Will taking large doses of vitamin c induce a healing crisis?

Question

The last two days I started taking large doses of vitamin C. I had 500mg chewable tablets that said 1 per day was recommended. This is just pure ascorbic acid, no rose hips. To tell the truth, I was only taking it in large amounts because I read that 6,000 mg or more a day would prevent pregnancy...I thought I had accidentally gotten some of my boyfriend's s***n on myself in the shower. Anyway, I took several of these little 500 mg tablets, and after about a day, I noticed a sore throat. I thought it very strange that I would feel sick after taking vitamin c which usually makes you better! I continued taking the C though another day.

I've only taken 1 pill today, but my throat has been sore all day, I have a strong post nasal drip, sneezing, inner ear pain, congestion and loose stools. I read online today that vitamin c is used in detoxification. Could this Vitamin C overload have caused me to have a healing crisis? What should I do? I feel like I have a bad cold!

Answer 1

If you are interested in a breakdown of what all the vitamins do so that you know what you need and what you don't, I wrote an article about it that explains it.

Good luck.

http://www.ehow.com/how_2277037_choose-r...

Answer 2

no

Answer 3

Diarrhea is a known side effect of megadosing Vit. C.

Getting a little s***n "on yourself" is not going to cause a problem.

If you mean you diddled yourself and might have implanted s***n in your v****a, it's really unlikely you could get enough of it in there far enough to be a threat.

If you still are worried, go get yourself some RU486. Problem solved.

Answer 4

Well it is not a healing crisis.  But I have heard from many patients that say that taking a high dose of vitamin C gave them a virus.  Now I am not saying that it does have anything to do with a virus quickly expressing it'self.  I am only telling you what quite a few people have reported over the years.  So I am reporting what has been said.  I am not saying it has a mechanism or actually happens.

Answer 5

Could this Vitamin C overload have caused me to have a healing crisis?

No.

Answer 6

Taking 1 or 2 gm of vitamin C every day will help to boost your immune system.

You can still get colds and flu but it will be less often and they will be less severe than normal.

Unfortunately, once you have come down with a cold or flu vitamin C will not speed up your recovery.

Vitamin C helps the prevention of colds and flu but it does not help the actual healing or curing process.

Answer 7

what is a 'healing crisis'?

Vitamin C is an apoenzyme not a magic potion.  It will neither cause or cure your various viral infections.

If you use it as a contraceptive you might catch babies, but that is about all.

Answer 8

Never take more than 4000 mgs. per day and that is the very max.  1000mgs. to 2000mgs. per day is normal in fighting an infection.  1000mgs. for general health.

  Vitamin E goes with C in building the emune sys. 500 mgs. of E is sufficiant.

  You need to take the above dosage over the whole day.  Vitamen C disapates fast from the system.