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Question Hi,
I am a 68-year-old man. For varying lengths of time I have been taking dailey a Multi-vitamin, vitamins C(500mg plus 60 in multi-vitamin)), D(1000mg +400 in MV), Magnesium(250mg+100mg in MV)), Selenium(200+20 in MV), and a doctor-recommended pill with magnesium/Psyillim husks 0.52.grams) to prevent reoccurence of kidney stones.
I added these at various times when reading articles in the NY Times health section claiming that they're good for older men.
I have no idea whether they do anything, but I figured they couldn't hurt. However,I just happened upon a site giving recommended daily amounts and overdose amounts. I suspect these overdose amounts are very conservative, but in some cases they are less than what I take:
Overdose Amount
C None
D 50mg
Magnesium 400mg
Selenium 200mg
Am I taking too much of any of these or is the site overly conservative?
Many thanks,
Steve
Answer Hi Steve,
You are approaching the maximum dose of magnesium. If your psyllium has added magnesium you should reduce the amount of it you take from the other sources.
Personally I would not take that risk.
Thank you for using Allexperts
Sincerely,
Eric Brandt, B.Sc. Pharm
