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Not Enough Vitamin A

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Dr. Rovena Murati MD

[I m suffering from moderate acne . I ve been offered to take accutane . But before that I d like to try supplementing with strong vit a at a safe level (also been allowed to drink alcohol once a week with it). How much... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rovena Murati ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.    Albana Sejdini MD

what is the maximum or so and pulse of amount of vitamin A I can take to treat a skin disorder? I weight 186 lbs and am 5'3" have a normal bp of usually 120/ 70 or so and somewhat irregular pulse of 112 ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Albana Sejdini ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Bharatesh Devendra Basti MD

Whether vitamin A chewing tablets of 500 00 au can effec t hiv test results ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bharatesh Devendra Basti ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Geeta Sundar MD

) which include 15,000 IU of vitamin A (as beta carotene ). I recently read that people with liver disease should limit their supplements of vitamin A to 2000 IU per day EXCEPT that... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Geeta Sundar ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Lekshmi Rita Venugopal MD

. My question is, how much vitamin A is too much? My supplement says "4000" next to Vitamin A.. is that ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Lekshmi Rita Venugopal ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr. Dadapeer K MD

14,320 IU of Vitamin A. I am worried about the toxic effect of that much Vitamin A. Should I be? I will be 86 next month, in good health. Would foods high in Vitamin A be just as... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Dadapeer K ( Ophthalmologist)
Dr. Ornela Ademovi MD

What are the benefits, and possible dangers, of taking a Vitamin A supplement, 8000 IU, daily? I recall that a person can take too much Vitamin A because the body stores it, so I wondered if... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ornela Ademovi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Nishikant Verma MD

Hi. I am wondering if vitamin A palmitate could cause the feeling of a racing heart? I recently started drinking more almond milk that has vitaminA palmitate in it. It s the only change in my diet that ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Nishikant Verma ( General & Family Physician)
Kathy Shattler MD

A, I ve read that excessive amounts of vitamin a can cause defects. I have been taking: * Omega three fish oil which contain 400mcg of vitamin A * centrum advanced multi vitamin... View answer

Answered by : Kathy Shattler ( Dietitian & Nutritionist)
Dr. Mbong MD

I want to do bariatric surgery but have liver cirrhosis so regular vitamin A is not increasing. I was told to take A water soluble vitamin A 20,000 every other day and 30,000 the other... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mbong ( Ngole)