What Are the Effects of an Overdose of Vitamin A?

Here is a list of some of the effects of an overdose of vitamin A:

• Loss of eye lashes
• Dry and rough skin
• Dry eyes
• Dry and cracked lips
• Severe headache
• Weakness
• Pseudotumor cerebri (false sensation of a tumor, due to pressure of fluid surrounding the brain)
• Increased risk of fractures (especially in the elderly)
• Hair loss
• Fever
• Sleeplessness
• Weight loss
• Tiredness
• Irritability
• Diarrhea
• Anemia
• Bone and joint pains
• Irregular menstrual periods
• Nose bleeds
• Brittle nails
• Conjunctivitis
• Petechiae (pinpoint red dots on the skin)
• Liver cirrhosis
• Ataxia (problems in muscle coordination)
• Swollen optic nerve
• Double vision
• Swelling
• Birth defects of fetus