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Hello, has anyone had side effects from zinc, I’m on 22 mg zinc and had dizziness, tiredness, trips to the loo etc… , maybe it’s too high.

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My zinc tablets are 15mg and called High Strength. Could you perhaps try half of one of yours a day and see how you get on. I stopped mine recently as I'd been getting mild headaches. However, I have pumpkin seeds in my morning muesli, they are rich in zinc and other vitamins.

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Hi my zinc were 22mg , I had headaches, low heart rate and dizziness so I just came off them.

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I take the same amount as jean at the moment 15mg with 1 mg copper (Jarrow brand ) weakness and tiredness is a sign of copper deficiency which can be caused by zinc supplementation.

I alternate the Jarrow brand with a 10mg ( Natures Plus )

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Cha275rL

I took zinc for a while and was very sick with it. When I stopped taking them, the sickness stopped. Good idea of Jean’s to take pumpkin seeds.

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8 mg is the recommended daily allowance for zinc in women.

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