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I've been taking 1 Berocca per day for approximately 2 months in ...

Posted at 11:36 AM on Jul 02, 2007 by jobond, #22106
I've been taking 1 Berocca per day for approximately 2 months in a row. I just had a thorough health exam and my physician noted that I had elevated liver values as if the liver had to work too hard and that my kidney values were strange, more than bad. The kidney values come from a urin test and one indicator is colour, which of course is different when on Berocca. He can't find any specific explanation for the liver value though (not hepatitis, not alcohol nor pharma related.)
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Reply about 1 year ago on Aug 08, 2008 by eddy123, #10879

Hi Jobond,

I was feeling drowsy and did a search on the net regarding if it's safe to take 2 berrocas. Here's what I found in wikipedia:
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Consumer Warnings
Recommended daily dose: From age 12 to adult - one tablet daily.

Each Berocca tablet contains 285mg of sodium, which should be taken into account by those on a low sodium diet.

Always read the label. Use only as directed. See your doctor if symptoms persist.

Berocca causes your urine to be deep yellow in colour but it is completely harmless. The colouring is due to the excess vitamin B2 being removed from the body through the urine.

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Maybe your kidneys/livers gave funny readings because of the sodium. Though in some websites they recommend a maximum of 2,400 milligrams (mg) of sodium a day. (40% of salt is sodium)

http://www.annecollins.com/sodium-foods.htm

The other significant ingredient is the ascorbic acid (500mg), but they are known to have antioxidant properties (which is good).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascorbic_acid

Maybe its not the berroca but something else in the diet (or lack of)?

After hearing your symptoms though I think for now I'll just take the one berocca instead of two.

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