vitamin E

August 13, 2000

Thanks Andy:

I'm giving the Vitamin E separately in the morning with Depakote (400 IU) But

always nice to know I'm doing something right!!!

tina

January 26, 2003

I have been using Vitamin E daily for a couple of years now; unfortunately,

it doesn't seem to have any effect on my muscular soreness which is a large

component of the presentation of my CMT.

P.

March 19, 2003

I know that 30IU is generally thought to be 100% of the DV for

children 4+ and adults. I also know that my doctor recommended that

I take between 800 and 1200 mg a day for fibroid inflamation in my

breasts, which I did, with no side effects. I'm not certain what

an " overdose " would be considered...

Call a pharmacist - they have great answers to stuff like this.

Marina

> Does anyone know what the recomeended daily allowance is for

Vitamin

> E. I know it is in both carnosine and Pro-efa and I was wondering

if

> someone could get too much Vitamin E or it is like vitamin C which

I

> believe the body only uses what it needs.

>

> Thanks.

March 19, 2003

Vitamin E is fat soluble and can be toxic if too much builds up in

the body. However, according to my nutrition text book, Vitamin E

toxicity is not as detrimental as vitamin A or D toxicity. Symptoms

of toxicity with taking 600 mg per day include GI disturbance and

interference with anticoagulant drugs. Many people feel that the RDA

of 30 mg (for ages 4 and up) is conservative and many doctors

recommend amounts in excess of it to their patients for specific

problems. According to my text book, Vitamin E deficiency is rare

and is usually associated with diseases of fat malabsorption such as

cystic fibrosis. Hope this helps.

>Does anyone know what the recomeended daily allowance is for Vitamin

>E. I know it is in both carnosine and Pro-efa and I was wondering if

>someone could get too much Vitamin E or it is like vitamin C which I

>believe the body only uses what it needs.

>

>Thanks.

>

--

, mom to , age 10, verbal dyspraxia

January 16, 2004

>Am I reading this wrong or is this contradictory? The first sentence says

>that the response to Vitamin E was inconsistent when taken with a plain

>wheat cereal. Then they say it proved a huge and consistent increase in

>bioavailabilitty when taken with a grain cereal.

Seems to say that if the Vit E is IN the cereal it is absorbed

better than if it is taken in a pill with the cereal.

Which makes sense ... vitamins are always better if they

are part of the food. Which is a good argument for

getting your Vit E from fats where they are usually found.

(And I won't even mention the issue of eating

wheat cereal, and having a high-carb low-fat breakfast ...).

-- Heidi

January 16, 2004

Thanks, Heidi,

I was thinking of it as Vitamin E added to the wheat cereal.

I'm with you on where to get your E. In the fats where it comes naturally.

Judith Alta

December 7, 2004

Muff,

I am not sure about vitamin E but I could call my Dr and ask. Didn't your Dr give you a list or anything? I know mine said no aspirin or aspriin containing cold and cough medications.

Maybe someone else here knows for sure.

homefreemuff <homefreemuff@...> wrote:

SHOULD I STOP VITAMIN E BEFORE SURGERY?MUFF

December 11, 2004

Hi,

I just had mine removed two weeks ago and was told not to take vitamin E two weeks before surgery. I was also told not to have any protein drinks which surprised me. Also no alleve or any of the normal over the counter drugs that they tell you to stop before surgery.

Beth S.homefreemuff <homefreemuff@...> wrote:

SHOULD I STOP VITAMIN E BEFORE SURGERY?MUFF

June 7, 2005

Gretchen,

It is all true. They are so much junk and tactics on the net, unbelievable! Hard

sometimes to find who is right there! Well, I will take it anyway! I do not

believe in that article, but i will ask my doctor just in case to find out what

he would say to me. I feel I want to try because I really want to feel better

in myself! I will let you know anyway. Thanks Gretchen, for all your insight!

Joana

September 1, 2006

>Don't worry about the other forms of tocophorol that might be in the

mix. Often you are getting a mix, since it is really hard to separate

them out. (Most come from soy bean or rice). Focus on the alpha

component (at least 400 IU) ...and nice to get some gamma too (like

200-300 mg/day).

> Do I get the Vitamin E that says it has mixed tocophorols? I know it

> needs to have the alpha and the gamma but all of them I have found

> says they have the beta and something else also? I don't know why

> this has to be so confusing! Any help would be appreciated!

>

> Thanks

> Wendi

>

September 2, 2006

>Don't worry about the other forms of tocophorol that might be in the

mix. Often you are getting a mix, since it is really hard to separate

them out. (Most come from soy bean or rice). Focus on the alpha

component (at least 400 IU) ...and nice to get some gamma too (like

200-300 mg/day).

> Do I get the Vitamin E that says it has mixed tocophorols? I know it

> needs to have the alpha and the gamma but all of them I have found

> says they have the beta and something else also? I don't know why

> this has to be so confusing! Any help would be appreciated!

>

> Thanks

> Wendi

>

September 4, 2006

We saw changes within 48 hours on vit E. (We saw improvement on fish

oil too, but nothing like this). At first I also thought it was

wishful thinking...I so wanted to be right about this. But over the

course of the next week and then weeks - he just blew us away.

Within a week it was so obvious that we had a different child on our

hands - and the OT called to see what was up, since he could now do

things with ease we had worked months on with little progress. Enjoy

the ride. -

> I have had Gavin (my 3yo apraxic son) on 2 Omega 3-6-9 and 1 EPA

per day for about a month. I have noticed improvements in his

vocalizations. He still has very few words, but is making sounds and

actually trying to communicate with me by showing me what he wants

to get his point across. I was going to increase the fish oil

starting on Friday, but then decided to give Vitamin E a try. I was

at the grocery store, of all places, and just happened to go through

the pharmacy when I thought I would look for natural vitamin E. I

found one that was natural, checked the label, and it was d-alpha

and not dl-alpha so I got it. It also happened to be 50% off! WOO

HOO!

>

> Now I am pretty sure this isn't wishful thinking. I just started

him on it yesterday evening. Today, he showed me that he needed to

use the toilet (a first). He put his finger over his lips to tell me

to " shh " because his toy kitty was sleeping. He asked me for

more " yum yums " (children's dha...he loves them, so why stop when

they don't seem to be hurting anything). He asked to go " ou " which

I'm guessing means out since he's never tried to express outside. He

came up to me and very clearly said, " HI! " and then held up three

fingers and said " me " . He said " ba " for bath as I am typing this

message! Is it a coincidence? Is it the fish oils just now kicking

in? I have decreased the trans fats in all of our diets recently. Is

that the key? I don't know, but whatever it is, it's working! I'm

hoping to have more to report in the next few days.

>

> Mandy Knapp

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September 4, 2006

What dose of Vit E are you giving along with the fish oil?

" claudia.morris " <claudia.morris@...> wrote: We saw changes

within 48 hours on vit E. (We saw improvement on fish