The good news is, gummy vitamins are a mostly fine way to supplement your diet, if you, like me, aren’t ready to let go just yet. They do work, so long as you’re taking them with a meal (preferably one with at least two teaspoons of fat) to allow the fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, K) to be absorbed.

The most common side effects would be gastrointestinal upset, including diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting, according to Dr. Woods.

But it’s unlikely you’ll need emergency aid if you eat too many gummy vitamins. Eating too many gummy vitamins may cause diarrhea, vomiting, constipation, or headaches.

Consuming large amounts of vitamins and fillers in a short about of time can cause nausea and vomiting. Nausea and vomiting can also be signs of vitamin A toxicity.

That said, taking more biotin than you need can change your blood levels and cause you to have anomalous results on standard blood tests. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration even put out a warning in 2017 stating that the vitamin could interfere with lab tests.

However, it’s common and safe to take a small daily dose of biotin to prevent biotin deficiency and potentially promote hair health. The National Institutes of Health recommends a biotin dose of 20 to 30 micrograms (mcg) per day for teenagers and adults to prevent biotin deficiency.

patients who take biotin in an moderate amount but have kidney failure who having a delayed clearance of the vitamin. Biotin, vitamin B7 or vitamin H is a water-soluble vitamin eliminated through the kidney with a half-life between 8 and 24 hours, variable from person to person and increased with kidney failure.

But routinely getting an overload of vitamins and minerals can hurt you. Too much vitamin C or zinc could cause nausea, diarrhea, and stomach cramps.

While vitamin A toxicity, or hypervitaminosis A, can occur from eating vitamin-A-rich foods, it’s mostly associated with supplements. Symptoms include nausea, increased intracranial pressure, coma, and even death ( 20 ).

“Most people think it’s fine to take as much as they want,” says Rosenbloom. “I know people who take 10,000 mg a day.” However, the upper tolerable limit is 2,000 mg a day. “People at risk for kidney stones can increase that risk; people also can get diarrhea.

Combining supplements will not normally interfere with the way they work and in some cases may be beneficial, for example vitamin C helps iron absorption.

According to Nutritionists, These Are the 7 Ingredients Your Multivitamin Should Have

• Vitamin D. Vitamin D helps our bodies absorb calcium, which is important for bone health.
• Magnesium. Magnesium is an essential nutrient, which means that we must get it from food or supplements.
• Calcium.
• Zinc.
• Iron.
• Folate.
• Vitamin B-12.

Never take more than the recommended dose of a multivitamin. Avoid taking more than one multivitamin product at the same time unless your doctor tells you to. Taking similar vitamin products together can result in a vitamin overdose or serious side effects.

Oral vitamin D3 can be taken once a day but also with longer intervals because of its long half life, being around 25 days. It is not known whether equivalent doses once a week or once a month are equally effective.

Vitamin D3 therapy (50,000-100,000 IU/week) was safe and effective when given for 12 months to reverse statin intolerance in patients with vitamin D deficiency. Serum vitamin D rarely exceeded 100 ng/mL, never reached toxic levels, and there were no significant change in serum calcium or eGFR.