Dosages

Vitamin E

U.S. RDA:
Men:
General: 10 IU
Women:
General: 8 IU
Pregnant: 10 IU
Nursing: 12 IU for the first 6 months.
11 IU for 7 months & up.

Dr. Atkins:
General supplementation: 400 - 1,200IU daily, with meals.
Heart disease: more than 1,200IU

Dr. Balch:
Abscess: 400 - 600IU daily.
Acne: 400IU daily.
Age spots: 600IU daily.
Aging: start with 200IU daily and slowly increase to 800IU daily.
AIDS: 600IU daily.
Alcoholism: 400 - 1,200IU daily.
Allergies: 600IU daily.
Aluminum toxicity: 600IU daily.
Alzheimer's disease: start at 400IU daily and increase slowly to 800IU daily.
Appendicitis: 400IU daily.
Asthma: 600IU and up daily.
Athlete's foot: start with 400IU daily and increase slowly to 1,000IU daily.
Bedsores: 400IU daily and up.
Bed-wetting: 600IU daily.
Bee sting: apply oil topically to the sting site.
Bladder infection: 600IU daily.
Boil: 600IU daily.
Breast cancer: start with 400IU daily and increase slowly to 1,000IU daily.
Bruising: start with 400IU daily and increase slowly to 800IU daily.
Bulimia: 600IU daily.
Burns: start with 600IU daily and increase slowly to 1,600IU daily.
Cancer: up to 1,000IU daily.
Carpal tunnel syndrome: 400IU daily.
Chronic fatigue syndrome: 800IU daily for 1 month, then slowly reduce to 400IU daily.
Constipation: 600IU daily. Take before meals.
Croup: 10mg daily for children under 3; 20mg daily for ages 3-6; 50mg daily for children over 6.
Cystic fibrosis: follow label directions.
Dandruff: 400IU and up.
Diabetes: 400IU and up daily.
Down syndrome: 400IU daily.
Ear infection: start with 200IU daily and increase weekly until you reach 800IU daily.
Edema: 400IU and up daily.
Emphysema: 1,000IU daily.
Endometriosis: start with 400IU daily and increase slowly to 1,000IU daily.
Epilepsy: start with 400IU daily and gradually increase to 1,600IU daily.
Eye problems: 400IU daily.
Macular degeneration: 600 - 800IU daily.
Shingles: 1,000IU daily.
Fibrocystic breasts: 400 - 600IU daily.
Fibromyalgia syndrome: 800IU daily for 1 month, then slowly reduce to 400IU daily.
Infertility: start with 200IU daily and increase gradually to 400 - 1,000IU daily.
Kidney disease: 800IU daily.
Lactose intolerance: 400IU daily.
Legionnaires' disease: up to 400IU twice daily.
Meniere's disease: 400 - 800IU daily.
Mononucleosis: 400 - 800IU daily for four weeks.
Oily skin: 400IU daily and increase slowly to 800IU daily.
Osteoporosis: 400IU daily.
Periodontal disease: 400IU daily and increase slowly to 1,000IU daily.
Pregnancy-related health: 400IU daily.
PMS: start with 400IU daily and increase slowly to 800IU daily.
Prostate cancer: up to 1,000IU daily.
Psoriasis: start with 400IU daily and increase every 4 days to a maximum of 1,200IU daily.
Rheumatic fever: 800IU daily.
Rosacea: start with 400IU daily and slowly increase to 800IU.
Scabies: 600IU daily.
Schizophrenia: 800IU daily.
Senility: start with 200IU daily and increase slowly to 600 - 1,000IU daily.
Snakebite: 600IU daily.
Tuberculosis: start with 400IU daily and increase slowly to 1,600IU daily over the course of 1 month.
Warts: 400 - 800IU daily.
If you take blood-thinning medication, consult your physician before increasing the dose.

Dr. Barney:
Acne: 400IU daily.
AIDS: follow label directions.
Alzheimer's disease: 800 - 1,200IU daily.
Angina: 200 - 400IU with 100mg of selenium daily.
Burns: follow label directions.
Cancer: 1,000IU daily with vitamin A.
Cataracts: 400IU daily with 400mg of selenium
Chickenpox: follow label directions.
Colitis: 400 - 800IU daily.
Coronary heart disease: 100IU daily.
Diverticulitis: 400 - 800IU daily.
Endometriosis: 400 - 800IU daily.
Epilepsy: 400 - 800IU daily.
Fibrocystic breast disease: 800 - 1,200IU daily.
Gallstones: 400 - 800IU daily.
Heart attack: 400 - 800IU daily.
Hemorrhoids: 600IU daily.
High blood pressure: 100IU daily.
Lupus: 400 - 800IU with selenium.
Menopause: 800 - 1,000IU daily.
Menstrual cramps: 400IU daily throughout the month.
Multiple sclerosis: 800 - 1,200IU daily with selenium and lipoic acid.
PMS: 300IU for two month trial period then increase to 600IU daily if initial dosage seems ineffective.
Pregnancy-related complications: 400 - 800IU daily.
Prostate disease: follow label directions.
Shingles: 800IU daily.
Stress: follow label directions. Take with selenium and lipoic acid.
Stroke: 800 - 1,200IU daily.
Sunburn: follow label directions.
Ulcers: 800IU daily.
Vaginitis: follow label directions.
Warts: 400 - 800IU daily.

