Generally, no. Continuous mega-doses of vitamins or minerals can cause short and long-term adverse events. Mega-dosing vitamins refers to the practice of ingesting very large quantities (many times greater than established daily requirements) of vitamins daily with the goal of improving health, longevity or treating a condition or disease state. At high doses, many vitamins (and some minerals) function as drugs, meaning only a qualified physician might recommend high doses as a temporary therapy for a specific condition such as large doses of niacin (vitamin B3) for helping reduce cholesterol. But at these doses, the vitamin works like a drug and as with all drugs, for every action there is a reaction so a doctor must be monitoring. Below is a table that gives you a range you should stay within when trying to achieve optimal daily amounts of vitamins and minerals. Stay away from mega-dosing anything without qualified professional guidance. Upper Limit (UL) denotes the highest level of daily intake that would likely pose no risks of adverse health but unnecessary in most cases.
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Chronic ingestion of nutrients anywhere in the range illustrated in Table 1 has been established as safe for the general population and may prove to be beneficial.