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Originally Posted by mrsD
Most multivitamins do not have much Vitamin A in them (retinol)
and instead have betacarotene, which is not active. This is then converted to Vit A retinol in the tissues and liver.
Please read your label on your suspected multivit and see what it really has in it.
Here is a good resource to read about any Vitamin or mineral.
Vit A (retinol form) :
There is a sample nutrient label illustrating Vit A and how it is reported on multivitamins.
The upper safety limit for Vit A retinol in adults is 10,000 IUs daily. Rarely are OTC supplements anywhere near that amount.
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Thank you for the article! According to that article, it's better to take 50/50 mix of Vitamin A. The multi I was taking had 100% natural beta-carotene in it and not mixed with anything else. I do eat sweet potatoes along with their respective chips(which are very good) multiple times a week. I just contributed the symptoms to that and thought, along with the diet, my intake of vitamin A might be excessive. I still have those symptoms in the afternoon but way less in amplitude. This PCS business is hard stuff to figure out!
I think I might go back to the GNC mega men TR multi. Just not sure how much D to take with that, with respect to blood levels.