Vitamin D 'overdose' warning

2022 - 7 - 7

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Vitamin D 'overdose' warning after man admitted to hospital for ... (Sky News)

According to the journal BMJ Case Reports, symptoms started around a month after the man had started an intensive vitamin supplement regime.

His kidneys were also not working properly. According to the journal BMJ Case Reports, the symptoms started around a month after he started an intensive vitamin supplement regime. According to the journal BMJ Case Reports, symptoms started around a month after the man had started an intensive vitamin supplement regime.

What to Know About a Vitamin D Overdose (WebMD)

Vitamin D is important for your health. But if you get too much of it from supplements, it could lead to a rare condition called vitamin D toxicity.

If you take one of these combo supplements, check the label to see how much D you’re getting. Ask your doctor or pharmacist, or check the NSF’s List of Certified Dietary Supplements. If you’re on a high dose, the doctor will probably keep an eye on the level of vitamin D in your body by giving you blood tests. If your doctor tells you to take a vitamin D supplement, make sure you take the dose they prescribed. Research shows that taking 60,000 international units (IU) of vitamin D a day for several months can cause toxicity. - Vitamin D levels

Vitamin D 'overdose' warning issued after man suffers months of ... (Euronews)

A man who was taking vitamin D supplements far in excess of the daily requirements suffered serious health consequences for months.

The NHS urges people not to take more than 100 μg (4,000 IU) of vitamin D a day as it could be harmful. In the United States, a daily dose of 15 μg or 600 IU of vitamin D is recommended for most adults, though for those aged over 70, the dose rises to 20 μg or 800 IU each day. He added that risks existed with other over-the-counter supplements too. While the authors warn of the dangers of overdosing on it, vitamin D is important for overall health, and the NHS does recommend people to take a supplement during autumn and winter. Doctors are now warning the case was an example of hypervitaminosis D - the official term for a vitamin D overdose - a phenomenon that is on the rise due to the popularity of supplements. The man was kept in hospital for eight days and was given fluids to flush out his system, as well as a treatment to lower the levels of calcium in his blood.

NHS warning as man 'overdoses' on vitamin D during health kick (The Independent)

A man was left in hospital for over a week after taking 80 times the recommended daily dose of vitamin D as part of a health drive.

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Doctors are now raising awareness of risks that could come from overdosing on the vitamin, after one man was hospitalised. Vitamin D is a vital hormone that can be eaten or made naturally by the body. A well-known complication of low vitamin D levels is rickets, which results from low levels of calcium the body needs to build bones. Because vitamin D is created by the body through the action of sunlight, populations with less exposure to the sun are at higher risk of deficiency. The healthcare professionals highlighted that cases of "hypervitaminosis D" are on the rise, and are linked to a wide range of potentially serious health issues. A team of doctors have warned vitamin D users that overdosing on the supplement is both possible and harmful after treating a man who was hospitalised for eight days for overdosing.

Vitamin D supplement 'overdosing' is possible and harmful, warn ... (The BMJ)

'Overdosing' on vitamin D is possible and harmful, warn doctors in the BMJ Case Reports after they treated a man in hospital for excessive vitamin D intake.

And his vitamin D level was 7 times over the level required for sufficiency. They include drowsiness, confusion, apathy, psychosis, depression, stupor, coma, anorexia, abdominal pain, vomiting, constipation, peptic ulcers, pancreatitis, high blood pressure, abnormal heart rhythm, and kidney abnormalities, including renal failure. The symptoms of hypervitaminosis D are many and varied, they point out, and are mostly caused by excess calcium in the blood. ‘Hypervitaminosis D’, as the condition is formerly known, is on the rise and linked to a wide range of potentially serious health issues, they highlight. The man had had various health issues, including tuberculosis, an inner ear tumour (left vestibular schwannoma), which had resulted in deafness in that ear, a build-up of fluid in the brain (hydrocephalus), bacterial meningitis, and chronic sinusitis. ‘Overdosing’ on vitamin D supplements is both possible and harmful, warn doctors in the journal BMJ Case Reports after they treated a man who needed hospital admission for his excessive vitamin D intake.