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Nothing bad. Each vitamin pill you take is an overdose; they usually have a few dozen times the daily recommended value.
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An overdose of vitamin C can cause : Diarrhea, abdominal cramps, high stomach acid, increased urination, insomnia, irritability, joint pains, osteoporosis, headaches, hypoglycemia, weakness, anemia, PMS, may increase infections by causing copper deficiency, reduced estrogen, reduced progesterone, reduced prolactin Not nice :-( Taken from : http://www.acu-cell.com/vitc.html
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Toxicity The saturable kinetics of vitamin C make toxicity more likely when multiple large doses (~1gram) are consumed throughout a day versus one single dose. A common symptom of unabsorbed vitamin C left in the gastrointestinal tract is osmotic diarrhea (13). Vitamin C can be transformed in the body to oxalate, which is a common constituent of kidney stones. Doses up to 10 grams have shown to be associated with a higher prevalence of oxalate excretion, but the level does not fall outside of the normal range. As a precaution, people who are prone to kidney stones may want to avoid large doses (10 times the DRI or greater) of the vitamin (13). People who lack the control to regulate iron uptake should also avoid large doses of the vitamin. As stated earlier vitamin C enhances iron absorption which, can lead to toxicity of iron in some people. Furthermore, excess ascorbate in the urine and feces can falsify lab tests such as glucose in the urine and fecal occult blood test. (http://www.exrx.net/Nutrition/Antioxidants/VitaminC.html) Vitamin C is water soluble so normally any excess is excreted in urine.
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your heart will c's up !!
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I thought that it was virtually impossible to OD on water soluble vitamins...your body just excretes them through your urine....The fat soluble vitamins A and D I believe can accumulate and cause real problems (I believe in your brain tissue).
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See this list of 13 symptoms, and read the rest of the article about the possible side effects. http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/v/vitamin_c_overdose/symptoms.htm#symptom_list
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