r/HypervitaminosisA

I just love the way my skin looks on it. So smooth, no oiliness, small pores, almost no breakouts. I've been taking 200, 000 IU daily for 4 months, labs show everything is fine. I don't get many side effects, mostly somewhat dry eyes, some peeling in the lips and back pain. Should I be concerned if the bloodwork is good? I'm thinking of running it for 6 more months then going on 30, 000 IU a day.

I did not know retinol serums can impact IIH. Stop using retinol. The echoes in my head have eased up considerably three days after stopping rx retinol.

I had no idea this was even an issue with retinol creams but yeah. Wow. (Vitamin a derived creams can be an issue.)

https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.53.5.1114

ETA more recent studies:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451993621001390

https://journals.lww.com/jneuro-ophthalmology/fulltext/2020/06000/fulminant_pseudotumor_cerebri_syndrome_secondary.19.aspx