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| |concern = Hypervitaminosis E (and the redirect from Vitamin E overdose) is not a recognized medical condition. This short article has no useful references or content, and anything that has to be written about effects of intake of mega-doses of vitamin E is adequately covered in the Vitamin E article. That includes rationale for setting recommendations for an Upper Limit on vitamin E. | |||
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| {{Infobox disease | | |||
| Name = Hypervitaminosis E | | |||
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| Caption = ], or vitamin E. | | |||
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| '''Hypervitaminosis E''' is a theoretical state of ] toxicity. Since vitamin E can act as an ]{{Citation needed|reason=not reflected in the medical literature, this is speculation|date=June 2017}} and may increase the risk of bleeding problems, many agencies have set a ] for vitamin E at 1,000 mg (1,500 IU) per day.<ref name="GOVe"></ref> This UL was established due to an increased incidence of hemorrhaging with higher doses of supplemental vitamin E{{Citation needed|reason=not reflected in the medical literature, this is speculation|date=February 2018}}. Doses of vitamin E above the UL can also magnify the ] effects of certain drugs such as anti-coagulant medications and ], which can cause life-threatening symptoms in ill patients. Hypervitaminosis E may also counteract ], leading to a ]{{Citation needed|reason=not reflected in the medical literature, this is speculation|date=February 2018}}. | |||
| It should be stressed that this is a hypothetical condition, no case studies exist in the medical literature of vitamin E poisoning. | |||
| ==Signs and symptoms== | |||
| *Blotchy skin | |||
| *Increased bleeding | |||
| *Increased blood level of ] | |||
| *Decreased production of ]s | |||
| *Decreased activity of ] | |||
| *Increased bleeding from aspirin or anti-coagulant medications | |||
| ==Diagnosis== | |||
| {{Empty section|date=November 2017}} | |||
| ==Treatment== | |||
| {{Empty section|date=November 2017}} | |||
| == See also == | |||
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| ==References== | |||
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| ==External links== | |||
| * | |||
| {{Nutritional pathology}} | |||
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