Drs. Zand, Spreen, & LaVille:
Aging: 20 - 400IU in the morning and in the evening.
Alcoholism: 400IU.
Alzheimer's disease: start at 100IU and gradually increase.
Anorexia nervosa: 200IU daily, then gradually increase to 400IU twice daily.
Appendicitis: 400IU twice a day.
Arthritis: 200IU, then gradually increase to 400IU twice daily.
Bites, snake: 200IU three times daily for two weeks following the bite.
Breast cancer: 400IU twice daily.
Cancer: 400IU once or twice daily.
Candida infection: 100 - 200IU at bedtime, then gradually increase the dosage until you are taking 400IU daily.
Cardiovascular disease: 400 - 800IU twice daily.
Carpal tunnel syndrome: 400IU twice daily.
Cataracts: 100 or 200IU at bedtime, then gradually increase until you are taking 400IU daily.
Cervical dysplasia: 200IU daily, then gradually increase the dosage until you are taking 400IU in the morning and another 400IU in the evening.
Cholesterol, high: 400IU daily.
Chronic fatigue syndrome: 400IU three to four times daily.
Cirrhosis: 400IU daily.
Contact-lens problems: 200IU daily, then gradually increase the dosage until you are taking 400IU twice daily. Maintain that dose while symptoms are acute. When symptoms improve, reduce the dosage to 200IU twice daily.
Crohn's disease: 400IU daily.
Cuts and scrapes: 200 - 400IU three times daily.
Dandruff: use topically to soften scales and nourish the scalp.
Diabetes: 400IU each morning. After 2 weeks, add another dose of 400IU in the evening. After 2 more weeks, add another 400IU in the afternoon.
Diverticular disease: 400IU daily.
Eczema: 400IU each morning. After two weeks, add another 400IU in the evening, and after another two weeks, add 400IU more, in the middle of the day.
Endometriosis: start by taking 200IU daily, then gradually increase the dosage until you are taking 400IU in the morning and another 400IU in the afternoon or evening.
Eyestrain: 200IU daily, then gradually increase the dosage until you are taking 400IU twice daily. When symptoms improve, reduce the dosage to 200IU twice daily.
Fibroids, uterine: start by taking 200IU daily, then gradually increase the dosage until you are taking 400IU twice daily.
Fibromyalgia: 400 - 800IU daily.
Floaters: 200IU daily for two weeks, then increase the dosage to 200IU twice daily.
Food allergies: 200IU daily.
Gallbladder problems: 100 - 200IU at bedtime, then gradually increase the dosage until you are taking 400IU daily.
Gastritis: 400IU at bedtime.
Hair loss: 200IU daily. After two weeks, increase the dosage to 400IU daily.
Heart attack/disease: 400IU in the morning and another 400IU in the evening.
Hemorrhoids: 200IU at bedtime, then gradually increase the dosage until you are taking 400IU daily.
Herpes: 400IU once or twice daily for the duration of the outbreak.
High blood pressure: 400IU daily.
HIV disease: 200IU, then gradually increase to 400IU twice daily.
Hives: 200IU in the morning and again in the evening.
Impotence: 200IU, then gradually increase to 400IU twice daily.
Indigestion: 200IU, then gradually increase to 400IU twice daily.
Jaundice: 200IU in the morning and again in the evening.
Lupus: 200IU, then gradually increase to 400IU twice daily.
Lymphedema: 200IU, then gradually increase to 400IU twice daily.
Menopause: 200IU, then gradually increase to 400 - 800IU daily.
Menstrual problems: 100IU twice a day.
Mononucleosis: 200IU, then gradually increase to 400IU twice daily.
Nicotine addiction: 400IU daily.
Pancreatitis: 400IU at bedtime.
Parkinson's disease: 200IU, then gradually increase to 400IU twice daily.
PMS: 200 - 400IU daily.
Prostate disorder: 200IU, then gradually increase to 400IU twice daily.
Psoriasis: 200IU daily and then gradually increase the dosage until you are taking 200IU three times daily.
Raynaud's phenomenon: 200IU, then gradually increase to 400IU twice daily.
Retinal disorders: 200IU twice daily.
Scleroderma: 200IU, then gradually increase to 400IU twice daily.
Skin cancer: 200IU, then gradually increase to 400IU twice daily.
Stress: 200IU, then gradually increase to 400IU twice daily.
Stroke: 100IU daily, then gradually increase the dosage until you are taking 200IU in the morning and another 200IU in the evening.
Surgery, recovering from: 200IU, then gradually increase to 400IU twice daily.
Tendinitis: 200IU, then gradually increase to 400IU daily.
Tetanus: 200IU, then gradually increase to 400IU twice daily.
Varicose veins: 200IU in the morning and another 200IU in the evening. Over a 6-week period, gradually increase the dosage until you are taking 400IU three times daily.
Vasculitis: 200IU, then gradually increase to 400IU twice daily.
Vocal cord nodules: 200IU, then gradually increase to 400IU twice daily.
Warts: 200IU, then gradually increase to 400IU once or twice daily.

Integrative Medicine Communications:
Neonates to 6 months: 4 IU
Infants 6 months to 1 year: 6 IU
Children 1 to 3 years: 9 IU
Children 4 to 10 years: 10 IU
Children over 10 years and adults: 12 IU for females, 15 IU for males.