Guest guest Posted December 4, 2003 Report Share Posted December 4, 2003 my daughter had a similar sounding rash on the side of her torso. I had been supplementing with vitamin A a long time so I never thought it would be that. I thought it was yeast/fungal. I applied nystatin cream 2x a day for 3 days and it cleared up quite nice. lori > We've been supplementing with vitaminA and now my son has a rash that looks > like the chicken pocks but without the blister...Has anyone else experienced > this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2003 Report Share Posted December 4, 2003 Hello. We had been supplementing with Vit.A for several months. When I did the high dose protocol (300,000IU) my son developed a rash that was itchy on backs of thighs and upperarms. I lowered the Vit. A but the rash didn't go away. I stopped all Vit. A and within 2-3 days the rash had significantly improved. Within 1 week the rash was gone. I started the Vit. A again as the dose we had previous used (40,000IU), the rash did not return. Hope this helps. tina b > We've been supplementing with vitaminA and now my son has a rash that looks > like the chicken pocks but without the blister...Has anyone else experienced > this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2003 Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 I've been giving him 7,500 IU is this too much ? I have stopped completely as of today. RDA is 5,000 correct? Thanks Sharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2003 Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 > We've been supplementing with vitaminA and now my son has a rash that looks > like the chicken pocks but without the blister...Has anyone else experienced > this? What is your dose of vitamin A? My son needed gradual reduction in the amount of vitamin A, once our high dose protocol was completed. And yes, that is a relatively good description of the vitamin A toxicity rash my son gets when his A is too high. His is also itchy. It takes about a week to go away when I remove the A. Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2003 Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 > I've been giving him 7,500 IU is this too much ? Depends on the child. I used 100,000 IU as maintenance for quite a while, after being as high as 500,000 IU. I have stopped completely > as of today. RDA is 5,000 correct? Depends on how old is your child. He may have needed the slightly higher dose previously, but maybe now his body has " caught up " and now only needs the USRDA dose. Wait until the rash is gone [or visual stims return], then give 5000 IU and see if that is his new dose requirement. Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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