Re: selenium and side effects

[Guest guest]

Yeah I believe I have. I felt strange, hard to describe. A sense of

unreality/numbness and a garlicy taste in the mouth if I recall. And

yeah some anxiety too. i cannot recall taking an excessive amount as

such, but obviously with the brazil nuts i was eating, my supplementary

selenium may have taken me a bit over the edge. I was only taking

about 200 - 300 mcg...So I guess it depends what other sources you're

receiving it from (dietry too). I also eat alot of eggs and butter,

which supposedly have selenium.

> I have begun taking selenium and came across this on a few sites: " You

> should never exceed 400 mcg of selenium in one day. Too much selenium

> can cause hair loss, fingernail loss, nausea, depression, and

anxiety. "

>

> Have anyone experienced any side effects since I know some people are

> taking high doses? Is 400 mcg safe or on the margin?

>

[Guest guest]

I am taking 200mcg of selenium because I am not sure how much I am getting

from food sources, so thought the lower end of the scale would be better, in

case of overdosing. Dee

-- selenium and side effects

I have begun taking selenium and came across this on a few sites: " You

should never exceed 400 mcg of selenium in one day. Too much selenium

can cause hair loss, fingernail loss, nausea, depression, and anxiety. "

Have anyone experienced any side effects since I know some people are

taking high doses? Is 400 mcg safe or on the margin?

[Guest guest]

Freeman, a study that used 3200 mcg of selenium daily for a year

resulted in no hair loss but some temporary fingernail deformity. On

this list many people are in therapeutic range of 200-600 mcg, and

tumour shrinkage and viral load reduction has occurred in other studies

at 1100 mcg daily, also with no hair loss. Your comment may have cited

some low-end, and rare, effects, but it's just a bell curve, and

temporary effect at that

Duncan

>

> I have begun taking selenium and came across this on a few sites: " You

> should never exceed 400 mcg of selenium in one day. Too much selenium

> can cause hair loss, fingernail loss, nausea, depression, and

anxiety. "

>

> Have anyone experienced any side effects since I know some people are

> taking high doses? Is 400 mcg safe or on the margin?

>