Going over on vitamins?

I take a multi-vitamin with iron tablet everyday, because I'm vegetarian and sometimes find it hard to take in all my nutrients, especially iron!

But yesterday I see that I had 250% GDA of Vitamin C!
I also had 130% of Vitamin A.

Is that bad for me?

Once in awhile a small overage on vitamin A won't hurt, but you can overdose with higher, constant levels. Vitamin C is discarded through urine so you cannot overdose and really we use that for most of our major cellular functions and our immune system. Recommendations on C are very low and you cannot overdose. There are some vitamins, like IRON that will not be discarded and are stored so you want to avoid long term high doses. It's worth doing some research on, but you won't need a degree to stay safe.

You'd have to go over my a lot more than that to have any negative effects. Vitamin C is water soluble and any excess just flushes out.

The recommended dietary allowance (RDA) of vitamin A for men over 18 is 900 mcg (3000 IU) and for women it's 700 mcg (2,310 IU). This includes all sources of Vitamin A, which in addition to carrots and sweet potatoes, can come from foods such as liver, multivitamins, cod liver oil, and vitamin A supplements. Even cereal is usually fortified with Vitamin A. The upper daily limit for Vitamin A is 3000 mcg (10000) IU per day, so unless you're at 500% on the total, you're within tolerance.

Regularly going over that can cause a build-up that is toxic, as Vitamin A is fat-soluble.

I don't know about vitamin a, but vitamin c in excess gets secreted through urine, so it shouldn't be a problem.

There are water soluble vitamins, which include the larger portion of vitamins, such as B complex & C; these are all secreted by the kidneys. Then there are fat soluble vitamins that includes A, D & E which are stored in the liver; you can get too much of them and become toxic. It takes time to become toxic with them; it's not something that you develop overnight, but is gradual over months till you to show any signs of toxicity. Google the different vitamins you're taking to see where you stand.

Vitamin A can be harmful in large doses. Vitamin A toxicity affects the liver. I don't think you're even close to reaching a toxic amount, though

Those numbers don't seem too high to me. I don't take a multivitamin, and I regularly consume 200-600% of vitamin A and C just from eating plenty of veggies. You're pretty far away from toxic levels.

While taking a multivitamin is a great idea, just taking it doesn't guarantee absorption into your system. Studies have shown that pill form vitamins and minerals are often not absorbed into the system at the same rate that food versions would be. So try to get your nutrients in your diet, too.

I can sympathize with the iron problems, though. I've found a few cereals with iron content of around 50%, and if I start my day with that, I can usually meet my iron intake for the day.

Good luck!!