 10,000 IU's or less per day in adults.
Your body can make its own vitamin D. All it needs is Sunlight on your skin.

Cases of adults with toxicity from supplements almost never occur with less than 10,000 IU's of Vitamin D every day for long periods of time, and most occurred with more than 25,000 IU's a day over an extended period.

There has never been a case of vitamin D toxicity from the sun.

Answer 2

That question is being debated among researchers right now.

The FDA right now claims 2000 IU per day is the "tolerable upper limit" for healthy adults. The definition of tolerable upper limit being the amount of vitamin d that the vast majority of healthy adults can take for an extended period of time without having symptoms of toxicity or other adverse effects.

Vitamin D researchers, however, believe that 2000 IU is an arbitrary number not based in science. Many researchers believe - and are lobbying the FDA as we speak - to get 2000 IU to be the minimum daily requirement for Vitamin D and to make 10,000 IU's the tolerable upper limit.

Virtually no overdoses for healthy adults have been recorded at doses under 10,000 IU's per day, even when taken for years at a time.

Answer 3

Yes.

For an adult, a single Dose of about 50mg or continued doses of more than 1-2mg per day over several months will result in Vitamin D poisoning.

Potential consequences are -among others- kidney failure, Osteoporosis (degradation of bone material) and death.

Answer 4

Yes, because Vitamin D is fat soluble, meaning you DON'T pee it out, it instead gets stored into your fat, and can lead to toxic amounts.

Answer 5

It is possible to take to much vitamin D. Check the RDA chart for the correct amount to take.

Answer 6

Yes. As with anything you put in your body, there is always a "too many" point.