Vitamin A Toxicity from fish oil?

[Av8tor]

Just started Carb Cycling and therefor taking about 12-13 fish oil caps a day. Since I've started, I've been having major headaches every day. I read some articles about Vitamin A toxicity due to large quantities of fish oil. #1 symptom is headaches. Anyone else ever have this problem.

Taking Members Mark (Sam's Club) Omega 3 Fish Oil 1000mg

EPA 180mg
DHA 120mg

Aiming to take 4 gms EPA/DHA daily.

180mg+120mg= 300mg

4000mg/300= ~13 caps a day.

Is this too much? Maybe the headaches are just a fluke, we'll see if I keep getting them.

 

[vanity]

how much vitamin A are you consuming?

 

[Av8tor]

Just whats in the Fish Oil and my Multi-Vitamin.

Fish Oil doesn't specify amount of Vitamin A.
Muti-Vitamin contains 3500 IU or 70% RDA

 

[vanity]

Vitamin A is fat soluble so it is stored in the body fat for long periods.

This increases risk of toxicity if you are Megadosing.

Upper Limit is around 5000IU /day. Look out for dry , peeling skin,headaches, dizziness and nausea.

Just follow the recommended dosage on your fish oil bottle

 

[plouffe]

Serving size is ( 1 ) a day. I buy the same kind of fish oil, and I take about 15-18 ED.

 

[samat631]

fish oil also contains traces of mercury which is really bad

 

[Rocco32]

I take at LEAST 20 tabs a day with no headaches or ill-effects.

 

[Eggs]

I take fish caps, perhaps around 10 a day, and I have no noticeable sides.

 

[samat631]

wow thats super

 

[Eggs]

You talking to me?

 

[plouffe]

You can take like 30 - 40 and you won't feel effects from mercury or nothing.

 

[Rocco32]

Originally posted by samat631
wow thats super

 

[HoldDaMayo]

I take 9-10g fish oil a day... and feel great...