Re: Too much selenium - is this a problem?

[Guest guest]

quantities in the GRAMS is needed for acute toxicity. I'm guessing it is

something else, or if it is related to the higher dose of selenium it will be

short lasting. You know he tolerates it because he gets it regularly.

I would not worry.

Pam

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> What an idiot I am! I accidentally gave my son a 200 mcg cap of selenium at

dinner time (about 60 minutes ago) and now he is complaining of not feeling well

with headache & sore tummy.

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> Is this amount toxic? Is there something I should/can do?

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> He weighs about 50 lbs and the form is selenomethionine.

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> He usually gets 50 - 100 mcg/day divided into 2-3 doses.

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> Help!

>

>

[Guest guest]

That dose is included in the daily serving size for many multivitamins. Also

the Methylselenocysteine capsules from VRP that I used to give to my son are

200mcg and he is almost 40lb.

Mimoza

On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 1:53 PM, Andree <mam78@...> wrote:

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>

> What an idiot I am! I accidentally gave my son a 200 mcg cap of selenium at

> dinner time (about 60 minutes ago) and now he is complaining of not feeling

> well with headache & sore tummy.

>

> Is this amount toxic? Is there something I should/can do?

>

> He weighs about 50 lbs and the form is selenomethionine.

>

> He usually gets 50 - 100 mcg/day divided into 2-3 doses.

>

> Help!

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks Pam & Mimoza for your replies. He had a sore tummy for a couple of hours

and then fell asleep. What a relief. What a stupid mistake, thankfully no harm

done.

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> quantities in the GRAMS is needed for acute toxicity. I'm guessing it is

something else, or if it is related to the higher dose of selenium it will be

short lasting. You know he tolerates it because he gets it regularly.

>

> I would not worry.

>

> Pam

[Guest guest]

> What an idiot I am! I accidentally gave my son a 200 mcg cap of selenium at

dinner time (about 60 minutes ago) and now he is complaining of not feeling well

with headache & sore tummy.

Too-high doses of minerals caused major headache here, so my guess is the dose

was too high.

I would skip giving it for a few days, then resume at the dose you were giving

previously, see if that works.

Dana